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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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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Satin Skirt for a Night Out: What to Pair It With

The satin skirt has a reputation for looking cheap the second you move wrong under bad lighting, and for about fifteen years I believed that completely. I’d wear one, catch…

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Silk Skirt: Styling Ideas

Everyone talks about silk skirts like they’re a hazard. Dry clean only, wrinkles if you breathe near it, only comes out for the one wedding a year where you’re forced…

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Corset Outfits: Skirts, Layers and What Goes Underneath

I own seven corsets. Actually own, not “have tried on and returned,” seven, sitting in my closet right now, and I wore one four times last week alone, which I…

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Lace Pants: Tops and Outfit Ideas

Marisol walked into my kitchen, looked at my legs for a solid three seconds, and said “okay so we’re doing that now” in the exact tone she uses when I’ve…

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