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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Mens Black Leather Jacket: What Actually Works

I have a spreadsheet. Not a metaphorical one, an actual Google Sheet called “Theo’s Closet” that I started three years ago and have never once let him see, because if…

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Jean Skirt: Everyday Looks

I counted them last Tuesday night, sitting on my bedroom floor with a glass of wine I probably didn’t need, and the number was eleven. Eleven jean skirts. Not eleven…

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Longline Coat: What to Wear Underneath

I’ve owned exactly three longline coats that actually earned their closet space, and I got there by ignoring almost everything the internet told me about wearing them. The reputation is…

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Best Shirt Colors for Brown Pants

My sister in law walked into Thanksgiving last year, looked at my brown corduroys and my white button up, and said, “Oh, you look like a substitute teacher who’s about…

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Blue Evening Dress: Shoes That Suit It

My roommate Marisol walked into my room on a Thursday night, looked at the eleven pairs of shoes fanned out across my bed like a crime scene, and said “you’re…

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Light Blue Suit: Which Shoe Colors Work?

I reach for this suit about eleven times a year, which I know because I actually tracked it last year in the same spreadsheet I use for expense reports, because…

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