I don’t tally my wears anymore (I used to do it with the StyleBook App though I might start again in 2021 just to see where things stand). But having done the exercise for almost 2 years straight I have a pretty good feel for what are my most worn items and how many times I’ve actually worn them (my big takeaway from those 2 years of tracking is that when estimating, you probably haven’t worn them as many times as you think you did). Anyway I thought I would do a quick post about my 6 most worn items for 2020, a year of staying at home and a transitioning style. They are (in no particular order):
Two Days Off Haruko Dress: This is no surprise I’m sure. I talked about it in my Most Favorite Items I’ve Blogged About post and you see it in my Instagram stories or feed at least once a week. I just love this easy to wear, instantly polishing dress with good deep pockets. I reviewed the dress here.
Arizona Birkenstocks: I don’t talk about these shoes much because I still don’t think they’re all that fashionable. But I can walk miles and miles in them and they are my go-to shoes. The bottom of the soles have worn down a bit but they still got a lot of life left in them considering I wear them almost everyday.
Fendi By The Way Purse: This is my pandemic purse and I have carried it almost every time I went out this year. I like that it has 3 compartments, with the middle one zippered. I stash all my “use when out” stuff in one side (like my card case, sunglasses, and hand sanitizer), my keys in the middle, and my wallet (and any other stuff I try not to touch when out but still need just in case) in the third compartment . This way I only have to sanitize somethings and not everything when I get home. I switched out the strap a long time ago (I’m currently using the strap that came with my Cafune purse). But I’m starting to consider finding a nylon or fabric one that’s thicker because I’m also using this purse like a baby hip carrier when carrying Emi these days. I don’t put her full weight on it, but it helps to support her weight when I carry her. It works surprisingly well because of the triangular shape of the bag. My full review of the Fendi By The Way bag here.
Only Child Cove Pants: Whenever I went out and wanted to wear pants, my go-to has been the OC linen Coves. They’re like nice PJ bottoms I can wear outside, and I’ve gotten several compliments on them. They work for almost any weather (in California) and because they’re so high waisted, I can pair them with anything in my wardrobe. I love them so much that I just purchased another pair of Coves in black tencel! My OC Linen Cove Pants review here.
Uniqlo Lounge Pants: So I’ve never blogged about this before since I got them waaaay before I started blogging (I think I got my two pairs almost 10 years ago) and they’re my “inside clothes” pants. But since I’m inside way more than usual, these pants have gotten more wear than usual. I don’t advocate purchasing fast fashion of course, but these pants are made well (from rayon), super comfortable and have lasted me a decade so I don’t really consider them fast fashion even if they are from Uniqlo. Anyway I’ve worn them so much that this year I started getting a hole near the ankle (which I plan to repair). I have the jogger versions but I want to try their straight legged version.
Mate the Label Organic Terry Raglan Sweatshirt (formerly called the Vintage Pullover) : This is another “inside clothes” item that I’ve worn a lot due to the pandemic but haven’t taken as many pictures of on the blog or the gram. They do have quite a few more stains on it now (wearing white while having a toddler is not the best combo), but I don’t mind because they’re inside clothes. You can find my Mate the Label review here.
I originally had a top 5 post planned but when I couldn’t cut any of these items out I just made it to 6 (hope you guys don’t mind lol). Anyway looking back at my most worn items of 2018 (I had 20 items on that list!), I see that the Birkenstocks were on that list too (wow it’s gotten a lot of wears!). I guess I can officially say that the Birkenstocks are the MVPs of my wardrobe. I never thought I would say that since I still don’t consider them good-looking shoes but I guess comfort beats style every time, and this is especially true in 2020.