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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Denim Shirt: Bottoms and Jackets That Work

I own six denim shirts. Not because I set out to collect them, but because every time I think I have the right one, some detail is slightly off, the…

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Leather Jacket Outfits: Under Layers, Jeans, Shoes and Bags

I counted it out last week, actually sat there like a weirdo and scrolled through six weeks of outfit photos on my phone, and the leather jacket showed up in…

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Midi Skirt Styling: Tops, Boots, Coats and Jackets

I counted nineteen midi skirts hanging in my closet last spring, actually stopped and counted because my sister asked how many I owned when she saw me shove three more…

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Gray Jeans and the Colors That Sit Well Beside Them

My friend Dana walked into my kitchen last spring, took one look at my outfit, and said, “Okay, but why does that gray look so much better than your other…

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Long Denim Skirt: Boots, Coats, Jackets and Tops

I bought my first long denim skirt in a hurry, in a dressing room with terrible lighting, because a friend of mine had one and looked effortlessly put together in…

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Little Black Dress Footwear: Shoes, Heels and Tights

I counted them properly last week, standing in front of the closet with a glass of wine and entirely too much time on my hands, and the number was eleven.…

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Mens Denim Jacket: What to Wear Under It and With It

I own six denim jackets. Six. I did not set out to own six of anything, let alone six versions of the same garment in roughly the same shade of…

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