Blue Shirt: Tie and Pants Pairings

I counted it up the other week out of pure boredom: seventeen. That’s how many times this year I’ve been asked, mid text message or mid panic in my own…

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Black Denim Jacket: Jeans, Pants and Shirts That Work

My sister called me on a Tuesday, which she never does, just to tell me she’d seen a photo of me in my black denim jacket standing next to my…

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Wide Leg Jeans 2026: Shoes and Outfit Ideas

Okay so I need to tell you about the pair of wide leg jeans that almost got me stuck on an escalator at the Domain in Austin, because I think…

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Womens Navy Blazer: Looks Worth Trying

I used to think the navy blazer was the blazer equivalent of oatmeal. Perfectly fine, technically correct, the thing you wear when you don’t want to be noticed. For about…

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Gray Pants and Jeans for Women: Styling Ideas

I bought a pair of gray dress pants in 2011 specifically because the saleswoman told me gray was “the new black,” and I nodded like this was groundbreaking information rather…

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Black Jeans for Men: Tops and Layers That Work

My husband owns six pairs of black jeans. I know this because I counted them last Sunday while doing laundry, laid them out on the bed like some kind of…

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Womens Blazer: What to Wear With It and Underneath

I counted my blazers this morning, actually got up and counted, because a client asked me last week how many I owned and I genuinely didn’t know. Eleven. Eleven blazers…

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Sky Blue Jeans: What Actually Works

I wore sky blue skinny jeans with a chambray shirt in almost the exact same wash to a work happy hour in 2016, and I want to be very clear…

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Ankle Grazer Jeans: Shoes and Boots

Ankle grazer jeans have a reputation for being the compromise nobody actually asked for. Too short to read as a full length jean, too long to be a proper crop,…

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Cropped Jeans: Shoes, Boots, Socks and Jackets

I bought my first pair of cropped jeans in 2019 for a work trip to Austin and wore them with ballet flats, the kind with the little bow, because that…

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