Tom Ford-Era Gucci and Vintage Wranglers

There are a few things in my closet that I literally never wear: my junior prom dress that I used to shimmy into for nights out when I first moved to New York, an Hermès scarf I was gifted during my first fashion job, a sweater from my local thrift store that I keep telling myself I’m going to style, only to leave it untouched, hanging neglected in the same spot in my wardrobe for two and a half years. Liana Satenstein’s blog and YouTube series #Neverworn addresses this hoarding tendency as she explores her guests’ relationship with clothes, shopping, and their wardrobes while assisting them with a closet cleanout. Armed with an Entertainment Tonight-style mic and an encyclopedic sartorial knowledge, Satenstein channels the fashion TV personalities of the early 2000s while encouraging her guests (victims? patients?) to part ways with the neglected sweater. Here, Satenstein provides us with a window into her own shopping habits and an excellent dim sum recommendation. — Maraya

SIGHT

Wives Like Us by Plum Sykes: I have the new book Wives Like Us by '90s Vogue writer Plum Sykes. Very funny; very Plum; hilariously self-aware; exactly how you see her in those old Vogue videos that resurface on TikTok, talking about how the sirens of the mag are trotting around in whatever is fresh off the runway. Virginie Despentes's Pretty Things. I've read almost all of her books. Rude. Crude. Nasty. No punches pulled. My type of woman. I literally watch the same 13 films again and again: Sweetest Thing, Basic Instinct, Girl 6, Unfaithful…

SOUND

Throughline: Podcasts. I love NPR's Throughline. First-person perspectives coupled with raw history. I haven't been listening to music so much anymore. Sometimes, I listen to a Drake x Central Cee remix that I ripped off of YouTube.

TASTE

Dim Sum Go Go: Quick. Cute.

SMELL

Clinique Happy: I've been wearing it since high school. Why fix what isn't broken?

FEEL

Late '80s And Early '90s Leather Jackets: I am wearing a rotation of late '80s and early '90s leather jackets that have compacted my organs because I tie them so tight. I love those Amazonian babes...the Mugler and Alaïa women who wore this silhouette. When I'm in these jackets, I feel like I could engulf a room.

LIANA’S ESSENTIALS

This exercise gives me hives...everyone always makes bubkis off of my affiliate links—sorry!—because I wear the same rotation of pieces. I do, sometimes, throw on the occasional freak piece, like the Michael Kors-era Celine top or a Tom Ford-era Gucci pair of pants that I've tracked down through a proxy site for a very low price. I've bought a Tom Ford-era Gucci tank top off of a woman in a Ukrainian parking lot. I'm relentless. I don't shop a lot...though I do go through resale shopping spurt, like once a month. It's like a scroll bender and I end up buying 1-2 things, if that. But that's when I snag those wildcard yesteryear designer pieces.

As for my basics, I have my Wrancher pants, which I have different lengths of. I love them because they can work day to night. The Wrangler jeans...well, I have them in darkwash and lightwash. Real thick denim; Kevlar-status. The new stuff is too soft, too flimsy. I got them tailored at the waist (they are men's sizes). I wear vintage Fendi sandals with them in the summers. The Kirkland Costco socks are the best. Chunky and soft; it's like a fluffy angel is caressing your soles.

I rarely buy anything new-new but I did stop a woman a few months ago wearing these viscously pointy boots. She gave me the name of the company: Regina Margherita, and I actually bought a pair! $200. The most I've spent in a long time! Worth it though...I grind those things into the ground.

Shop the Essentials: Wrangler Wranchers, Wrangler Jeans, Michael Kors-era Celine Top, Regina Margherita Boots, Kirkland Socks

“If Madonna didn't lead with "American Life" for her album American Life, it would have gotten better reviews.”

Liana Satenstein

VANITY

I really stick to drugstore items but I do appreciate nice beauty items. My former coworker Catherine Piercy sent me the most stellar blush by Gucci Westman that is so beautiful. When I wear it, it's like someone perpetually pinching your cheeks...it stays on! My friend Mellany Sanchez has the same one and remarked how it felt luxurious because there is a nice weight to the compact. I just looked it up to give you the link and it's actually a lipstick palette...hah! You can wear it as blush though. Everything else is from the drugstore. Nivea. (I saw TikTok to add a Vitamin E pill in it!) Maybelline Waterproof Eyeliner. Colgate has great toothpaste. I recently switched from Garnier shampoo to Pantene. 

Luxury/Splurge: Westman Atelier Lip Suede Lipstick Palette

Drugstore Discovery: Maybelline TattooStudio Long-Lasting Sharpenable Eyeliner Pencil

Cult Classic: Nivea Creme Body, Face, and Hand Moisturizing Cream

Indie Option: Gillette Venus Smooth Razors for Women

All Time Ole Reliable: Colgate Optic White Advanced Hydrogen Peroxide Toothpaste

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