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Lowest Cost Per Wear Everlane {Updated Jan 2018}

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I've been reviewing Everlane for some time now (almost 3 years!) and have thus accumulated a lot of Everlane items.  These are my Everlane items with the lowest cost per wear (basically the stuff I wear the most).  Oh and I was going to try to calculate the cost per wear on every item but it got to be complicated, especially for the seasonal items.  So this post will be sans the actual numbers.  Without further ado (in order from oldest to newest items):

1) The Modern Point

These are by far my oldest Everlane shoes (I got them 25 months ago) and they're still going strong!  They have gotten better with age, with the soft leather now molded perfectly around my foot.  My modern loafers are long gone, but these are my go-to pair of pointed flats.  You can find the review for these here.

2) The Anorak (no longer sold)

So I purchased this 20 months ago and it has been my go-to every time it rains.  Unfortunately, Everlane has changed their anorak so that they no longer sell this one but instead offer the City Anorak.  I reviewed that anorak and compared it to the original in this post here.

3) The Ribbed Wool Cashmere Crew

This has been my everyday sweater for the last year during the winter and spring seasons.  I love the vertical stripes, which help make me look a tad longer and the thick wool-cashmere blended knit.  I'm not exactly sure why I reach for this sweater more than my Everlane cashmere sweaters, but I do think that the wool blend makes this sweater less warm than the 100% cashmere ones (which I prefer for the California winters).  Also I think the 100% cashmere sweaters are tad more fragile and pill easier than this wool blended one.  Everlane is still selling this sweater (though in limited sizes), and they also came out with some new ones in the wool-cashmere blend like this (crazy high) turtle neck one and this cardigan (which I kinda love).  I recently got the waffled wool cashmere sweater and will review that soon (spoiler: I'm on the fence about it).  You can read my original review of this sweater here.

4) The Dipped Zip Tote (The Twill Zip Tote)

Everlane no longer has the one I use (the black on black) but they do have the gray twill with black or navy dipped bottoms.  I've been using this almost daily as my work bag (except for the short time I used the canvas backpack as a work bag in the summer) and I love it!  The dipped bottom makes a huge difference in keeping the shape of the bag and I recommend only buying the dipped versions (I tried the regular pocket twill tote and whenever I put anything in it, the bottom would sag out thus changing the shape of the bag).  My only gripe with this bag is that it picks up dog hair like crazy and you can see it on the black canvas.  If I were to purchase this again I would definitely go with the gray twill versions so you can't see the hair as much.  For my original review of this tote, go here.

5) The Day Heel

These heels have been my go-to pair of heels ever since I got them, and you can tell since they pop up on my blog allll the time.  I love the soft leather and the block heel.  Recently, though, I wore them for a 4+ hour shopping trip (with constant walking) and they did give me a blister on my pinky toe of one foot (so the toe box needed some breaking in for me) and there was some rubbing on the heels (but no actual blister formed).  But I still love these shoes and now I know just not to wear them when I know I'll be walking miles.  I did stand around in them for 4+ hours once and it was fine.  Read my original review of these heels here.

6) Not pictured: The Street Sandals

Well these sandals are not pictured since I ended up having to throw them away this year after constant wear for about 2 years.  I seriously loved them to death.  They are the most comfy pair of shoes I've ever owned and wore them everywhere.  For the second year of wear, I cut off the elastic backing since it was getting super dirty, and I actually really loved the look without them.  I already have a back-up pair ready to go as soon as the summer months roll around.  You can find my review of these shoes here.

7) Not pictured: Waffle Knit Cashmere Square Crew

Since this is my newest favorite edition I can't exactly say it has low cost per wear yet.  But it's definitely my favorite of the season and I've been wearing it at least 2-3 times per week.  My review of it is here.

{Jan 2018 Update: so I re-purchased the street sandals (#6) above when Everlane had their "Choose what you pay" sale and don't remember the leather being so stiff.  If you're finding that the leather is too stiff I would recommend softening it with a little Chamberlain's Leather Milk No. 1 or no. 6 (reviewed here).  Not only will it protect your leather sandals a bit more in the rain but I suspect the leather has dried out since these sandals were first released, thus making it stiffer.  Also until the leather is stretched out I would recommend putting these strips on the places where the sandal rubs (for me it's on the top of my foot where the larger strap meets the foot).}