What Stylist Karla Welch Can’t Live Without

I get great satisfaction from making my daily lists and checking them off with a pen (I’ve really been advocatingpentopaper; I remember things better than if I just enter them on my phone). I have thisplannerin pink leather; it’s super cute. And I have another one withblank pagesthat I just write ideas in — getting them out of my brain and onto the paper helps them stay in my brain. It’s a convoluted process, but it works.

I’ve beenwearingLevi’s since I was 12 years old, when I stole a pair from my brother, which I still have. [Editor’s note: Welch and Levi’s have previously collaborated oncapsule collections.] When I was a teenager, I definitely sat in the bathtubto get them to fit. There’s definitelyagingyou can do, which I do a bit of; I’ve throw them into saltwater. But for me it’s mostly about wearing them. Wearing them, and wearing them, and wearing them, and wearing them, until I’m like, “Ah, these are perfect!”

Every once in a while I’ll buy designersunglasses, but I’m such a classics person. I wear these all the time: They’recool, never going out of style, and they look good on my face. I havemultiple pairsin tortoise and in black, and I just go between them all. I love them. It’s just … instant vibes.

I’m such aBirkenstockwearer. I’m wearing them right now in the airport with whitesocks— I don’t care; I just love them. They’re like my go-to as soon as the weather gets warm. I’ve been wearing them since high school … I had the classic brownArizonas, I think. I’ve always just worn the two straps. [The Valentino Arizonas] just came out. I wore them with a ball gown from the Row to a birthday party in Mexico, and that was kind of great (it’s on myInstagram). I love wearing dresses, but then I like wearing them with these orsneakers. I don’t wanna wear heels. [Editor’s note: Here’s aless expensive pair of Birkenstock Arizonas that’s a convincing dupe for the Valentino collaboration.]

I always travel with Joanna’smasks; she just has a magic touch, and is so legendary. I put them on on the plane, and feel like I come off with a super-refreshed feeling that really lasts. I like the Dawnface mask; I usually use one an hour before I land — unless I’m on ared-eye, then I’ll fall asleep with one on and it’ll go everywhere. But I don’t really care.

I maybe do this once a week … I like that it’s an over-the-counter dose ofvitamin Candretinol, and a littlescrub— it all feels great. I’m just having very good results from it. I actually watched one of Gwyneth’s little testimonials — they’re so amazing — before I bought it, and was like,I’ve got to try that.

It’s my go-tolipstickright now.

I’ve just always liked Meyer’s pieces. She really changed the game injewelry, in terms of likelittle tiny pieces. She’s the one who did it all. I have a C for Clem, my kid. It’s just a perfect little specialpiecethat I love to wear.

I started with makingplain white T-shirts, but my whole life I’ve always worn French striped shirts. For these shirts, I wanted to keep the fit of my classicwhite tees, but put stripes on them, so that’s what I did. And I love them. I wear them all the time — withjeans, khakis, baggy pants. I would say the look is kind of like a real ’70s, French crewneck. There’s a vintage feel to them,softand great.