Sunday Snack: Wardrobe Essentials/The Building Blocks

I don't love to think of clothes in terms of "essentials" but it does help to have a little reset.

My best buddy Emily and her family were visiting last week, and while she and I have a ton in common when it comes to our taste, she’s much more of a minimalist than I. She was kind of passively shopping over our vacation together, and whereas I window shop for special pieces, she had her antennae up for essentials: a black blazer, black flats, flat boots, etc.

I write and think a lot about the joy of dressing and expressing oneself through clothing, and eschewing the kind of quiet luxury that feels stifling (and is on basically ever “out” list I saw over NY…this is a topic I’ll tackle another time), one does still need a few quality neutral building blocks to get started.

As its a new year, I’m going to start off here - with the kind of shopping list Emily had. After all, it can’t be all neon tinsel Dries wedges all the time, even though they’re currently on sale.

BLACK BLAZER

I just did a blazer post, but here are a few more super basic versions at a few price points.

1: If you need a …