Wait, These 3 Mall Brands Had a Major Glow-Up—30 Things in My Cart

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(Image credit: Courtesy of Abercrombie; Courtesy of PacSun; Courtesy of American Eagle)

While taking a scroll through TikTok (for work purposes—I promise!), I happened to come across a few fashionable users posting about their fall finds at Abercrombie. I'm not sure if this ages me by a lot, but when I hear Abercrombie, I have flashbacks to trips to the mall after school and begging my mom to let me go into the dark-lit Abercrombie store for just a few minutes. I'm not sure if you've stepped into an Abercrombie lately, but gone are the days of logo sweatshirts. Instead, you'll find a variety of polished wardrobe staples like leather separates and cozy knits. While many mall brands do not exist anymore (RIP Limited Too and Delia's), I decided to take a look at how some of my other favorite mall brands were doing, and I was not disappointed with their current selections.

if you're like me and can't be bothered to make your way to the local mall and face the weekend rush, I've rounded up some of my favorite picks for you to shop straight from home. Below, you'll find my editor-approved picks from PacSun, Abercrombie, and Aerie. Keep scrolling to shop.

PacSun

Abercrombie

Aerie

Associate Fashion Editor
Yusra Siddiqui is an editor who resides in New Jersey but bounces between the suburbs and NYC. (She's a Jersey girl at heart.) After interning at Who What Wear in 2019, she found her way to the team after graduating from LIM College in 2022 with a fashion media degree. She's also spent time writing and working for publications such as Fashionista, Coveteur, and Nylon, but she always knew that Who What Wear was where she was meant to be. When she's on the job, she's perusing runway shows, analyzing the latest thing fellow Gen Zers are up to on the internet, and sharing what she can about the modest-fashion market. You can also catch her dabbling in entertainment, talking about the costume choices of the latest Netflix series or diving deeper into how the plotline affects the viewers in a myriad of ways. Lastly, she likes to create content for Who What Wear's TikTok. Her personal time is spent doing similar but also different things—deep diving into almost every new TV show (Bridgerton, Gilmore Girls, and Stranger Things are favorites), planning her next local getaway (whenever that may be), and reading the latest Emily Henry or Sally Rooney novel in one sitting.