Clothes Need a Life, Too.

"Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them." 
Marc Jacobs

This past week, me and my best friend took a spontaneous trip up to San Francisco. I had just gotten off work when I picked her up from her house, so I was still in my work attire. I work in a Levi's retail store as a sales associate, therefore my trip to the city consisted of denim on denim, a fashionable and comfortable look. I did, of course, change my top to something a little more me since crop tops are not appropriate work-place uniform. 

Ever since I began working at Levi's, I've been inspired by the women that not only model for the marketing in store, but by the women who come in and shop. When I'm at work, I aspire to represent the brand, for women to see what I wear, how I wear it, and gain inspiration for future outfits, whether they end up buying from the store or not. Honestly, I am not here advertising for my job, but this trip in my work gear made me realize that the best way to test the quality of clothing, is to expose it to life in San Francisco. I'm a very clumsy person-- I trip, I fall, I walk into people and inanimate objects constantly-- so durability is an important part of my wardrobe. I spent approximately six hours walking through the pier area in about 54 degree Fahrenheit weather  (does not seem very cold, but as a Californian, I am extremely spoiled with naturally warmer weather) and only felt cold in my nose and finger tips. 

 There are two essential components to an outfit that could either make it or break it: your jacket/sweater/sweatshirt/cardigan and your shoes. My closet itself is not very big in the first place, but it is overflowing with mainly the first part, but I had to create an entirely new closet for my shoe investment. When I shop for outerwear and shoes, I have rules:

1. Is it versatile?
2. Do I already own something that looks similar to this?
3. Is this a color that would flatter me?
4. Is this comfortable to last all day in?
5. Is the price worth __ hours of my work day? (I live off an hourly wage, if something is $80, that's a good chunk of my life I'm spending.)

As a girl who likes to live life in comfort but adventurously, I need clothes that would be able to put up with my attempts at being active but in my comfort square. Some clothes are just for the show and are hardly ever worn unless I am able to live in them (refer to above quote, as it was my inspiration for this post). Clothes need to be able to be brought to life, otherwise items, like body con dresses, will sit in my closet and is only allowed to come out and play for short, special occasions. Versatility for those adventurous days or even for your lazy days is essential when choosing clothing, shoes,and accessories, remember that, loves.

Outfit Deets

• Jacket: Levi's Sherpa Johnny Trucker (no longer available, here are similar ones: x  x  x
• Top: AA Long Sleeve Turtleneck 
• Bottoms: Levi's 721 High Rise Skinny Jeans in Black Sheep 
• Shoes: Circus by Sam Edelman; Rae Leather Boot x  x 
• Accessories: Backpack, Amethyst Quartz (find similar ones here)