Everlane Gia Shorts Review

So I had mentioned in a past post that I was dealing with some minor health issues.  Well at first I wasn't planning on talking about my leg (and use photoshop to cover my leg bandages), but I decided it wasn't worth hiding.  It's really no big deal (except to myself of course) and so what if I have a big ass bandage on my leg in my blog pictures?  This isn't one of those aspirational blogs afterall.  This is about helping readers make decisions about what to buy (or not to buy) through my reviews.  So here's me with my big ass bandage due to a 2 month leg infection that originally came about from a bug bite.  After 2 rounds of oral antibiotics and several weeks of topical antibiotics, it's finally under control (ie no longer growing).  But at some point I was afraid it was going to cover my whole leg.  Later when it heals there will be a big ass scar that will fade (but may not disappear), and so that's going to stick around on the blog pics too.  But I decided the scar won't be worth hiding and there's nothing shameful about have imperfections.

{A side note about all this: when I was preoccupied by this infection and my health in general, I truly stopped being interested in trying out new items for the blog.  In fact, I basically stopped buying things and thinking about fashion/style.  Which made me realize that being able to think about (or obsess) about clothes and style truly is a luxury for the healthy and well.  And I'm really grateful to be able to do this blog and share this hobby with others.}

Anywho, that's what's going on with my leg.  Now onto the review of these shorts, which are also no big deal, lol.  This is really just a pair of thin cotton striped shorts.  Something I feel like you could find at Target for a lot less than it's $30 price tag on Everlane.  I tried out a medium since I tend to be bigger on the bottom (usually a 28 in jeans, or size 4-6).  But these shorts were pretty big and loose.  There was nothing that interesting about these shorts.  

The striped top I'm wearing is from Grana (which I love and will probably buy a second one, P.S. 10% off your first Grana purchase with that link) and those shoes are from Loeffler Randall.  Is there too many stripes going on in these pics?  Lol, it wasn't planned.  I just happened to be wearing that shirt at the time.  Anyway my review of the Gia tank is here, and all other Everlane reviews can be found here.  And lastly, here's my referral link to Everlane.  Thanks for reading guys and hope you don't mind the bandages in the reviews coming up.   

Everlane Gia Collection Tank Top Review

When I think of the Coppola family I think of wine and the Louis Vuitton SC (Sofia Coppola) bag.  Well now I can add this Gia tank to my list of Coppola word associations.  (Fun fact did you know Nicholas Cage is actually Nicholas Coppola and Jason Schwartzman is a Coppola too?  They have quite a family tree).  Anywho back to this tank.  For their first collaboration, I think Everlane made a cute collection if somewhat underwhelming.  My favorite of it all is this yellow tank.  I usually order a size small in Everlane, but I decided to try out the medium since I wanted a casual loose-fitting top (plus the material looked a bit sheer).  Also, I noticed that the tank is made in their Ho Chi Minh City factory, which tend to produce tops that shrink in the wash.  

I paired the tank with a loose fitting wide-leg jean from my new favorite jean line Frame (for that 70's vibe).  I'm not one to try new designer jeans but I bought one on sale and loved it so much I bought 2 more styles from Frame within a couple weeks.  These jeans can be quite expensive so I only plan to purchase them when I find them on sale (I got 2 pairs from shopbop and one from ssense).  These jeans are made in LA from some of the the softest denim I've ever tried.

Anyway the tank in medium fit great.  The material is a thin slub cotton and thus slightly sheer, but nothing a nude bra can't handle.  I love the summer yellow stripes and the racer-back, but for $30 it does seem quite a bit for just a cotton tank top (especially since it only cost them $10 total to make).  But since I like it, I plan to keep it (and I'll let you know if it shrinks in the wash).

Find my other Everlane reviews here and purchase Everlane items here.  And don't forget to enter my $25 Nisolo giveaway which ends next Monday!