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…

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Gray Chinos: Shirt Colors and Shoes That Work

My sister took one look at me walking into her kitchen last Thanksgiving, wearing charcoal gray chinos with a rust colored flannel and white sneakers, and said, “Okay, when did…

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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…

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Light Gray Pants and Jeans for Women: Easy Outfit Ideas

I counted last month, because counting things is basically my whole personality at this point, professionally and otherwise, and light gray pants or jeans made it into eleven separate outfits…

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Which Color Pants Go With a Navy Blazer?

The reputation is that a navy blazer only really works with gray pants, maybe khakis if you’re feeling loose, and that’s the whole conversation. Every men’s style guide I’ve ever…

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Denim Jacket for Women: Pants That Work With It

I own eleven denim jackets. Eleven. I counted them properly last month while doing a closet cull that was supposed to result in bags for donation, and instead resulted in…

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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…

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Beige Chinos: Shoes, Shirts and Color Partners

I counted them properly last week, which was a mistake, because now I cannot unknow it. Six pairs. Six pairs of beige chinos live in my closet right now, ranging…

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Blue Chinos: Shoes, Blazers, Jackets and Shirts That Suit Them

I own four pairs of blue chinos in three different shades, and if I’m honest about it, they get worn something like three times a week on average, more in…

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Navy Chinos: Blazers, Jackets, Shirts and Shoes

I own six pairs of navy chinos right now. Six. I counted them properly, laid out on the bed like some sort of inventory audit, because I had a genuine…

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