Francis named sunglasses and baseball hats the best gas-station finds, so I set out to land upon a pair of reflective sport sunglasses with rainbow lenses. This style is, after all, one of the many silhouettes I see TikTok users pick up to achieve gas-station-core. The shape feels very '90s (I'm pretty sure my dad used to wear this exact pair around Disney World when I was little), and these honestly look similar to the shield sunglasses I personally wear running.
I channeled Britney Spears in "Crossroads" with the rest of my look: a white baby tee, velour track pants, and a bucket hat. This Studiocult bread-tag bag was another kitschy nod to the idea of shopping on a major budget. My sunglasses were only $8, and there was even a place for me to try them on — the mirrored strip of plastic glued onto the stand by the cash register.
My outfit: Sunday Best Bliss Cropped T-Shirt ($25), Shein Icon Star Patched Drawstring Waist Velvet Pants ($15), Shein Fire Print Reversible Bucket Hat ($3), and Studiocult Pumpernickel Pink Bread Tag Bag ($100)
Similar gas-station item: RockBros Polarized Sunglasses ($22)
