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…
Brown Shoes: Which Pants and Socks Go With Them
I counted them twice because the first number seemed impossible. Eight. Eight pairs of brown shoes lined up against the wall of my closet, and that’s not counting the one…
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…
Khaki Pants Made Easy: Colors and Outfit Ideas
I have worn khaki pants at least three times a week for the better part of six years, which by my rough count puts me somewhere past nine hundred separate…
Shoes for a Green Dress
I was standing in my kitchen in a slip dress the color of a bottle of good olive oil, holding a mug of iced tea in one hand and a…
Green Dress Shoe Colors: Neutral, Metallic or Bold?
I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, one shoe on, one shoe off, trying to eat cereal without dripping milk on the emerald wrap dress I’d already committed to…
Brown Dress Pants and Shoe Colors
I used to tell clients that brown dress pants were the pickiest thing in a closet. Harder than gray, harder than navy, because the second you introduce a warm neutral…
Tops for Green Pants and Gray Pants: Color Combinations That Work
I want to tell you about the time I wore olive green pants and a red top to a Tuesday morning staff meeting because I genuinely thought I was being…
Gray Suit and Shoes: Brown, Black or Something Bolder
I was standing in the hallway with one shoe on and one shoe in my hand, running eleven minutes later than I should have been for a meeting I didn’t…
Brown Blazer: Under Layers and Pants That Work
I own four brown blazers. Four. I counted them on a Tuesday in October while looking for a fifth thing to wear to a client lunch, found none of the…