Inside Kendall Jenner's Los Angeles Closet: Worn-In Bags, Borrowed Boots, and a Shift Toward Comfort
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In this Vogue closet tour, Kendall Jenner walks through the room in their LA home where they get dressed every day, pack for big trips, and do fittings with their stylist. The tour moves section by section through bags, tops, jackets, sweaters, pants, shoes, and dresses. Along the way Jenner explains a few consistent preferences: they like pieces that are visibly used, they keep things organized, they rely on muted basics with a few favorite colors, and they now put comfort ahead of the dramatic heels they wore when they were younger.
A Room That Has Changed Since Architectural Digest
Jenner opens by saying they photographed the house for Architectural Digest about six years ago, and the magazine took a picture of this room. They say that photo "haunts me to this day." Back then the closet was very colorful. Today it is less colorful and much more organized, and Jenner jokes that there should be a side-by-side comparison.
Storing Bags, and Why Worn Is Better
Jenner starts with purses and admits that storing bags, especially small ones, is one of the hardest problems in a closet. The larger bags are displayed. The small ones sit upright on shelves like books, which Jenner says is "as good as it's going to get."
Jenner points out that almost every bag is used, and says they love that because they don't like things to feel too precious or "stuffed up." Most of the bags are from The Row. Jenner acknowledges that these bags cost a lot, but says they go with almost anything, and adds that the endorsement is not paid. They are especially taken with the small suede bags The Row is making right now. On a night out Jenner carries only lipstick, a little powder, and a credit card, and all of it fits.
Two other bags get special attention. The first is a recent gift from Hermès that Jenner calls a "squish," while admitting that probably isn't its real name. They say that if they were a bag, they would be this one. The second is a tiny bag their mom bought for them when they were a baby. Kylie has one too. Jenner says nothing fits in it, but they will never get rid of it because it holds a memory.
Organization and a Muted Palette
Jenner describes themselves as "insanely organized" and calls it both a pleasure and an obsession. The closet is sorted by category. The tops, for example, run from tank tops to long sleeves to short sleeves. Jenner says the collection has become more muted on purpose. Neutral pieces push them toward basics they can wear again and again. They still keep staple colors, naming reds, blues, and greens as favorites to mix in.
Leather Jackets Built to Last
Jenner believes a great leather jacket can last a lifetime, so the leather jacket collection has been assembled carefully over time. Their favorite, which they say people have probably seen them wear often, is by Phoebe Philo. Jenner credits the fit, the way it lies, and its slouch, and says it will probably always be in rotation. They also show a skin-tight Gucci jacket bought two days before filming and not yet worn.
Sweaters and Layering
Because it is "sweater weather," Jenner turns to knitwear. A current favorite is a plain gray sweater from The Row that they describe as soft, cozy, and a perfect fit. The sweaters hang right next to button-up shirts because Jenner likes to pair the two and experiment with color combinations while standing in the closet. When it's cold enough for a coat, they sometimes drape a sweater over the shoulders like a scarf or use one as a belt. Jenner says they are always cold, so layering matters.
In the accessories section, Jenner shows their favorite hat at the moment. It is a knit bucket hat made of beanie-like material, and they aren't sure what to call it.
From Massive Heels to Comfort
Jenner says they have always prioritized comfort, but then qualifies that. They had recently been looking at photos from 2016, since the year seems to be trending, and they ask viewers not to revisit their style from that time because "it was so bad." Back then they wore very high heels everywhere and believed a heel made the outfit. They say that is no longer true for them. Now comfort comes first, and Jenner says the more comfortable they are, the happier they are and "actually the hotter I feel."
Jeans, Tailoring, and Vintage Pants
On denim, Jenner says a well-fitting jean never gets old, and once they find a perfect pair, it never leaves the closet. The same goes for vintage finds that fit "like a glove." They show a pair of old trousers they think are Gucci and call them a great basic. One reason they value them is length, because Jenner often can't find pants long enough.
Dressing Differently From the Family
Jenner says their style differs from some family members'. Sometimes they arrive at a family dinner and one or two relatives say something like "This is cool. What is this?" with a bit of side-eye. Jenner says they don't care. When they love something, they love it.
Jenner also admits some pieces have gone unworn. One example is a pair of old Dior pants they think were a hand-me-down from Kim. Jenner is obsessed with them but hasn't found a specific enough occasion to wear them. They say the same about another pair of Dior pants and promise both are coming to Aspen soon.
Boots From Mom and a Worn-Out Vintage Pair
Some of the flat boots came from Jenner's mom. Jenner first guesses one pair is Gucci, then corrects to Prada. Their mom has "really good flat boot game," gave them another pair (probably Gucci) that isn't in this house, and is "a boot person," so Jenner trusts her judgment.
Jenner's most-worn heeled boots are a vintage Gucci pair. The heel has come off many times and the boots are falling apart, but Jenner still finds them sleek. These boots lead to a point about heel height. Jenner says they can quickly reach 6'3" in shoes that are too tall, and they aren't sure whether the change comes from getting older or from that height. Either way, about four inches is now their maximum. At that height they stay comfortable all night, still feel good, and can dance.
The Virgil Abloh Louis Vuitton Bag
One of the most personal pieces in the tour is a Louis Vuitton bag designed by Virgil Abloh, from the spring/summer 2020 collection. Jenner has owned it since it appeared on the runway but has never worn it. They are almost afraid to travel with it, but they look at it every day. Jenner says it reminds them that Abloh was "such an uplifter." In their view, he wanted people to feel like the best version of themselves, whatever that looked like, and he supported it. Jenner calls this one of the most beautiful things about him and says they are honored the bag lives in their closet.
Hermès Kellys: The Older and Scuffed, the Better
Jenner shows a bag they bought for their own 30th birthday and calls it a dream. They say they are particular about which Hermès bags they own and especially love very old ones. They take down a well-worn Kelly and point to the crunchy leather, cracks, scratches, scuffs, and damaged corners. To Jenner, that wear is what makes the bag chic and beautiful.
The Everyday Shoe Wall
The main shoe wall holds what Jenner wears regularly: basic heels that go with everything, loafers, flats, and ballet flats, plus a few special pieces. There are also vintage boots found out in the world, including a pair whose maker's name Jenner can't pronounce. They also show what they believe are the tallest boots in the closet, which they describe as high, pointy, and "amazing."
The most-worn shoes in the whole collection are a pair of loafers from The Row. Jenner explains that these were probably sample shoes loaned to them for a look. They still have handwriting inside, and Jenner never returned them. They jokingly apologize and say they wear them every day and consider them the perfect loafer.
Jenner describes a few ways they style loafers. One is an oversized button-up with tiny shorts that barely show underneath and no socks. Another is a small dress with ankle socks. They have also saved many images of people wearing long pants or jeans with a red or yellow sock and a loafer, and they think that look is cute.
Long Hanging Section and Style Inspiration
The last section is for long hanging items. Right now it holds only dresses. Sometimes it becomes half dresses and half fully styled, ready-to-go looks. Some pieces are random. Jenner shows an old Valentino dress they would wear to a picnic or even the grocery store, and a recently found vintage Donna Karan robe with striking sleeves.
Jenner says a lot of their inspiration comes from films. They notice beautiful silhouettes in movies, particularly Audrey Hepburn films in which she wore Givenchy. Lately they have been looking at Slim Keith, whom they call "the coolest." A more recent source was Sex and the City. One outfit of Carrie's stuck with them: a flowy, silky, multicolored poncho. Jenner later found a similar piece, which they confirm is Moschino. They don't yet know where they will wear it, but they say they can't wait to.
Hi Vogue, it's Kendall Jenner, and today I'm going to show you around my closet. Come in.
This is where I come every day to get dressed or to pack for a big trip or to do fittings with my stylist. I shot my house for Architectural Digest like 6 years ago and they took a photo of this room. The photo haunts me to this day. I can't stand looking at it. It's very colorful and the last thing, and there should be a side-by-side because it's not as colorful anymore and a lot more organized.
Should we start with some purses? I don't know if anybody feels me, but it is the hardest thing in the world to figure out how to store bags sometimes, especially smaller ones. Obviously, the bigger bags are more displayed, but all my little baby bags, I don't know any other way but to just store them kind of like a bookshelf. So, this is as good as it's going to get.
So many of these bags are very, very, very... I mean, everything is used, which I love, and I think I don't like to be overly stuffed up. In my closet in general, I have pretty much mostly The Row. You obviously spend a lot of money on these bags, but they're so interchangeable. You can wear them with literally anything. This is not paid. This is for real. I love these little bags they're doing right now. It's little suede. Well, when I'm going out, I don't have that much. I have my lipstick and maybe a little powder and then my credit card and it all fits. It's perfect.
I got this Hermès squish. That's what I call it. I don't think that's the proper name, but I got this recently as a gift and this is a really, really cool bag. I feel like if I was a bag, I'd be this bag. I love it so much. But also, look at this little guy. My mom got this for me when I was a baby. Kylie has one, too. Still have her. Never getting rid of her. Nothing fits in this actually, to answer your question, but it's fun to have and a little memory.
I'm insanely organized. It's actually a pleasure and an obsession of mine. So, my closets are categorized. So, we have tops here. It goes from tank tops to long sleeves and short sleeves. You'll notice it's a little bit more muted, which I love, 'cause I think that that also prompts me to have more basics and things that I could re-wear and re-wear and re-wear. But I also have my staple colors. I'd say the reds, the blues, and the greens are my favorite colors and I love to throw them into my wardrobe.
I feel like a great leather jacket you could have for life. So, having my leather jacket collection has been very important and it's been grown very meticulously. Actually, my favorite, and people have probably seen me wear it a lot. I don't know what it is. I think it's the fit, but also the way it lays and the slouch that it has. It's a Phoebe Philo leather and it's beautiful. You probably won't ever not see me in this. Oh, I also just got this really good Gucci. How beautiful is that? I just got this like 2 days ago. I'm so excited to wear it. It's skin-tight and just perfect.
Considering it is currently sweater weather, I feel like we should talk about sweaters. I love a good sweater. This one I've been wearing a lot. It's just simple gray. It's The Row, but so soft and cozy and the perfect fit ever. And I love to style my sweaters with a button-up. That's why they're all right next to each other, 'cause I'll sit here and I'll mix colors and stuff. Or even if it's cold enough, I'll be wearing a coat and I'll use the sweater as a scarf and throw it over my shoulder, or as a belt. I just love layering with sweaters in general. They're the best, and to have them handy. I'm always cold, so I love a good layering.
Scarves and beanies, hats. Oh, you want to see my favorite hat right now? I don't even know what to call this, but it's like beanie. It's knit, so it's like beanie material, but it's a little bucket hat and it's my favorite thing ever. I love it so much.
I've always been the person to prioritize comfort, but I think that when I was younger... I was just actually looking at photos from 2016, 'cause I feel like everybody is on this 2016 trend right now. First of all, my style, please don't go back in time because it was so bad. But I was always wearing major heels, like massive heels, everywhere I went, and I remember at that time thinking to myself that a heel made the outfit. And that is just so not the case for me anymore. I definitely prioritize my comfort. The more comfortable I am, the happier I am, and actually the hotter I feel. Truly.
To have a great fitted jean will never get old. And when I find a jean that I'm like, "Wow, this is perfect," it will never leave my closet. But yeah, speaking on tailoring, also finding a good... like these old, I think these are Gucci, too. When you find a vintage pair that fits you like a glove, again, you'll never want to get rid of it. And these are just such a good basic pant. They're long. I can't always find things that are long enough for me.
When it comes to style within my family at least, I have different style choices than some of them. And so, sometimes I'll definitely walk into a family dinner and one or two of them will be like, "This is cool. What is this?" You know, kind of a little side-eye action, but I could care less. When I love something, I love something. I don't know. I can't think of one thing. I do know that there's things in here that I've bought that have sat here. Or hand-me-downs, like I think Kim gave me these. But I'm not going to wear it. Like, where am I going to go? I'd have to be going somewhere very specific to wear these, but they're these old Dior pants, and I'm obsessed with them, but I just have to find the right place to go is the problem. I'll get there, I promise. Same with these Dior pants. I've got to wear these. So, disclaimer, these are coming to Aspen with me sometime soon.
What else? Oh, these were my mom's. My mom gave these to me, these are a hand-me-down, but they're so beautiful. Are they Gucci or whatever? Oh, no, they're Prada. My mom has really good flat boot game. She has given me another pair that's not in this house, but I think those ones are Gucci and they're just so good. She's a boot person. So, I trust her with that.
The most worn boot heel for me are these Guccis. And these are vintage. I found them... The heel has popped off a million times 'cause I've just worn the out of them. Look, they're falling apart. But they're just so sleek and so good. And you know what I'm going to say, I don't know if this is getting older or the fact that I can be like 6'3" real quick if I'm wearing heels that are too tall, but this height is my go-to now. I don't like to go over 4 in. 4 in is my max. It's the best 'cause I'm comfortable all night, but I still feel hot in my little heel. And I can still groove and move.
This Louis Vuitton bag is by Virgil Abloh and it is a super special piece in my closet. It is from spring/summer 2020. It's so stunningly beautiful. It's something that I actually have not worn yet, but I've owned since the moment it walked. I'm scared to travel with it almost, but I love having it in my closet. I look at it every day. It reminds me of... Virgil was such an uplifter. I think that he wanted you to feel like the best version of yourself and whatever that looked like, he was supportive of, which was one of the best and most beautiful things about him. So, I'm happy and I'm honored that it lives in my closet.
I just bought myself this for my 30th birthday. My dream. Any Hermès bags that I own, I'm very particular about the ones that I have. I love really old ones. I have one up here. I'll grab it. They're super worn, these Kellys, and the leather is super crunchy and I love when the leather cracks and there's scratches and there's scuffs and the corners are all messed up. This is so chic to me and so beautiful.
This shoe wall is really my everyday. They're my basic heels that go with everything. They're my basic loafers and flats. I love a ballet flat, and then some specialty things of course, but I really like to keep it to what I wear regularly. I have some good vintage boots down here. Another find out in the world. What are these actually? Couldn't even tell you. I can't pronounce this. But whoever made them really did their thing.
Speaking of highest boot, these are probably the highest in this closet right now. They're high, they're pointy, they're hot and amazing. And I'm so grateful they came into my life.
Most worn shoe in my entire shoe collection is this one. These are The Row. I'm probably going to get in trouble or something because I think these were sample shoes. It still has all the handwriting in them. They had loaned me them for a look. I never gave them back. Please don't be mad at me. I wear them every day and they're my favorite and they're so worn in, you guys. They're perfect. They're the perfect loafer actually. I think styling a loafer is so different. I've definitely worn an oversized baggy button-up where I'm wearing tiny shorts that you can't even see under, and then a loafer, and I didn't wear socks with it. But then also I've worn a little dress with a loafer and a little ankle sock. I have so much saved style stuff about girls wearing a long pant or a jean and then a red sock with their loafer or a yellow sock with their loafer. I think that's really cute.
So, this is kind of the final section in the entire closet. This is where I have my long hanging, and right now it is all dresses, but sometimes this converts into, like, it'll be half long dresses and then styled looks. This is where I'll be like, these are my ready-to-go looks essentially. Some of it's super random. Some of them are just random dresses. Look at how old this little Valentino dress is. I would wear this to a picnic, you know? Or I'd wear this to go to the grocery store. Oh, I just got this vintage Donna Karan robe. I'm obsessed. Look at these sleeves, you guys.
I definitely will watch movies sometimes and think, "Wow, that's a really beautiful silhouette." Most of that comes from Audrey Hepburn movies when she was wearing all the Givenchy. Those silhouettes are so stunning. But I don't know, I think right now I'm looking at a lot of Slim Keith. I think she's the coolest and I love her style. Yeah, I'm always kind of looking for new inspiration. I was watching Sex and the City and I saw Carrie. She always has the cutest outfits on, but this outfit stuck with me for some reason. She had this multicolored poncho situation, but it was flowy and silky and cute. And then I found this one that looks kind of similar to the one she was wearing in the show. And I think it's Moschino. Yeah, it's Moschino. And it's just so good. I don't know where I'm going, but I love it and I can't wait to wear it.
Thanks for watching my closet tour. I hope you guys enjoyed. I'll see you later.
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