I Stopped Overpaying for Basics: Why I Now Source Everything from China It started with a pair of trousers. Not the kind that hangs in your closet for years, but the kind that you wear twice, then relegate to the back of your drawer because the fit just isn’t right. I was scrolling through my Instagram feed, feeling that familiar pang of dissatisfaction, when I saw an ad for a pair of straight-leg jeans. The cut was perfect—high-waisted, slightly cropped, with a raw hem. The price? $120. I almost clicked ‘buy,’ but then I remembered a conversation I’d had with a friend who runs a small vintage boutique. ‘Jess, you’d…