The Best Brown Slip Dresses
There was a proper argument in our group chat last spring when one of us wore a brown slip dress to a “casual Friday drinks” thing and someone else said,…
The Beige Satin Tops Worth Your Money
Everyone talks about a beige satin top like it’s a neutral, like it’s the quiet cousin of a white button down, and I need to say plainly that it is…
The Black Velvet Dresses Worth Your Money
Had a client last year, older woman, tell me black velvet was “the safe choice for a woman my size,” and I actually stopped what I was doing to argue…
The Best Beige Lace Tops For Layering This Season
I own two beige lace tops, purchased eighteen months apart, and they have taught me completely different lessons about the same category. The first one, bought for a client dinner…
Shop the Beige Slip Dresses We’d Actually Wear
I’d like to have a word with the woman who bought her first beige slip dress in 1994 thinking it made her look like she’d wandered off the set of…
The Perfect Beige Satin Skirt For The Office
There was a proper argument in this house the week I wore a beige satin skirt to a meeting and my sister, on the phone, heard the rustle of it…
Satin Skirt Styling: Tops, Shoes, Layers Underneath and Winter Coats
The first time I wore a satin skirt out in public, I sat down at a restaurant booth and slid straight off the seat like I’d been greased for a…
Black Satin Skirt: Simple Tops and Shoes That Let It Shine
I own exactly one black satin skirt, a midi with a bias cut that hits just below the knee, and I have worn it, by my own rough count going…
Satin Midi Skirt: Tops, Shoes and Boots
I own eleven satin midi skirts. Eleven. I counted them last Sunday while doing a closet purge that was supposed to result in donations and instead resulted in me lying…
Velvet Blazer Styling: Black and Colored Options
My roommate walked into the kitchen, looked at me for a full three seconds, and said, “okay, who died.” I was wearing a black velvet blazer over jeans and a…