Mini Skirt Styling: Tops, Boots and What Goes Underneath

The first time I wore a mini skirt as an actual adult, not a teenager sneaking around a dress code, I paired it with sheer black tights, ankle boots with…

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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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Cardigan Layering: What Goes Under, What Goes Over

I counted my cardigans last month during a closet cull that was supposed to be ruthless and ended up being mostly nostalgic. Fourteen. Fourteen cardigans, and I wore something from…

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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…

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Cowboy Boots Without the Costume Look: Jeans and Outfits

My sister took one look at me walking into her kitchen last Thanksgiving, coffee in hand, jeans tucked into a pair of oxblood Ariats, and said, “Okay, Yellowstone, what happened…

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Midi Dress Outfits: Shoes, Boots, Heels and Layers

I counted the other day, out of pure boredom during a long commute, and it turns out eleven of the last thirty days I wore a midi dress. Not because…

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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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Mens Cardigan: Layering Over, Under and With

I checked my “worn twice this week, don’t wash yet” chair last Tuesday and counted. Four cardigans in five days. Not four different sweaters, four different cardigans, because apparently that’s…

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Green Dress Shoe Colors: Neutral, Metallic or Bold?

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, one shoe on, one shoe off, trying to eat cereal without dripping milk on the emerald wrap dress I’d already committed to…

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Wide Leg Jeans in Winter: Shoes and Outfits for Cold Days

The reputation on wide leg jeans in winter is that they’re impractical, full stop. They drag through slush, they need the kind of shoe you can’t wear once the sidewalks…

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