Leather Skirt Styling: Tops, Jackets, Shoes and Tights

I own seven leather skirts. Seven. I counted them last week while doing a closet audit that was supposed to be about donating things, and instead turned into a moment…

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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…

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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…

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Barrel Leg Jeans: What to Wear With Them and the Shoes That Suit

My sister in law took one look at me walking into her kitchen last month and said, “Are those jeans… wide at the bottom but not flared? What are we…

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Ankle Boots: Pants, Socks and Easy Outfits

Ankle boots have a reputation for being the safe choice, the boot you buy when you cannot decide on anything else, the middle child of footwear that gets worn constantly…

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Dresses Beyond Heels: Sneakers, Boots, Blazers, Cardigans and Sandals

There was a wedding in September, three years ago now, and I wore a pale green midi dress with a pair of strappy gold heels I had bought two days…

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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…

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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…

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Mens Chelsea Boots: Jeans and Pants That Suit Them

I own six pairs of men’s chelsea boots. Not men’s boots that I wear, actual men’s chelsea boots, size eleven, that live in my apartment because I am apparently the…

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