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Recession-hit Bangalore youth settle for street fashion

A visitor taken to colleges across this city will be taken in by the trendy wardrobe of students. A closer look, however, reveals that the fashionable dresses and accessories are not expensive 'branded' items. They are picked up from the shops that dot the lanes and by-lanes around the main shopping complexes around the city.12:32 PM on July 30