The Zwirner Curator’s Old Navy Jeans and Target Tees
Plus puffer suits and holiday-party-season raw silks.
If we’re telling the weather by what people are wearing, we’re past the season of crew-neck sweatshirts and nylon shorts (a.k.a. soccer-practice weather). The New York City puffer index has been all over the place; we’re entering cute-gloves season and bracing ourselves for dollar-store-gloves season, a.k.a. the depths of winter. —Simone Kitchens, Winnie Yang, Lauren Ro, Erin Schwartz, and Michael Zhao
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A pretty much perfect $99 boiled-wool COS vest (Simone tried on, can vouch). Also, Winnie finally ordered these green cords she’s had in her cart for weeks. Worth signing up for a restock notification if your size isn’t available — we’ve noticed sizes coming back in stock repeatedly.
The Takata Nursery x Saipua plant sale (1666 Summerfield Street, Ridgewood) starts today and runs through November 8 (or until sold out).
Curbed writer Clio Chang is looking for a matching Eddie Bauer puffer jacket and pants after finding this full expedition suit on Facebook Marketplace. We found sets in greenish brown, goldish silver, brownish silver, tan, and baby blue; you can also buy the jacket and pants separately (another amazing parka suit from Oakley Software here).
Many people have praised the Consistency Project (374 Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill), the personalized jeans-fitting shop, including friends we’ve included here. Simone hadn’t tried it; she always searched for vintage 501s on eBay with her measurements. But after a visit, during which she left with the most perfect-fitting 505s (a style she had not considered), which have a slightly higher rise, slightly roomier hips, and, crucially, a longer inseam she hadn’t been able to find, she’s a convert. What you pay a little more for ($225 for the jeans with free hemming and alterations) is skipping that frustrating part when half the pile you pulled doesn’t actually get over your butt. Just a stack of custom-fit jeans to choose from.
A great shearling hood (also in dark brown).
Found out recently that Simone’s and Winnie’s hairstylists (Teddi Cranford at White Rose Collective and Aki Serita Takashio at Commune) both happen to use brushes from the Japanese brand Y.S. Park: the G-Series round brush (good for blowing out textured hair) and the cushioned boar-nylon-bristle one (for straight or wavy). Would make a nice gift.
Linen water-bottle holder with a wrist strap. Would also make an excellent gift, perhaps with a tiny water bottle (it’s designed for Kinto’s 500-ml. one but works fine with a kombucha).
Jungle Mocs with a twist.
New York features writer Madeline Leung Coleman has been searching for raw-silk pieces in anticipation of holiday-party season. This coral pencil skirt with bow bustle, a ’90s Romeo Gigli iridescent pink jacket with ties, ’60s Emilio Pucci raspberry pants, silver trousers, tangerine Escada raw-hem pants, and a sleeveless silk tunic from Dosa in a Gatorade blue are all in the running. And a similarly bright-blue Agnès B. snap cardigan — in dress form — that would “make a great light coat or layering piece,” according to Madeline.
Ebony L. Haynes has been a director at David Zwirner since 2020 and was recently named global head of curatorial projects. She also tends to dress, strikingly, in all black (with the occasional blue jeans). Just as she was about to head off to London, we called her up to talk about the Gildan sweatshirts she buys in bulk, the $120 tuxedo pants she’s been buying for eight years, and the stack of Muji tees she packed for her trip. The Nicole Eisenman exhibition she worked on opened last week at 52 Walker.
* “I’m the type of person who thinks, This emerald-green blouse looks so great on, and I can see it in an outfit but will never leave the house in it. About ten years ago, I realized that the things that looked good and made me feel good leaving the house were a black T-shirt; then, when it was colder, a black crewneck; and then, when it was much colder, a black jacket over those things. It wasn’t an attempt to create a uniform initially, but as my career got busier, I started almost resenting feeling like it was taking time in the morning to pick something. You know, like, I’m late and I’ve changed my pants three times. This has really helped me.”
* “I love a black T-shirt. I have — last time I counted, there were 50 of them, give or take. I am a little obsessed with looking at black T-shirts when I go into a store, even online. It’s kind of become a fun game in which I buy a black T-shirt online sight unseen, and I think, This could be the new favorite. So I will go through phases of new favorites, and for a long time it was COS’s. I also loved Uniqlo’s, but they had to be the men’s crewneck; they just feel better on my shoulders. When I say obsession, I will buy a dozen of those shirts in black. For a long time, I loved — especially the material and especially in hotter seasons — these Universal Thread T-shirts from Target: just a great basic, long torso, wears well, washes well. I could buy ten and it would cost less than $100.”
* “I have six pairs of the same tuxedo pant that are different cuts, like boot or slim. I’ve worn those for eight years. You’ll still see me pictured in a tuxedo pant, and that’s because they’re black, comfortable, they’re long enough for me — I’m almost five-foot-11, and I know I don’t have to get these tailored and that they fit my inseam. I bought two from this company online; I liked them and I realized I should get more.”
* “I love a crew-neck sweatshirt also, just plain. I bought 20 Gildan black crewnecks from a bulk-basics website, and it ended up coming out to $3.15 a unit. Depending on the quality, I have to stop wearing them sooner than I would like, only because the color fades so much. If I like it, I’m going to buy it in bulk.”
* “I have a hard time spending a lot of money on clothing. I dream of a closet full of Prada T-shirts and Rick Owens boots, but instead I have Uniqlo shirts and Dr. Martens boots. I can’t bring myself to spend $200 on a T-shirt — there’s just something in me that likes the idea of it more. My jeans are similar: I like the idea of designer jeans, or jeans that would probably fit me better, but instead, one of my favorite pairs of jeans I bought off Instagram from a Banana Republic ad, and they’re my go-to wide-leg jeans right now. I like Old Navy jeans (there are so many options; I’ve probably had some version of most styles). Mostly because they’re so affordable, and for my height, I’ll probably find something that fits my inseam, my waist, my proportions. I have three of these Banana Republic jeans, three or four different cuts of Old Navy jeans.”
* “One of my newer repurchases is from Muji. I’m going to London; I have a suitcase in my office, and it has three Muji T-shirts in it.”
* “I don’t feel super-loyal to Docs — there are a lot of other boots that I think look good — but I know which size I am; I can get multiple styles in that brand. I usually get a new Doc a year. It’s not my only shoe, but I always need a solid black boot. I don’t even need to try them on.”
Finally! Someone who doesn't spend a ridiculous amount of money on clothes and looks great - thanks!
what are the shoes in the suitcase?