Nobody Can Define Smart Casual, So I Tried A Maxi Dress Anyway
My brother texted me a photo of an invite that said “smart casual” and just wrote “what does this mean.” I sent back three paragraphs and none of them were…
A Maxi Dress Felt Like Too Much Fabric For A Job Interview, So I Reconsidered
I laid the maxi dress out on my bed at 7:40am, next to a blazer, and stood there having a full argument with myself about yardage. That’s the actual word…
A Sleeveless Dress For An Interview Made Me Second Guess Needing A Layer
Okay so I had a final round interview last Tuesday, the kind where they tell you it’s “just a casual chat with the team” and you know that’s a lie,…
I Went Down A Rabbit Hole Trying To Find Out Who Invented The Wrap Dress
A woman at a dry cleaner’s counter in Cherry Creek, waiting behind me while I explained a stain situation I’d rather not detail here, looked at what I was wearing…
Work Dresses For The Office
A few years ago someone described my outfit as “surprisingly professional” because I was wearing a dress. It’s a compliment that has haunted me ever since. How does one look…
The Perfect Green Shift Dress For Weekend Brunch
Four days until a trip I’m not even taking and I’m still standing in my own closet arguing with myself about a green shift dress, which is a very Miami…
The Perfect Green Midi Dress For A Summer Wedding
I have a green midi dress from a wedding in 2011 that I still keep because it taught me something, and what it taught me is that a dress can…
Shop the Chocolate Brown Midi Dresses We’d Actually Wear
My sister in law visited last month, took one look at me in the chocolate brown midi I’d bought for a wedding shower, and said “that’s such a sad color…
Hand Picked, The Burgundy Shirt Dresses Worth Shopping
Okay so burgundy is either the most sophisticated color a shirt dress can come in or it’s giving “I peaked in a wine bar in 2019,” and I need you…
Hand Picked, The Brown Shirt Dresses Worth Shopping
I settled the brown shirt dress argument in my apartment lobby, in front of my mail cubby, holding two dresses on hangers like I was presenting evidence. My position for…