My Tailor Had Opinions About My Suit And No Belt, I Wasnt Ready For That Conversation
The pins were already in my jacket sleeve when Dominic, my tailor for the last three years, took one look at the loops on my new suit trousers and asked…
I Went Down A Rabbit Hole Trying To Find Out Who Invented The Wrap Dress
A woman at a dry cleaner’s counter in Cherry Creek, waiting behind me while I explained a stain situation I’d rather not detail here, looked at what I was wearing…
Buttoning Both Buttons On A Blazer Is The One Rule Everyone Quietly Ignores
I bought a blazer off a resale app three months ago, gray, structured, the kind of thing that photographs like it costs more than it did, and the first thing…
Whether Brown Brogues Work With A Grey Suit Took Me Longer To Work Out Than It Should Have
People get remarkably worked up about brown shoes and grey suits, considering the actual stakes involved, which are approximately zero. Nobody has ever lost a job, a marriage, or a…
Brown Shoes With Grey Trousers Got Questioned By A Colleague At Lunch
“That’s a bold choice for a Tuesday,” she said, looking at my feet like I’d shown up in cleats. I was wearing dark brown derbies with charcoal grey trousers, a…
Work Dresses For The Office
A few years ago someone described my outfit as “surprisingly professional” because I was wearing a dress. It’s a compliment that has haunted me ever since. How does one look…
The Perfect Green Shift Dress For Weekend Brunch
Four days until a trip I’m not even taking and I’m still standing in my own closet arguing with myself about a green shift dress, which is a very Miami…
The Best Green Shirt Dresses For A Beach Vacation
Packed a green shirt dress for Cabo three years ago because my brother Sam said green photographs better on sand than white does, no washed out squint, no glare. He…
Hand Picked, The Burgundy Shirt Dresses Worth Shopping
Okay so burgundy is either the most sophisticated color a shirt dress can come in or it’s giving “I peaked in a wine bar in 2019,” and I need you…
Our Favorite Burgundy Blazers Right Now
I sell swimsuits for a living, not blazers, which means the only reason I own three burgundy blazers is that I stood next to a rack of them at a…