Midi Denim Skirt: Jackets, Shoes and Tops

I count them every so often, usually right before I try to shove one more onto the hanger and the rod threatens legal action, and last week the number came…

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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…

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Gray Blazer: Colors, Pants and Shirts That Work With It

Renata leaned over my cubicle wall on a Tuesday, looked at me for a solid three seconds, and said, “You look like you’re about to fire someone.” I was wearing…

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Black Suit: Which Shirt Colors Work?

My sister looked at me over her reading glasses when I walked into her kitchen last month wearing a black suit with a shirt the color of a swimming pool…

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Black Denim Jacket: Jeans, Pants and Shirts That Work

My sister called me on a Tuesday, which she never does, just to tell me she’d seen a photo of me in my black denim jacket standing next to my…

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Peplum Top: Layers, Jeans, Pants and Skirts

I did an actual count last week, standing in front of my closet with my coffee going cold, and the number was fourteen. Fourteen peplum tops. Not blouses that happen…

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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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