Gray Suit Shirt Patterns and Colors
I own six gray suits. Not by design, not some capsule wardrobe manifesto, just the slow accumulation of a decade where gray kept winning over navy at the tailor’s counter.…
Maroon Dress and Shoe Colors
I was standing in the front hall with one shoe on, running eleven minutes behind for a dinner I did not even really want to go to, and I had…
Gray Suit and Shoes: Brown, Black or Something Bolder
I was standing in the hallway with one shoe on and one shoe in my hand, running eleven minutes later than I should have been for a meeting I didn’t…
What Color Shoes Go With a Pink Dress?
My friend Colette walked into my kitchen last spring, took one look at me in a blush pink midi dress and black pointed flats, and stopped dead. “You’re really doing…
Best Shoe Colors for a Purple Dress
I once wore fuchsia colored heels with a plum colored dress to my cousin’s engagement party and spent the entire evening looking like I’d lost a bet. In my head,…
Which Tie Colors Go With a Pink Shirt
I ruined a perfectly good rehearsal dinner outfit with a tie the color of canned salmon, and I want to talk about it because I think most guys who own…
Loose Jeans and Loose Pants: How to Keep Outfits Balanced
I was standing in front of the dryer at close to eleven at night, pulling out a load of jeans while they were still a little damp, because I have…
Blue Chinos: Shoes, Blazers, Jackets and Shirts That Suit Them
I own four pairs of blue chinos in three different shades, and if I’m honest about it, they get worn something like three times a week on average, more in…
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…