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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Cream Pants and Jeans: Color Pairings and Outfit Ideas

I own three pairs of cream pants now, which feels like a strange thing to admit given that my first experience with the color ended with me standing in a…

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Mens Chinos: Shoes and Outfits That Work Beyond Office Days

My brother in law took one look at me walking into his kitchen last Thanksgiving and said, “Since when do you own actual clothes?” I was wearing olive chinos, a…

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Gray Joggers Outfits: Shirts, Shoes and Colors

I was folding laundry on a Sunday afternoon, the kind where you turn on a podcast you’re not really listening to and just sort by pile, when I hit the…

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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…

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Khaki Pants Made Easy: Colors and Outfit Ideas

I have worn khaki pants at least three times a week for the better part of six years, which by my rough count puts me somewhere past nine hundred separate…

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Chelsea Boots: The Jeans and Pants That Sit Right With Them

Chelsea boots get filed under “safe” pretty quickly. Ask anyone what to wear with them and you’ll get the same three words back: skinny jeans, obviously. As if the boot…

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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…

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Pink Pants: Colors and Outfits That Balance the Brightness

I was folding laundry on a Tuesday night, the boring kind of Tuesday where you’re watching something you’ve already seen just for the noise of it, and I had a…

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