{"id":18840,"date":"2026-06-24T15:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=18840"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:35:13","slug":"reality-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/reality-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Reality Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.shopmy.us\/q-5993406\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/reality-check\/casual-ootd-thelinebyk-fion-top-white-uniqlo-x-jw-anderson-jeans-the-row-90s-crossbody-stone-leather\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/casual-ootd-thelinebyk-fion-top-white-uniqlo-x-jw-anderson-jeans-the-row-90s-crossbody-stone-leather.jpg?fit=825%2C1100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"825,1100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"casual ootd &amp;#8211; thelinebyk fion top white + uniqlo x jw anderson jeans + the row 90s crossbody stone leather\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;casual ootd &amp;#8211; thelinebyk fion top white + uniqlo x jw anderson jeans + the row 90s crossbody stone leather&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wearing: The Line by K Fion Half-Zip Top (similar) + Uniqlo x JW Anderson Straight Jeans (similar) + The Row Stone 90&amp;#8217;s Crossbody&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/casual-ootd-thelinebyk-fion-top-white-uniqlo-x-jw-anderson-jeans-the-row-90s-crossbody-stone-leather.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18850 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/casual-ootd-thelinebyk-fion-top-white-uniqlo-x-jw-anderson-jeans-the-row-90s-crossbody-stone-leather.jpg?resize=825%2C1100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"casual ootd - 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There was a time when I dressed up every day of my life and had accumulated entire closets filled with beautiful things\u2014tailored suiting, perfectly cut shirts, evening dresses, archival-worthy vintage, and not to mention, gorgeous handbags for work and play. And now, the majority remains unworn. On occasion, I&#8217;ll get <a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/revolve-los-angeles-launch-party\/https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/revolve-los-angeles-launch-party\/\">a glamorous invite<\/a> or two (so not all is lost, thankfully), but my reality is far simpler these days. <a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/tag\/distancing-diaries\/\">Quarantine<\/a> was the catalyst; working remotely for most of the pandemic had normalized public displays of athleisure. Moving to L.A.\u2014a city far more casual and unfazed by skin\u2014had certainly influenced <a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/category\/style\/outfits\/\">my style<\/a>, too. Even when I was commuting to an office, the clothes I considered laidback for New York were labeled overdressed by West Coast standards. Freelancing since then certainly hasn&#8217;t helped my case: working by myself, for myself, has given me the immense privilege of spending most days swathed in a bathrobe. (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.shopmy.us\/p-67015567\">Tekla makes my favorite<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A large culling is inevitable. All this\u00a0<em>stuff<\/em> and I still reach for the same few pieces, time and time again. Like, some version of this outfit\u2014which is sportier than I tend to go for, but easy enough for a quick walk for coffee, and to restock essential groceries. I&#8217;ve warmed up to sneakers (although I&#8217;m still skeptical of ballet flats), but whenever feasible, I still tend towards a heel. Kitten, though, because I&#8217;ve become far more practical with age and manage to walk everywhere. <em>Even<\/em> in L.A.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And the bag is a bit of a DIY situation that I&#8217;m sure most people would find sacriligous. The <a href=\"https:\/\/go.shopmy.us\/p-66836460\">Row 90&#8217;s<\/a> is one of the most versatile styles in my opinion: It goes with everything, seamlessly transitions day to night, and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXuuITAkhOP\/\">deceptively spacious<\/a> despite its compact appearance. However, a top handle isn&#8217;t always pragmatic for errand days\u2014so I bought a leather hole punch (designed for belts), eyeballed my ideal shoulder strap length, and the rest is history. The long tail gives it an extra something, too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.shopmy.us\/q-5993406\">SHOPMY<em> SENSIBLE <\/em>EDIT \u2192<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some days, I can&#8217;t help but look at my wardrobe with a wistful longing. There was a time when I dressed up every day of my life and had accumulated entire closets filled with beautiful things\u2014tailored suiting, perfectly cut shirts, evening dresses, archival-worthy vintage, and not to mention, gorgeous handbags for work and play. And now, the majority remains unworn. On occasion, I&#8217;ll get a glamorous invite or two (so not all is lost, thankfully), but my reality is far simpler these days. Quarantine was the catalyst; working remotely for most of the pandemic had normalized public displays of athleisure. Moving to L.A.\u2014a city far more casual and unfazed by skin\u2014had certainly influenced my style, too. Even when I was commuting to an office, the clothes I considered laidback for New York were labeled overdressed by West Coast standards. Freelancing since then certainly hasn&#8217;t helped my case: working by myself, for myself, has given me the immense privilege of spending most days swathed in a bathrobe. (Tekla makes my favorite.) A large culling is inevitable. All this\u00a0stuff and I still reach for the same few pieces, time and time again. Like, some version of this outfit\u2014which is sportier than I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40,9],"tags":[1511,927,1350,646],"class_list":["post-18840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-outfits","category-style","tag-jw-anderson","tag-the-line-by-k","tag-the-row","tag-uniqlo","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reality Check &#8226; Soft Sensibilities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/reality-check\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reality Check &#8226; Soft Sensibilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Some days, I can&#8217;t help but look at my wardrobe with a wistful longing. 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