Fashion Files

Hello and happy Thursday!

I hope you’ve been having a great week.

It’s been a minute since I’ve shared what I’ve been wearing. I’m linking up with Kellyann and Jill for Fashion Files.

Since I’ve shared some clothes that I love from Shop Style Your Senses (SSYS) in the past, I’m sharing how much I really do love the clothes I buy from there, and that a lot what I wear is from SSYS, supplemented mostly with Amazon.

I’ve been following and buying from SSYS from the start…six years! That being said, once they started producing their own label items a few years ago, that’s when I really found pieces that I loved.

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve snapped pics in a few outifts…mostly what I wore to school vs. more casual outfits for the weekend.

Excuse the poor lighting in some of the photos… if I snap in pic in the morning, it’s not very bright outside!

School:

The Greta top with the cutest collar is a new purchase, and I couldn’t love it more!

I purchased this Sophia set a few months ago, and it’s become an absolute fave. It’s definitely one that I can wear throughout almost any season! One day for school, I paired it with my favorite Amazon cardigan that I have in three colors.

Friday is always casual dress at school and last week, I wore last year’s Ainsley pullover with jeans. The “air” fabric is buttery soft, and I love wearing this when I can.

On Monday, I wore one of my absolute favorite SSYS items. This pullover was one of the first, if not the first, label pieces they designed. Now, they name all their items, but this OG one doesn’t have a name. It’s perfect to wear with leggings, but I’ve also worn it with jeans. I’ve worn this so many times over the past three years. They’ve made other iterations of it as well, but the thicker quilted fabric is nice to wear in the fall and winter. For example, the new fabric is lighter weight than the original.

The Ava quilted pullover is another fave. I’ve worn it quite a few times over the past year. I love the side zippers and the funnel neck collar. I wore the SSYS sleeveless poplin undershirt which is perfect because it’s fitted but then you have the cute collar. For shoes, I wore my favorite Amazon flats that I have in black and in tan.

I’ve also worn that same undershirt with the Lucy scalloped pullover. This is such a comfy but cute top that I’ve worn many times since I purchased it in the fall. (Peep my fave Amazon flats in khaki)

Casual/Weekend:

I wore the same Lucy top one weekend night with jeans and tennis shoes.

For Hadley’s volleyball games, I wore SSYS leggings, my favorite Amazon t-shirt, and the SSYS shacket (shirt/jacket combo). The shacket is an SSYS label piece that they’ve sold over the past couple of years. I finally decided to buy one at the beginning of the year, and it arrived, I put it on and wasn’t sure it was for me….but then I threw it on and decided to give it a try, and there’s no looking back. I love it. I’ve worn it mostly casually, but I’ve also worn it to school with pants and a blouse. I know I’ll wear it with dresses once the weather is warm enough. It’s truly become one of my favorite staple pieces in my wardrobe.

When we went to the pizza place with friends a couple of weekends ago, I wore this super soft Henley that I bought on a Saturday Steal deal.

Last weekend, this is what I wore to Hadley’s volleyball games on Saturday. SSYS leggings (this is their seamless butter fabric), active top in the honeycomb fabric and then the updated Ainsley with a ruffle collar in the same air fabric that came out in the fall. The black active top was probably the second label piece I bought a couple of years ago. I have the same top in a couple of colors. This is this year’s iteration.

This pair of leggings is the pair I bought from the January athleisure drop. The compression on them is next level, but they are still super comfy. Since they match Hadley’s volleyball team’s logo, I wore them to her tournament a couple of weeks ago.

And…this is the pair I bought from the February drop this month. They arrived this week, and I couldn’t wait to try them on. This is a very typical after school outfit for me…leggings and a comfy sweatshirt.

…and while it seems like I might shop a lot from SSYS, I don’t really shop anywhere else now. Again, Amazon and Target or Old Navy are good in a pinch or for basics, but most of what I reach for in my closet is SSYS. Quality over quantity.

When I pack a suitcase, I bet it’s at least 50% SSYS.

Also, now I’m very comfortable with sizing for their label pieces. Overall, I’m a size large from tops to leggings. There are some things that have some room, for example, the Lucy and Ainsley pullovers that I’m guessing a medium would work too….but just depends on how I’d want to style them. With the Ainsleys, I’d want to wear them with leggings mostly, so I’d want them to cover my rear.

Also, since I’ve been buying their label pieces for a couple of years, I know that some of the popular items will most likely come back the next year, but maybe with a few updates or other color options. For example, Ava and Ainsley have been around for a couple of years but updated. The spring version of Lucy is this cute scallop set.

Recently, I’ve been getting one pair of leggings when they do their monthly athleisure live sale. That being said, when I recently cleared out my dresser drawer that holds my leggings, 90% of the pairs that remain are SSYS.

They just dropped their spring collection, and I showed restraint only ordering one dress. haha

A couple of other things about SSYS —

On Facebook, there is a BST (buy/sell/trade) group, and I’ve sold quite a few pieces in that group. Just this week, I sold a top that I didn’t wear as much as I thought I would.

Some people sell their purchases if they’ve missed the return window or if they are just doing a closet purge.

SSYS also posts on Facebook on Sunday, and if you post a pic wearing an SSYS item, you get an email with a code for 10% off. I have so many codes from sharing photos that I never pay full price for anything I purchase.

Of course, they sell things besides clothes. The online shop has shoes and accessories too. I’ve purchased a few necklaces and earrings from them as well.

You can purchase on the app or online.

One thing about returns…If you do return something to SSYS, they only do store credit.

Anyway, that’s a bit of what I’ve been wearing, and just showcasing the online shop that I love.

Let me know if you have any questions. Soon…it will be time for tanks and dresses!