Sure, I’m nonetheless sporting my Levi 501 denims (plus sizes obtainable right here). Sure, and at all times and endlessly, I believe.

I’ve simply…I’ve but to search out one other pair of denims that’s as comfy and appears as cute with flat footwear, whether or not it’s my ballet flats or a pair of minimalist sandals (optimistic, I do know, for early March) or now my adidas Gazelle Daring sneakers.

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And because it’s nearly spring — the season by which big parkas make me unhappy — I’ve discovered that probably the most helpful piece I personal for these transitional climate days (it’s chilly! it’s heat! it’s chilly! there’s a breeze! there’s the solar!)…is a fleece jacket.

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There’s one thing concerning the informal nonchalance of denims & a fleece jacket that speaks to my deepest sartorial self. I believe it’s as a result of I’ve been sporting one thing like this outfit since I used to be small — it’s equal elements comfy and comforting, in spite of everything — and, because of some cool particulars and well-chosen equipment, it hits fairly excessive on my scale of Cute Sufficient.

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Vuori’s present fleece jacket is extra faux-fur-esque than my previous one, which was decidedly extra Precise Fleece Jacket in look & really feel (see it on me right here). This one is far softer, snugglier, thinner and, bizarrely, just a little hotter too. It’s so delicate, it’d really double as a cardigan, for you cardigan gals on the market.

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Fleece Jackets Cute Sufficient For “Actual” Outfits

Whereas I usually select to “elevate” (snort) my fleece jacket outfits with a cool bag & fancy footwear (see that previous article the place I’m principally sporting this very same outfit with ballet flats), for one thing completely different, I’m leaning into this sportier vibe.

Why not a sling bag and adidas Gazelle sneakers? Each work!! And each choices do really feel recent for 2023.

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I ponder what number of alternative ways I may “decorate” (gahhh, I hate that phrase) this jeans-&-fleece-jacket combo? Hmm. I do have some concepts. Would that be an fascinating article? Let me know.

Anyway…my Levi’s are an previous pair of 501s I picked up on the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale years in the past. I added some strategic rips myself (nothing fancy, simply reduce an additional slit with a pair of scissors). Enjoyable reality: If you happen to like this common wash, search for the phrase “Athens” in any of Levi’s washes, and it’ll be shut. Levi.com at all times has the very best washes too, and don’t miss this plus-size pair — it’s my fave wash proper now.

Lastly, I’m a agency believer in sizing up one full dimension in Levi 501s, then letting them slouch out a bit.

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The Coolest Levi 501 Denims

Sooner or later — summer time is coming, theoretically — I’ll begin sporting one thing extra thrilling, however…no guarantees, Gang. I do have a tendency to like that comfy/comforting combine.

xo,

S