Gray Suit Shoe Colors: Brown, Black, Burgundy and Beyond
I was sitting on the kitchen floor last Sunday night with a can of shoe polish, a horsehair brush, and three pairs of shoes lined up like suspects, trying to…
Polo Shirt Styling: What Goes Over It, Under It and With It
For years I thought the polo shirt was the single most boring garment a person could own. It had this reputation, fair or not, of belonging to golf courses, corporate…
Backless Dress Survival: Bras, Underneath Options, Jewelry and Shoes
I was standing in my bathroom in a towel, holding a dress up against the mirror with one hand and rifling through my underwear drawer with the other, already fifteen…
Navy Pants Outfit Ideas: Colors and Shoes That Work
I was standing at the ironing board on a Tuesday night, working through a basket of clothes that had been sitting there since Thursday, when I noticed something that stopped…
Black Wide Leg Pants: Tops, Jackets and Shoes
The reputation black wide leg pants carry is that they are a magic trick you cannot mess up, the one pants silhouette that makes everyone look taller, leaner, more put…
Gray Joggers Outfits: Shirts, Shoes and Colors
I was folding laundry on a Sunday afternoon, the kind where you turn on a podcast you’re not really listening to and just sort by pile, when I hit the…
Skinny Jeans, Still Going: Footwear and Tops That Feel Current
I was standing in front of the closet at seven in the morning, coffee already going lukewarm on the dresser, doing the thing I do most days, which is stare…
Brown Dress Styling: Shoes and Tights
I counted them last winter, out of curiosity more than vanity: nine brown dresses hanging in rotation, plus two more in the give away pile because the fit never quite…
Cargo Pants Styling: Tops, Shoes, Jackets and Colors
I bought my first pair of cargo pants in a fit of confidence I had not earned. This was a few years back, olive green, six pockets, a drawstring hem…
Midi Dress Outfits: Shoes, Boots, Heels and Layers
I counted the other day, out of pure boredom during a long commute, and it turns out eleven of the last thirty days I wore a midi dress. Not because…