Joggers Styled Up: Shoes, Boots, Coats and Jackets

I own fourteen pairs of joggers. Fourteen. I counted them properly last Sunday, laid out on the bed like some sort of intervention, and stood there doing the math on…

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Shirt Colors for Gray Pants

I once showed up to a friend’s engagement dinner wearing a lavender shirt with charcoal gray pants and what I can only describe, in hindsight, as a general air of…

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Red Pants: Colors and Outfits That Balance the Bold

I own eleven pairs of red pants. Eleven. I counted them twice, laid out on the bed like some kind of evidence board, because I genuinely did not believe the…

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Sequin Pants: Simple Tops and Shoes to Calm Them Down

My sister took one look at me walking into her kitchen last New Year’s Eve, sequin pants catching the light from her stove hood, and said, “Okay, but why does…

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Burgundy Pants: Colors That Pair Well

Burgundy pants have a reputation for being a once-a-season novelty, something you buy in October, wear to one dinner, and then shove to the back of the closet until you…

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Chinos for Guys: Simple Outfit Formulas

The word on chinos has been settled for so long that nobody even argues about it anymore. They are the pants of guys who stopped trying. The default when jeans…

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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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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…

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Navy Pants Outfit Ideas: Colors and Shoes That Work

I was standing at the ironing board on a Tuesday night, working through a basket of clothes that had been sitting there since Thursday, when I noticed something that stopped…

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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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