my luxe essentials.

beats:: empire state of mind - jay z ft a. keys

OOTD:: my jammies =)

fave fashion accessory of the day/moment:: my jammies =)

Ever so often, along with my beautiful array of dresses, I try to round out my wardrobe with some essential pieces of clothing.  Essentials to me are about as important as the outfits that I wear, since these are pieces that I tend to wear more often and comfort is a must.

More than anything else, essentials are like those behind the scenes articles of clothing that you may only catch a glimpse of underneath a jacket or a sweater, but definitely makes the outfit in more ways than anyone will know...

I love my uber comfy racerback tanktops and my crazy soft tees and even my 3/4 length and long-sleeved shirts.  They are my basic go-to's when I'm wanting to layer or even put something on that I know guaranteed will give me long-lasting comfort and add style to my fashionable outfit.

Normally, my go-to brands switch back between Marciano and BEBE for my tanks...I've collected a not so cheap collection of racerbacks and tees that are super comfy and well worth the pennies I drop for them!  To date, my fave would be my Marciano 'M' Logo tee that's 3/4 length and soooo soft.  OMG its crazy comfy it gets me through a bad workday when I'm not in the mood to be dressed lol.

Lately though, I've reverted back to my less expensive faves, and an oldie fave =)

The tees and tanks at Forever 21 are crazy cheap and great value for the quality!  For tees that are around $6 CDN and around $5 CDN tanktops, how can you go wrong!? It comes in a great variety of styles like spaghetti straps and racerbacks and variety of colours too!

An oldie that I've been reverting back to for some essentials is a store that I've long sworn off.  It's just too much of a kiddie store that all the tweens and teens love to shop at, and having to compete with the kids is not my style.  I have to admit, I do love some of their clothes tho.  I am talking about Aritzia.  Their lines: Wilfred, Talula, TNA and Talula Babaton are great lines that have greatly impressed me the last few seasons.  I am looking forward to their next few season's lines =)

Okay so when I love something, I tend to buy in multiples, that's just how I am! lol.  I love the soft feel of these tanktops, cotton/spandex mix.  I love the light teal colour.  It also comes in a nice yellow and light pink =) It's a great buy for $25 cdn.  I luv luv luv wearing these that I'd buy a few more colours when I get the chance! lol.  I really do love to buy comfy essentials in multiples.  It's nice to have in handy for regular days and even for trips and such!

What are your fave luxe essentials??