Shop the Beige Blouses We’d Actually Wear
My friend Marisol won this argument about a month ago and I’m still salty about it, which tells you everything about how these conversations usually go on our end. She’d…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Belted Dresses
Six days out from a trip to Key West and I still had two belted dresses sitting on the bed with the tags on, both bought for the same wedding,…
The Perfect Beige Wrap Dress For Weekend Brunch
My mom came to visit in March, sat across from me at brunch, and said, “that color makes you look like you skipped breakfast for a week.” Not mean, just…
The Best Beige Pencil Skirts For Everyday Wear
I used to think beige pencil skirts were a costume for people who’d given up, the kind of thing you wore once at twenty six for an interview and then…
The Perfect Beige Satin Skirt For The Office
There was a proper argument in this house the week I wore a beige satin skirt to a meeting and my sister, on the phone, heard the rustle of it…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Aqua Blouses
Half of me thinks aqua is the most flattering color I own and refuses to be talked out of it, and the other half of me thinks I only love…
Loafers, Socks and Pants: Making the Pairing Work
I own eleven pairs of loafers and I wore some version of one on 214 days last year, because I kept a note on my phone for exactly this reason…
Beyond Dress Shoes: Casual Footwear With a Navy Suit
I counted, once, out of pure boredom on a delayed flight: over the last two years I have worn my navy suit on twenty six separate occasions that I could…
Wearing Red Dress Shoes: The Outfits That Make Them Work
I was on the floor of my closet on a Sunday afternoon, sorting through a box of shoes for the donation pile, when I pulled out a pair of red…
Dress Shoes for a Navy Suit: The Formal Color Options
My brother in law Rob caught me halfway across his living room at Thanksgiving two years ago, glanced down at my feet, and said, “Are those brown with a navy…