Hailey Bieber versus my bank account, round one million? Yep, we’re being influenced again!
The Rhode founder stepped out in Brentwood with her supermodel bestie, Kendall Jenner, and a few other friends for a shopping trip on August 20. The 28-year-old carried an iced coffee, while a man (okay, a bodyguard) carried her shopping bags just slightly out of frame. Upon seeing the photo, my first thought was a snarky little “stars, they’re just like us!” quip, but in Bieber’s case, this might actually be true.
Sure, she may have just sold her skincare company for $1 billion, but according to the photo agency Backgrid, Bieber, Jenner, and their entourage shopped at Brandy Melville, the beloved-by-tween-girls mall brand whose problematic sizing and hiring practices earned it its very own exposé-style documentary (a rite of passage for any must-have teen brand). And she did so while wearing blue jeans and a white tank top, a.k.a. the laidback LA girl uniform. Who among us hasn’t had the exact same Saturday afternoon?
SOVE, SPOT, GEVA, BUFR
Of course, this isn’t your average jeans-and-a-tank look. Bieber’s choice in denim signals a key fall trend: Baggy, super low-rise denim that, rather than pooling around the ankles and dragging along the ground, is cropped at the ankle. The key to the trend is a relaxed fit that hangs off the hips. Bieber’s indigo-wash pair is unfussy—sans distracting seams or superfluous pockets like the carpenter styles that have been so popular over the past few seasons—giving them a streamlined look that is perfectly aligned with Bieber’s minimalist Angeleno style.
Her white tank top is no slouch, either. ICYMI, the plain white or black camisole is the It Girl basic of choice these days, and brands like Tank Air and Éterne are filling the void with options ranging from $75 to $295. Of course, relative to the $500-plus options from fashion houses like Saint Laurent, Loewe, and Miu Miu, a $75 top is a steal. But perhaps Hailey Bieber is shopping for her tanks at Brandy Melville. She’s just like us, for real.
