Navy Pants Outfit Ideas: Colors and Shoes That Work

I was standing at the ironing board on a Tuesday night, working through a basket of clothes that had been sitting there since Thursday, when I noticed something that stopped…

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Black Wide Leg Pants: Tops, Jackets and Shoes

The reputation black wide leg pants carry is that they are a magic trick you cannot mess up, the one pants silhouette that makes everyone look taller, leaner, more put…

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Brown Shoes: Which Pants and Socks Go With Them

I counted them twice because the first number seemed impossible. Eight. Eight pairs of brown shoes lined up against the wall of my closet, and that’s not counting the one…

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White Linen Pants: Tops, Shoes and What to Wear Underneath

The first time I wore white linen pants in public, I found out about it the way you find out about most fashion mistakes: through photographic evidence. It was a…

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Cream Pants and Jeans: Color Pairings and Outfit Ideas

I own three pairs of cream pants now, which feels like a strange thing to admit given that my first experience with the color ended with me standing in a…

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Mens Chinos: Shoes and Outfits That Work Beyond Office Days

My brother in law took one look at me walking into his kitchen last Thanksgiving and said, “Since when do you own actual clothes?” I was wearing olive chinos, a…

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Gray Joggers Outfits: Shirts, Shoes and Colors

I was folding laundry on a Sunday afternoon, the kind where you turn on a podcast you’re not really listening to and just sort by pile, when I hit the…

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Cargo Pants Styling: Tops, Shoes, Jackets and Colors

I bought my first pair of cargo pants in a fit of confidence I had not earned. This was a few years back, olive green, six pockets, a drawstring hem…

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Khaki Pants Made Easy: Colors and Outfit Ideas

I have worn khaki pants at least three times a week for the better part of six years, which by my rough count puts me somewhere past nine hundred separate…

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Chelsea Boots: The Jeans and Pants That Sit Right With Them

Chelsea boots get filed under “safe” pretty quickly. Ask anyone what to wear with them and you’ll get the same three words back: skinny jeans, obviously. As if the boot…

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