Visit Buffalo Exchange on the Drag — you can buy, sell, trade new/gently used clothing but it’s very hip for men/women of all ages! Plus, they will honor the tax-free day as other stores. Be warned, though: parking is horrible!

Here are the full reviews so you’ll get a more balanced perspective.

I cannot recommend Highland mall. There is just not a lot of stores there. Other choices in Austin include Barton Creek Mall (south austin) and Lakeline Mall (north Austin). Both of them have the stores that you mentioned.

Another choice are the outlet malls in San Marcos (Tanger Mall is one of them) and in Round Rock, TX (just slightly north of Austin)

Barton Creek directory:
Lakeline directory:
Tanger Mall directory:

barton creek mall would be your best bet to shop for hollister & aeropostale, the outlet mall in san marcos for the others

These are the typical shopping places in the Austin/San Marcos area:

Barton Creek Mall (Typical stores: AE, Gap, Hollister, Macy’s, Nordstrom)
The Aboretum
The Domain (More high-end shopping)
Hill Country Galleria
Highland Mall (I wouldn’t suggest it though … there’s hardly anything here anymore)
San Marcos Outlets (LOTS of stores, but gets really crowded)
Round Rock Outlets (I prefer this outlet personally)
Lakeline Mall (like Barton Creek Mall)
South Congress Ave (vintage, fun stores

In San Antonio: there are a few places but I don’t go there that often.
River Center Mall (downtown)
North Star Mall

go to jcpenny there’s lots of designer brands there
yeah the highland mall is a good place but theres also a mall here in austin called bartoon creek its bigger than the highland mall