7 Wardrobe Essentials You Can Buy at the Mall

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Finding those perfect wardrobe essentials is sometimes harder than it looks, but once your closet is stocked full of them, getting ready each day will be a total breeze. We suggest heading to your local mall to pick all of these items up in one seamless swoop because believe it or not, most of your favorite mall brands have some of the best wardrobe essentials out there. 

For example, Madewell is the perfect place to snag a timeless pair of skinny jeans, H&M has ankle boots galore, and Zara's knits happen to be one of their strongest product sections. Despite what you may have once thought, spending hours online searching for the perfect item is not all that necessary now that you know you can find exactly what you're looking for at the stores you're already comfortable with. 

Keep reading to shop the wardrobe essentials you can buy at the mall! 

Basic Turtleneck

Skinny Jeans

Leather Jacket

Button-Down

Ankle Boots

White T-Shirt

Denim Jacket

Editorial Director

Lauren Eggertsen is currently the editorial director of Who What Wear and has worked at the company for over eight years, where she started as an associate editor and has since worked her way up. Lauren has over 10 years of experience in the fashion editorial space, starting her career with internships at Marc Jacobs, Marie Claire, and The Zoe Report, where she was later hired as their editorial assistant. Lauren has worked in the Los Angeles and New York Who What Wear offices but currently calls L.A. home. It is here where she leads and manages Who What Wear's fashion team and oversees all day-to-day editorial content and large tentpole moments. This includes all of the runway, trend, and shopping-driven content that ultimately helps to build a strong brand reputation within the industry. Lauren's role also includes helping to set the fashion direction for all original photo shoots and often styles many of the celebrity cover shoots, including big names like Kaia Gerber, Normani, and Kristen Stewart.

She has also attended multiple fashion weeks, including New York, London, Milan, and Paris, where her personal style has been featured on sites such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Elle. She prides herself on discovering and supporting small brands and on her knack for a good vintage shopping find. When she isn't working, she enjoys researching and dining at reputable restaurants around both her neighborhood and the globe.