My Life Fits Neatly Between a Coffee Cup and an Essentials Hoodie

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It’s kind of ridiculous, honestly, how much of my daily life can be summed up by two things: coffee and my Essentials Hoodie. That’s it. My whole routine, my vibe, whatever you wanna call it, basically hangs off those two. Add in the Essentials Tracksuit on weekends and, yeah, that’s my whole personality at this point.

And I used to be one of those people who’d roll their eyes at “hype clothes.” You know the type — overpriced, everyone’s wearing it, you think, nah, not me, I’ve got better taste. Then you cave. Then suddenly you’re one of those people. That’s me now.

Mornings Essentials Hoodie, caffeine, repeat

If you live in Australia, you know mornings can be all over the place. One minute it’s freezing, next minute the sun’s out like it’s summer. Melbourne is the worst for it — I’ve had mornings where I’ve worn a jacket, jumper, and hoodie layered, and by lunch, I’m sweating. Sydney’s not as dramatic, but still. The hoodie solves it all.

So yeah, I wake up, groggy, chuck on the Essentials Hoodie, don’t even think about it, and shuffle down to grab a flat white. Sometimes a long black if I’m pretending to be “healthier.” Coffee cup in one hand, hoodie wrapped around me like armour. It’s just automatic now. I don’t even look at my other jumpers anymore. They’re basically just taking up wardrobe space.

And the hoodie has this thing — it makes me invisible but also kinda cool at the same time. Like, you don’t look like you’re trying, but you also don’t look sloppy. Just enough effort. That’s what Aussies like, right? Effortless but still neat-ish.

The Essentials Tracksuit takeover

Now the Essentials Tracksuit is a whole other beast. I told myself I’d just get the hoodie. That was enough. But no, weekends got me. One Saturday, I wanted something easy to wear to the markets — something comfy enough for lounging but decent enough to be seen in. Tried the tracksuit. Game over.

It’s stupidly versatile. Market run? Perfect. Road trip down the coast? Also perfect. Flying to Perth? Yep, wore it on the plane. Heading to the pub in the arvo? Still works. It’s not like an old trackie-dack set where you look like you’re about to mow the lawn. This thing has weight, shape, and feels like someone thought about it properly.

I swear, once you wear the Essentials Tracksuit on a lazy Sunday, it’s over. Jeans don’t even stand a chance anymore.

Why does it work so well here?

There’s this Aussie thing—laid-back, yeah, but not too laid-back. We want comfort, just not the full ‘I give up’ look. That’s why the Essentials Hoodie works. You can throw it on with jeans, shorts, or even over boardies after a swim, and you look fine. Same with the Essentials Tracksuit — it doesn’t scream “slob,” it just says, “I’m comfortable, but I know what I’m wearing.”

Also, the weather here basically demands clothes like this. In Melbourne, four seasons in a day. Sydney wakes up cold, sweats through lunch, then throws the chill back at night. Brisbane? You spend the whole day wondering if it’s about to rain or not. The hoodie just fits into all that chaos. Throw it on, take it off, carry it around. Easy.

Coffee and clothes aren’t separate

This is the part that made me laugh when I realised it — my coffee habit and my clothing habit are kind of the same thing. The hoodie is like my morning coffee: reliable, warm, something I can’t do without. The Essentials Tracksuit is more like that second or third coffee you grab just because. It’s comfort, it’s a quiet luxury tucked into the mess of every day. I didn’t plan for it to take over, but it has. It just happened. Like with coffee — one day you’re “just an occasional drinker,” and then bam, suddenly you can’t start a day without it. That’s me with Essentials now.

The money thing

Alright, let’s talk price because I know someone’s thinking it. Yeah, it’s not cheap. When I bought the Essentials Hoodie, I had this mini panic like, “I’ve just paid more for this than I have for half my wardrobe combined.” But then I did the maths.

I spend about $6 a coffee, minimum two a day. That’s $12 a day. Times seven? $84 a week. Times a month? Over $300. On coffee. Coffee that disappears. And I don’t even blink at it. So why was I blinking at a hoodie I wear almost every single day? Same with the Essentials Tracksuit. It’s not “cheap,” but I’ve worn it enough times to justify it ten times over. It hasn’t stretched, faded, or gone weird in the wash. Worth it.

How I actually wear it

I’m not into “fashion inspo” but here’s the unfiltered version:

It’s all low effort. That’s the point. I don’t want to spend 20 minutes staring at my wardrobe. The hoodie and tracksuit just solve the problem.

The small rhythm of life

So here’s how it looks: mornings start with coffee, hoodie on. Weekend rolls around, out comes the tracksuit. Night comes, hoodie again. Somewhere in between, there are at least two more coffee cups. And that’s the rhythm. Not neat and tidy, but steady enough.

My life really does fit neatly between a coffee cup and an Essentials Hoodie, with the Essentials Tracksuit sliding in whenever I want the weekend to feel like an actual break.

Final word

I know it sounds dramatic, but these pieces have quietly become part of the rhythm of my days. Coffee, hoodie, tracksuit. That’s me. And I think that’s most Aussies, if we’re honest — we want comfort, we want ease, but we want it to look good enough that we could walk into a café and not feel underdressed. Essentials just nailed that balance.

So yeah. My life? Coffee in one hand, Essentials Hoodie on my back, Essentials Tracksuit ready for when I can finally slow down. That’s it. That’s the formula.


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