Trust Me—Buy These 24 Basics
Trust Me—Buy This is a monthly series where our market editor, Nicole Eshaghpour, makes her favorite real-life fashion finds shoppable for Who What Wear readers.
In case you’re new to this, today I’ll be rounding up some of my favorite pieces of late but with more of a personal spin than your usual shopping story because it focuses on what I’m actually wearing in real life—not just eyeing on the internet. However, this is a very special story because it focuses on the items in my wardrobe that I use more than anything else I own: my basics.
By now, you should know that despite loving a statement piece here and there, I describe my day-to-day style as simple, so you can imagine how seriously I take the essentials like my T-shirts, jeans, sandals, and more. Are you ready to learn what made the cut? Just keep scrolling to see, read about, and shop my absolute favorite basics of all time.
Outerwear
Whether it's to work, for nights out, or while traveling, I rarely go more than a couple of days without wearing this black denim jacket.
If you're looking for the perfect, polished black blazer that's interesting but not overly trendy, this is it.
I invested in this biker jacket a few years ago, and I'm so happy I did. It gets better with time as I wear it more and more, and I always have a million uses for it.
Tops
At 5'2", anything cropped is pretty much normal length on me, and this sweatshirt from Cotton Citizen is the perfect everyday outfit addition.
I have an old Reformation bodysuit that's very similar to this that's perfect for wearing with midi skirts. It's super tight so it gives a really polished feel.
Pants
After minorly tapering the leg of these (since I'm on the shorter side the flare looked a little exaggerated on me), they became my go-to "dressy" jeans. You know when you probably shouldn't wear jeans to something but really want to so you need a pair that's definitely not distressed and especially nice? That's these for me. I even wore them to my rehearsal dinner!
Shoes
Another recent buy, these block heels are comfortable enough to wear all day but also high enough to serve as a good shoe for night. I love how they're basic but still interesting.
Up next? The simple street style looks I'll be copying this season.
Since starting as an intern back in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles here at Who What Wear, and she is currently Editor-at-Large. Upon joining, she was a senior about to graduate from business school at USC. Fast-forward to 2025, and she's moved to NYC from her hometown of Beverly Hills and spends her workdays a little differently from when she was just starting out. Currently, she focuses on a weekly mélange of shopping content and her Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. As far as her personal style goes, she's largely drawn to neutral, classic pieces but will always make an exception for something colorful or bejeweled as long as it's deemed worthy enough. After all, the only thing she loves more than a party is dressing up for one. On her downtime, she can usually be found at home eating something delicious and trying to force her husband to watch Summer House.
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