Dress Shirt Colors for a Navy Suit
I bought my first real navy suit for a cousin’s engagement party eight years ago, and I paired it with a dress shirt that I was convinced was white. It…
Maxi Dress Layers: Shoes, Jackets, Cardigans and Coats
I was standing in the front hallway last Tuesday, keys already in one hand, trying to zip a boot with the other, and I still had forty seconds to decide…
Brown Dress Styling: Shoes and Tights
I counted them last winter, out of curiosity more than vanity: nine brown dresses hanging in rotation, plus two more in the give away pile because the fit never quite…
Midi Dress Outfits: Shoes, Boots, Heels and Layers
I counted the other day, out of pure boredom during a long commute, and it turns out eleven of the last thirty days I wore a midi dress. Not because…
Brown Dress Pants and Shoe Colors
I used to tell clients that brown dress pants were the pickiest thing in a closet. Harder than gray, harder than navy, because the second you introduce a warm neutral…
White Dress Shoe Colors
I wore white shoes with a white dress to my cousin’s wedding in 1997, and I want to be very clear that I do not mean I wore a coordinating…
Shoes for a Green Dress
I was standing in my kitchen in a slip dress the color of a bottle of good olive oil, holding a mug of iced tea in one hand and a…
What Shoes Go With Any Dress?
I counted my shoe rack last week because I was procrastinating on actual work, and out of thirty one pairs, six get worn with dresses on a regular rotation. Six.…
Shoes for a Purple Dress
I own fourteen purple dresses. Fourteen. I counted them Sunday night while looking for a specific one and had to sit down on the edge of the bed for a…
Sweater Dress Styling: Shoes, Boots, Coats and Jackets
My roommate walked into the kitchen on a Tuesday, looked at me for exactly two seconds, and said, “You’re wearing the vacuum sweater as a dress again, aren’t you.” Which,…