Ssense Is Where I Shop When I Want to Feel Inspired—24 Pieces Currently in My Cart

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Marilyn NK wearing elevated basics.
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While part of me loves elevated basics, minimalism, and chic dressing, I'm also obsessed with brand discovery, emerging designers, and subversive labels. Artists at the intersection of fashion, art, and culture that are unbridled and less mainstream tend to inspire me the most—those who go beyond fashion itself by exploring outside conventional norms and creating a distinct space for self-expression.

Ssense is a place for finding these types of brands as well as household names like Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Levi's, and Skims, and I appreciate the retailer's range. Whenever I'm in a rut and want to feel inspired by clothes again, it's where I always come back to. Stocked with Gimaguas, Paloma Wool, Conner Ives, Gabe Gordon, Sinéad O’Dwyer, Chopova Lowena, and Dilara Fındıkoğlu, Ssense's niche curation always makes me feel excited about shopping again.

Here are the 24 pieces currently in my cart.

Audry Hiaoui
Associate Shopping Editor

Audry Hiaoui is a writer based in New York. ForBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing , she specializes in emerging designers, independent labels, and brand discovery, as well as interviews both on and off camera. Her writing has appeared in AnOther, Wonderland, office, Interview, LOVE, and i-D, among others, with multiple cover stories and features in print, and she has worked as an editorial producer for Vogue during fashion months. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and documentary filmmaking from City, University of London, and has an extensive background in film, having worked for Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, and VICE U.K. as well as on various projects including documentaries and music videos, and most recently as a writer’s assistant on an upcoming HBO/A24 series.