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…
Jean Jacket Basics: Which Pants Look Best With One
I bought my first jean jacket at nineteen, paired it with jeans that were maybe half a shade off from the jacket, and wore the whole outfit to a barbecue…
Maxi Dress Layers: Shoes, Jackets, Cardigans and Coats
I was standing in the front hallway last Tuesday, keys already in one hand, trying to zip a boot with the other, and I still had forty seconds to decide…
Cargo Pants Styling: Tops, Shoes, Jackets and Colors
I bought my first pair of cargo pants in a fit of confidence I had not earned. This was a few years back, olive green, six pockets, a drawstring hem…
Mens Black Jeans: Building Outfits From Tees to Jackets
I ironed my black jeans once. Properly ironed them, crease down the front like school trousers, because I had a second interview for a job I badly wanted and I’d…
Sweater Dress Styling: Shoes, Boots, Coats and Jackets
My roommate walked into the kitchen on a Tuesday, looked at me for exactly two seconds, and said, “You’re wearing the vacuum sweater as a dress again, aren’t you.” Which,…
Leather Skirt Styling: Tops, Jackets, Shoes and Tights
I own seven leather skirts. Seven. I counted them last week while doing a closet audit that was supposed to be about donating things, and instead turned into a moment…
Mini Dress Styling: Underneath, Over It, and With Boots or Coats
The reputation mini dresses carry is that they belong to a decade of your life and then you graduate out of them, quietly, the way you graduate out of standing…
Leather Pants Styling: Tops, Boots, Coats and Jackets
I bought my first pair of leather pants for a New Year’s Eve party in a city I did not live in, at a shop I have never been able…
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…