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…
Mens Cardigan: Layering Over, Under and With
I checked my “worn twice this week, don’t wash yet” chair last Tuesday and counted. Four cardigans in five days. Not four different sweaters, four different cardigans, because apparently that’s…
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…
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…
Jumpsuit Styling: Shoes and Cardigans That Work
I own eleven jumpsuits. I counted them properly last month while packing for a trip, laying them across the bed like some kind of fabric inventory, and eleven felt like…
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…
Black Satin Skirt: Simple Tops and Shoes That Let It Shine
I own exactly one black satin skirt, a midi with a bias cut that hits just below the knee, and I have worn it, by my own rough count going…
Blazer Layering: What Goes Under It, Over It and With It
I own eleven blazers. I want to lead with that number because it explains both my authority and my humiliation, because for at least four of those eleven years I…
Pleated Skirt Outfits: Boots, Jackets, Shirts and Tops
My sister Mara texted me a single line the morning I wore my gray pleated midi to her kid’s school recital: “Since when do you dress like you have a…
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…