Wide Leg Pants in Winter: Shoes and Boots That Work
I counted my wide leg pants back in October, which is a very specific and slightly alarming thing to do on a Tuesday night, and the number was eleven. Eleven…
Mens Chelsea Boots: Jeans and Pants That Suit Them
I own six pairs of men’s chelsea boots. Not men’s boots that I wear, actual men’s chelsea boots, size eleven, that live in my apartment because I am apparently the…
Velvet Blazer Styling: Black and Colored Options
My roommate walked into the kitchen, looked at me for a full three seconds, and said, “okay, who died.” I was wearing a black velvet blazer over jeans and a…
Cowboy Boots for Women: Easy Pairings
I counted once, out of boredom, during a slow Tuesday on the sales floor. Seventeen wears since January, tracked by the scuff pattern on the outside edge of my brown…
Velvet Pants: Tops and Outfit Ideas
Velvet pants have a reputation problem, and for years I was actively contributing to it. The general consensus, at least among the women in my office, is that velvet pants…
Cropped Jeans: Shoes, Boots, Socks and Jackets
I bought my first pair of cropped jeans in 2019 for a work trip to Austin and wore them with ballet flats, the kind with the little bow, because that…
Silver Sequin Skirt: Tops That Work
I own four silver sequin skirts. Four. I counted them last week while doing a closet purge that was supposed to result in fewer things, not an inventory of a…
Black Sequin Dress: Shoes, Jewelry, Earrings and Tights
I was folding laundry on my kitchen floor Sunday afternoon, the kind of task where you end up sorting three other piles you didn’t mean to start, and one of…
Ankle Grazer Jeans: Shoes and Boots
Ankle grazer jeans have a reputation for being the compromise nobody actually asked for. Too short to read as a full length jean, too long to be a proper crop,…
Barrel Jeans in Winter: Shoes That Work in Cold Weather
The first time I wore barrel jeans out in actual winter, not just around the apartment where the worst hazard is a rug, I put them with a pair of…