Sock Colors for Brown Shoes
I counted my brown shoes last month during one of those closet purges where you tell yourself you’re being ruthless and then keep everything anyway. Eleven pairs. Eleven. Loafers, boots,…
Little Black Dress Shoes: Color Ideas Beyond Black
I was on the floor of my closet at eleven at night, cross legged, surrounded by shoes I’d pulled out of a bin I hadn’t opened since March, because I…
Which Bra Works for a Backless Dress?
I once safety pinned a regular t shirt bra to the inside of a backless jumpsuit at eleven o’clock at night, thirty minutes before I had to leave for a…
Mens Chelsea Boots: Jeans and Pants That Suit Them
I own six pairs of men’s chelsea boots. Not men’s boots that I wear, actual men’s chelsea boots, size eleven, that live in my apartment because I am apparently the…
Slim Jeans: Shoes and Outfit Ideas
I bought my first pair of slim jeans at a Gap outlet in 2016 for thirty four dollars, wore them exactly twice, and then let them sit in my closet…
Heel Colors for a Purple Dress
My mom walked into my kitchen on a Tuesday night, looked at me standing on a step stool trying to get a wine bottle off the top shelf, and said,…
High Waisted Jeans: Tops That Work
I bought my first pair of high waisted jeans in 2019 and paired them with a regular length t-shirt tucked in the way regular tucking works, which is to say…
Black Linen Pants: Tops and Shoes for Summer
I own five pairs of black linen pants. Five. I counted them Sunday morning while doing the thing where you pull everything out of a drawer to find one specific…
Tank Top: Bras, Layers Underneath and Over It
I wore a beige bra under a white ribbed tank top for an entire summer before anyone told me it looked like I had two throw pillows stapled to my…
Black Sequin Dress: Shoes, Jewelry, Earrings and Tights
I was folding laundry on my kitchen floor Sunday afternoon, the kind of task where you end up sorting three other piles you didn’t mean to start, and one of…