![]() ![]() Go to any artisanal coffee shop in Brooklyn and you’ll surely see someone in a piece of hers. She is quintessentially British (Duchess Meghan wore a creamy Wales Bonner belted dress when she debuted her son Archie alongside Prince Harry in 2019, before they left the royal family), while still enjoying authentic cred with the streetwear crowd. Jamaican-British designer Grace Wales Bonner-whom revered fashion critic Robin Givhan described last year as “the perfect designer for now”-has come to symbolize the future of fashion, especially for style-obsessed young people of color. My silver Wales Bonner Adidas Sambas are a pair of shoes that somehow encompass everything I stand for in a style sense. (My growing Mara Hoffman collection is a testament to this.) Now, at 29, I hunt for closet staples as well as long-lasting pieces that still feel special. When I met my fiancé, I spent the first year of our relationship living in his clothes-oversize soccer hoodies, vintage concert tees, you name it. I had a brief “manic pixie but make it Puerto Rican” era when I was surrounded by vintage shops in Chicago years back. I went through a major romper phase when I started college. When I look at how I’ve shopped and dressed myself over the course of my 20s, it’s changed so drastically, and sometimes I cringe thinking about fleeting trends I invested in, only to toss pieces in the donation bin by the end of the year. I’ve never been someone who can easily summarize her style in a few adjectives. Here, culture editor Bianca Betancourt explains why her silver Wales Bonner x Adidas Sambas are so much more than just a streetwear shoe. In My Most Worn, Bazaar editors share the fashion items they cherish more than any others in their closets. ![]()
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