Cardigan Layering: What Goes Under, What Goes Over
I counted my cardigans last month during a closet cull that was supposed to be ruthless and ended up being mostly nostalgic. Fourteen. Fourteen cardigans, and I wore something from…
Cowboy Boots Without the Costume Look: Jeans and Outfits
My sister took one look at me walking into her kitchen last Thanksgiving, coffee in hand, jeans tucked into a pair of oxblood Ariats, and said, “Okay, Yellowstone, what happened…
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…
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…
Mens Cardigan: Layering Over, Under and With
I checked my “worn twice this week, don’t wash yet” chair last Tuesday and counted. Four cardigans in five days. Not four different sweaters, four different cardigans, because apparently that’s…
Wide Leg Jeans in Winter: Shoes and Outfits for Cold Days
The reputation on wide leg jeans in winter is that they’re impractical, full stop. They drag through slush, they need the kind of shoe you can’t wear once the sidewalks…
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,…
Mini Dress Styling: Underneath, Over It, and With Boots or Coats
The reputation mini dresses carry is that they belong to a decade of your life and then you graduate out of them, quietly, the way you graduate out of standing…
Leather Pants Styling: Tops, Boots, Coats and Jackets
I bought my first pair of leather pants for a New Year’s Eve party in a city I did not live in, at a shop I have never been able…
Pleated Skirt Outfits: Boots, Jackets, Shirts and Tops
My sister Mara texted me a single line the morning I wore my gray pleated midi to her kid’s school recital: “Since when do you dress like you have a…