The Beige Wrap Skirts Worth Your Money
I bought my first beige wrap skirt for a client dinner I was nervous about, which tells you nothing about the skirt and everything about how I make decisions, but…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Belt Bags
I spent about two years calling the belt bag a fanny pack with better PR, and I said so, out loud, in meetings adjacent conversations, more than once. I was…
The Black Bardot Tops Worth Your Money
I have a running disagreement with myself about the black bardot top that I have never fully resolved, and it is not about whether it fits, it is about whether…
Shop the Argyle Sweaters We’d Actually Wear
I bought my first argyle sweater with a very specific mental image attached to it, the one where I’m at some tasteful holiday gathering with a glass of something dark,…
The Best Backless Dresses For Weekend Brunch
I need to admit something. I spent about two years thinking the backless dress was a trap dressed up as a good idea, the kind of thing that photographs beautifully…
The A Line Skirts Worth Your Money
I bought the wool blend one at full price on a Tuesday afternoon, on my actual lunch break, having convinced myself the meeting I had at two required a skirt…
Light Gray Pants and Jeans for Women: Easy Outfit Ideas
I counted last month, because counting things is basically my whole personality at this point, professionally and otherwise, and light gray pants or jeans made it into eleven separate outfits…
Black Dress: Which Shoe Colors Work?
I own fourteen black dresses. I counted them properly last week, laid them across the bed like some sort of very somber card trick, and the number should have alarmed…
Womens Loafers: Socks, Pants and Jeans That Suit Them
Someone in my office, a woman two desks over who wears exclusively black and grey and has never once complimented my clothes, called loafers “the sensible aunt of shoes.” I…
Navy Chinos: Blazers, Jackets, Shirts and Shoes
I own six pairs of navy chinos right now. Six. I counted them properly, laid out on the bed like some sort of inventory audit, because I had a genuine…