The Best Aqua Maxi Dresses For A Garden Party

I’d like a word with the woman who wore a pale blue linen dress to an outdoor wedding in 2001 and spent six hours pulling it away from her legs…

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Maxi Skirt Styling: Tops, Boots, Coats and Jackets

I did a genuine count last week, standing in front of the closet with a coffee going cold on the dresser, and the number was fourteen. Fourteen maxi skirts. Not…

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Straight Leg Jeans: The Shoes and Boots That Sit Right at the Hem

My sister walked into the kitchen while I was hunting for my keys, took one look at what I had on, and said, “Wait, are those the good jeans? What…

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The A Line Skirts Worth Your Money

I bought the wool blend one at full price on a Tuesday afternoon, on my actual lunch break, having convinced myself the meeting I had at two required a skirt…

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The Everyday Jeans Playbook: Footwear, Blazers and Everything Else

I counted the other day: out of the last thirty outfits I have photographed for the site, twenty six of them started with jeans. Not skirts, not trousers, not the…

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Chinos Beyond the Office: Shoes, Boots, Blazers and Coats

Chinos have a reputation problem. Ask most people what they picture when you say the word and you get some version of the same image: khaki pants, slightly too roomy…

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Womens Blazer Outfits: What to Wear Under and Over

I was standing at the ironing board at seven in the morning, coffee going cold on the counter, running the tip of the iron along a sleeve that had picked…

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Midi Skirt Styling: Tops, Boots, Coats and Jackets

I counted nineteen midi skirts hanging in my closet last spring, actually stopped and counted because my sister asked how many I owned when she saw me shove three more…

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Mom Jeans, Shoes and Tops: Keeping the High Waist Flattering

I spent years avoiding mom jeans because everyone told me the same thing: they are shapeless, unflattering, the denim equivalent of giving up. The name itself does the marketing for…

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