My 23-Year-Old Sister Needs Shopping Recs—31 Styles I Told Her to Check Out

Your early 20s can be such a confusing time. This is the time a lot of people are not only entering the professional workforce but also discovering their style. As a fashion editor, I find joy in helping people find pieces they love at an affordable price point, so I decided to use my expertise to help my 23-year-old younger sister. I utilized my knowledge of top-tier internet hot spots and voraciously dug through many a virtual aisle to uncover some pretty cool pieces.
Ahead shop my Gen Z style picks that any early 20s fashion lover will be excited to check out. From comfortable, trendy sneakers and cool tops to beautiful accessories and chic cold-weather finds, there's a diverse array of product selections to cater to a range of tastes. Keep scrolling to find your new favorite styles.

Chinazor "Chichi" Offor is a Georgia-born, Los Angeles–based associate editor who relocated from Brooklyn, New York, and joined Who What Wear's West Coast office in 2022. At WWW, she utilizes over 10 years of editorial experience to dish out shopping advice to the masses and analyze key pop-cultural moments. Chichi previously worked at Refinery29, where she helped revolutionize the brand’s plus-size and inclusive fashion coverage. In her spare time, she’s keeping up with the latest movie releases, enjoying a relaxing day at the spa, or obsessing over her latest ADHD-fueled hyperfixation (e.g., Jesse McCartney's underrated career, the negative effects of bicoastal intellectual elitism, and Gen Z’s loneliness epidemic). You can find her online @thechichio on Instagram.
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