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…
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…
Which Tie Goes With a Black Shirt?
I’ve been told, more than once, that a black shirt is a “put it with anything, it doesn’t matter” garment, the fashion equivalent of a blank wall. My brother in…
What Color Pants Go With a Black Shirt?
I bought a pair of black pants specifically to wear with a black shirt for a job interview, and I want you to understand that I thought this was a…
Black Chinos: Shirts, Shoes and Everyday Outfits
I was doing my Sunday inventory, the thing where I lay everything from Monday’s meetings across the bed and try to figure out if I actually need to do laundry…
Black Sequin Skirt: Tops and Outfit Ideas
I’ve owned a black sequin skirt since roughly 2011, and for most of that time I treated it the way most people treat theirs, as a single-occasion garment that comes…
Black Sequin Pants: Tops and Outfit Ideas
I bought my first pair of black sequin pants for a company holiday party three years ago, and I want to be very clear that the pants were never the…