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…
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…
Wide Leg Jeans for Women: Outfits and Shoes
I own eleven pairs of wide leg jeans right now, which is a genuinely unhinged number for someone who works from a home studio three days a week and only…
Gray Blazer: Colors, Pants and Shirts That Work With It
Renata leaned over my cubicle wall on a Tuesday, looked at me for a solid three seconds, and said, “You look like you’re about to fire someone.” I was wearing…
What Color Shoes Go With Black Jeans?
I was standing in my front hallway at 7:42 on a Tuesday, one shoe on, one shoe in my hand, an Uber already four minutes away and closing, and I…
Black Suit: Which Shirt Colors Work?
My sister looked at me over her reading glasses when I walked into her kitchen last month wearing a black suit with a shirt the color of a swimming pool…
Slim Fit Jeans: Shoes That Suit
I bought a pair of pointy white leather sneakers off a resale app at eleven fifteen on a Tuesday night, absolutely convinced they were the missing piece to every pair…
Black Jeans for Women: What to Wear With Them
Okay so I need to tell you about the black jeans I wore to my own cousin’s engagement dinner, because I think about this outfit at least once a week…
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…
Best Shirt Colors for a Light Gray Suit
I own eleven dress shirts that exist for exactly one reason. A light gray suit I bought three years ago from a shop in Wicker Park that has since closed,…