11 Go-To Casual Outfits for Everyday Errands That Fashion Enthusiasts Love

A sentiment I’m sure many other 30-somethings share, I feel like I spend 99% of my time out with work running errands. Between doing the food shop and hauling my returns to the post office, stocking up on skincare and picking up prescriptions, I spent more time on the go than ever these days. This got me to thinking, if everyone else is the same—and by everyone I include Instagram’s most prolific dressers, too—I wondered what those whose style I find inspiring wear to run their errands. Cue my latest scrolling session. 

I spent a solid hour looking at the feeds of some of my favourite follows to see the casual outfits that they wear during their downtime (which I also assume they wear to dash to grab a pint of milk from the corner shop). What I found were 10 comfortable, easy-to-throw-on looks that I would happily bump into my ex in the aisle of Tesco in. From on-trend wide leg trousers and ballet flats, to maxi skirts and simple tees – all the way to failsafe jeans-and-jumper pairings, keep scrolling to see the casual outfits fashion people wear to run errands in. 

Style Notes: Just because you’re running errands, that doesn’t mean you can’t looked polished; throw on a blazer with any jeans-and-t-shirt combination that takes your fancy. Socks and Sandals are an iconically controversial look, but errand-wear is where the combo can truly come into it’s own. Add some chunky socks to complete this look as the cold drains in or if you really can’t face it, go for trainers.