Shoppers See Higher Back-to-School Prices, Despite Aim to Disguise Them

Stores are trying everything under the sun to disguise the fact that you’re going to pay more for clothes this fall. Some are using less fabric and calling it the new look. Others are adding cheap stitching and trumpeting it as a redesign. And the buttons on that blouse? Chances are you’re not going to think it’s worth paying several dollars more for the shirt just to have them.