074/ My 52 Coziest Outfits Of 2023

aka what I'm wearing for the next couple of weeks.

Dec 27, 2023

Dear readers,

Happy holidays to everyone who has been celebrating over the last week!

Whether you’re observing or not, for many of us, this is also a week when work slows down a bit. If we’re lucky, we get to spend quality time with loved ones, and — ostensibly — rest. For my little family, it’s been a bit from columns A, B & C, with more of the same for the next two weeks.

Without the anchors of work, school and other regularly scheduled programming, the days sort of feel like this:

Phoebe is looking awfully comfortable in her onesie, which is my vibe right now.

For the lazy* week ahead, I scrolled through my camera roll for the coziest outfits from the past year and compiled them into one newsletter for easy viewing…and repeating: copy, paste, ready to roll. (* haha, I wish)

On that note, I know it’s a busy time of year, but I thought it would be fun to share our favourite outfit(s) over the past year into this thread. Over the next week, feel free to drop one or more pictures into the chat, and while you’re at it, tell us a bit about yourself - as little or as much as you want to share!

If you’re looking for New Year’s Eve fitspo, in the next couple of days, I’ll be posting my holiday party edition of What I’m Wearing. I drew inspiration from — and, in some cases, outright copied — the outfits from my holiday newsletters (here and here), so make sure to have a look at those.

Ski Sweaters

Last year I invested in a vintage wool duffle coat and a few ski sweaters and it paid off in spades. I got tons of wear out of every piece, both in the city and in “ski country” (the quotation marks are working very hard).

All: H&M cashmere-blend sweater. Clockwise from top left: H&M Blank Staples sweatpants, Steve Madden Gametime sneakers, vintage Burberry duffle coat via VSP Consignment (get 10% off with code IRENEKIM, some exclusions apply); Nike sweatpants via VSP Consignment, Zara boots; Zara relaxed fit jeans, Aeyde Uma mary janes, husband’s belt, Uniqlo socks; vintage Pierre Cardin leather blazer, Frame barrel leg jeans, Margiela mint green slingback pumps, APC Eva bag (similar).

All: Banana Republic fair isle sweater. Vintage Burberry duffle coat via VSP Consignment (get 10% off with code IRENEKIM, some exclusions apply), Isabel Marant stirrups (via Mine & Yours, get 10% off with code IRENE10), Magda Butrym boots via The Fashion Edit, APC Eva bag (similar); Nike sweatpants via VSP Consignment; COS oversized tee, Zara trousers, husband’s belt, Proenza Schouler loafers; Essentials zip-up fleece, H&M Blank Staples sweatpants, Steve Madden Gametime sneakers, APC Eva bag (similar).

All: Rag & Bone Willow Fair Isle sweater. Clockwise from top left: Zara knit pants, Max Mara Tedgirl coat, APC Grace bag, vintage 80s Chanel flats via The Cat’s Meow; Aeyde Uma mary janes, Beaufille Nova croc-effect pants, vintage Chanel bag via VSP Consignment; Riand28 Rae vinyl jogger (get 10% off with code IRENE10), Balenciaga Slash sequin pumps via VSP Consignment, APC Eva bag (similar); Cecilie Bahnsen Janet skirt, Tibi Nori slides.

Sweatpants

My downtime go-to. Sometimes I even fall asleep in them, roll out of bed, and wear them the next day. Efficient, non? Phoebe would approve.

All: Nike sweatpants via VSP Consignment. Clockwise from top left: Zara wool jacket & marinière, Birkenstock rubber Arizona sandals; Zara short sleeve sweatshirt; H&M Blank Staples sweatpants, Arizona Love pearl trekky; Zara leather jacket, Aritzia hoodie, Nike blazer mid; Chinti & Parker sweater, COS teddy coat, Nike blazer mid.

Nylon Joggers

If you subscribe to Jerry Seinfeld’s take on sweatpants:

“You know the message you're sending out to the world with these sweatpants? You're telling the world, ‘I give up. I can't compete in normal society. I'm miserable, so I might as well be comfortable.’”

maybe a more elevated jogger is your jam. Like a nylon jogger…