A Week of Outfits: Kayla Sossi...

This summer season, my good friend Kayla wore all denim to her birthday picnic. “It’s my go-to daytime look,” she informed me. “I stole the shirt from my mother, and I put on these $40 sneakers to loss of life.” Impressed, I requested if she’d be up for sharing a full week of outfits, and fortunately she stated sure…

Shirt: J.Crew, similar. Denims: Rag & Bone. Footwear: Banana Republic Factory. Sun shades: Ray-Ban.

“This boat portray is from First Dibs, and it’s my favourite factor I personal. It’s 5 toes tall and was initially $1500. I couldn’t justify spending that a lot, so I went on-line and acquired it all the way down to $800! I can’t negotiate in individual as a result of I get too nervous. I come from an extended line of Jewish girls who don’t pay full worth for something, and my mother and nana would have been like, ‘Come on!’”

Gown: Shona Pleasure, similar. Bag: Marshalls, similar. Heels: Jessica Simpson.

“This costume is my go-to date evening outfit. My fiancé Jeremy and I normally go to dinner at Bar Bête in our neighborhood. I’ve small boobs and don’t at all times want a bra, however I can’t have my nipples everywhere. So, I put on these round pasties. ”

“I simply acquired into Jones Street Magnificence; I’m an enormous fan of their Miracle Balm. For nails, I like pale pinks. I used to chew my nails a lot. I used to be like, it’s an nervousness factor, I’m an grownup, I hate it, and my good friend was like, get gel polish so you’ll be able to’t chew it. That was my technique, and it labored.”

Shirt: Vince. Pants: Abercrombie & Fitch. Footwear: Banana Republic Factory. Roadrunner allure: Take Me With You. Sun shades: “I stole them from my dad; they’re very previous Armani.”

“I’ve been sporting listening to aids since I used to be eight. When there’s background noise, like at a celebration, it’s onerous for me to listen to – the phrases get garbled. I’d wish to be extra social in these conditions, however it’s robust if I don’t perceive what somebody’s saying. You don’t wish to be the one that is like ‘What?’ ‘Whattt?’” It takes extra vitality to be in these environments; it’s price it, however it’s onerous.”

“I didn’t tie my hair again till I used to be 24 as a result of I didn’t need folks to see my listening to aids. Now strangers generally stare at my ears. It’s nice — perhaps they see the little tube and assume, What’s that, an earring? But it surely actually bothered me once I was youthful as a result of I didn’t need folks to know that a part of me. It’s onerous sufficient to develop up as a lady, an adolescent, a younger lady, with out feeling completely different. For a very long time, I felt like one thing was unsuitable with me, as an alternative of simply, that is how I’m.”

Sweatshirt: similar. Denims: Reformation; “they’ve one of the best denims they usually’re at all times on sale.” Footwear: Banana Republic Factory.

“Our canine, Lenny, is one of the best factor that ever occurred to me, apart from Jeremy. I informed Jeremy I wished one thing Lenny-themed for Valentines’ Day, like a kind of mother necklaces with their youngsters’ initials. I wished an ‘L’ one, and Jeremy was like, That’s insane. Then he found these customized pet sweatshirts. I put on mine on a regular basis.”

“As a passion, I run a bakeshop on Instagram known as Shortcrust. I make customized birthday desserts and elaborate floral cupcakes, and I be part of pop-ups in farmers markets and craft festivals, just like the Hester Street Fair and Brooklyn Pop-Up.”

Blazer: Banana Republic, similar OR similar. T-shirt: Reformation. Belt: classic. Denims: Reformation.

“I work for NYC’s emergency management agency, and I put on this outfit to the workplace once I must look good. The classic belt is stolen from my mother — she acquired it ages in the past in Florence, Italy. She’s going to see this weblog submit and be like, That you must return all my issues.”

Footwear: Caron Callahan, pattern sale.

“I work in a really male-dominated subject, and once I first began, I lacked confidence. I might anticipate course from senior folks, even once I already knew what to do. However then I noticed, I acquired this job for a motive, and I work my ass off, and I can belief myself. I’ve had quite a lot of poisonous bosses and completely weird experiences, however I’ve lastly developed the arrogance to know once I’m proper and when to push, versus when to close up. Surprisingly, the flexibility to acknowledge once I don’t know the reply additionally makes me good at my job. I work with quite a lot of material consultants, and I’m very comfy listening to different folks. You’ll be able to’t have each single reply each single time, it’s important to depend on the crew. Everybody contributes one thing.”

Thanks a lot, Kayla!

P.S. More people share their week of outfits, together with a stay-at-home mom who loves clowncore and a scientist with a new baby.

(Photographs by Julia Robbs for Cup of Jo.)

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