Winter Fashion Items Worth Buying, From Alaïa to Zara

Most Wanted is a weekly series in which one editor, staffer, or influencer shares their top 30 must-haves or current wish-list items.

When I first heard a clip of Marie Claire editor in chief Nikki Ogunnaike on Liv Perez’s podcast saying she had a case of the “shoppies”, a lightbulb went off in my brain. Finally, there was word to describe the particular feeling that we get in as fashion people where we’re suddenly hungry to devour everything in our shopping carts. For me, the feeling came on all of a sudden—I’ve not bought anything fashion related for nearly five months while I was redirecting my shopping budget towards running-related gear (it turns out between race-day sneakers and a Garmin, training for a marathon isn’t cheap!).

Now that we’ve arrived at late fall, there’s so much to shop for: holiday parties, upcoming ski trips, travel-friendly loungewear, and because I’m on the Sagittarius-Scorpio cusp, a birthday outfit (and a very good reason to treat myself). With the shoppies in full force, I’ve been toggling between a million open browser tabs at all my favorite shopping sites both high and low. From a beautiful holiday party-ready H&M dress that looks far better than its $139 price point to a pair of velvet Alaïa mules I know I’d wearing with everything from tights and dress to vintage denim, discover the 30 fashion items that are fueling me to shop right now.