I Gave Up Most of My Basics to Wear These 4 Cheap Amazon Essentials

Before we jump in, let me just give you a little background on
my daily uniform. I pretty much wear a black tee, sweatshirt (or
sweater), jeans or joggers, boots or sneakers, and some sort of
jacket on the regular. Thus, I’m always on the hunt for the
perfect iteration of said items. So a few months ago, I asked one
of my friends where he gets his black T-shirts because the cut and
fabric looked legit. TBH, I was expecting to hear some designer
brand spew out of his mouth, but nope, he said
Amazon.

While I’m an avid Prime user, I hadn’t dabbled in the
Amazon
fashion section a ton, aside from Hanes essentials here and
there. But inspired by my friend, I thought I’d give it a try,
especially since I was feeling a bit tired of the tees and
sweatshirts I’ve included in my daily rotation for awhile. I
started with an order of
Amazon Essentials black tees. Given the glowing recommendation
from my friend, I knew I’d be into them. And I was. First off,
the price point is desirable (under $20 for a pack). But also, the
quality is quite solid (aka soft, made from 100% cotton). The cut
also works for me—fitted but not too tight, and with a classic,
higher crew collar. FYI, here’s
a recent IG of me in the tee.

Rather than continuing to gab right here, I thought I’d
actually share more information about the tees in question below
(note I bought men’s items, but I included women’s iterations
here)—along with the other basics from
Amazon I started buying (all of which have over four stars with
positive customer reviews). Because, yep, I’m hooked now. With
that, keep scrolling to shop the affordable basics you may want to
add into your arsenal as well.

Voilà. Here are the tees I’ve been chatting about. While I
bought the men’s versions (here,
FYI), the women’s iterations are more or less the same as a
comfortable must-have for all your layering needs. Others seem to
agree as the tees have 4.3 out of 5 stars, with more than 2000
customer reviews.

Like I mentioned, I also live in basic sweatshirts during the
fall and winter. Honestly, they’re the perfect foundation piece
under a cool leather or camo jacket. I recently
scooped up this black style (naturally), but the line features
a range of colors for every preference. I personally love the
higher cut of the top of the hoodie, in addition to the ribbon-like
tassels—which gives the vibe a more expensive feel (despite
ringing in at $18).

Sure, you can find the on-trend Champion basics at a variety of
retailers, but I find that the Amazon offering is actually the most
affordable. I primarily work from home these days, so I often live
in joggers as a comfortable yet not totally lazy pants
choice. This
Champion pair has a slightly tailored fit to make it
elevated-feeling when I wear them out in the real world for a
coffee or lunch run.

Okay, I haven’t tested these quite yet, but I just
ordered a pair of jeans from the Amazon Essentials collection
as I was putting together the first part of this story. Sure,
skinnies are one of the more polarizing denim trends out there, but
I consider them a classic and live in black skinny jeans in
particular. I honestly wear a variety of brands, but the affordable
silhouettes on Amazon have great reviews, so I’m pretty confident
they’ll become mainstays in my denim collection as well.