My Linen Trousers Came Out Of The Wash A Different Size Than I Remembered

I spent a solid fifteen years telling anyone who’d listen that linen doesn’t shrink, not really, that the whole thing was overblown fabric folklore passed down from people who’d washed…

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I Wore A Leather Skirt To Work To See If Smart Casual Stretches That Far

I told a client last spring that her leather pencil skirt was “a little much” for a Tuesday client meeting, and she looked at me like I’d insulted her mother.…

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A Blazer Alone Might Not Be Doing The Smart Casual Job People Think It Does

I bought a blazer specifically for one wedding rehearsal dinner in Franklin, secondhand, structured shoulder, the kind of navy that photographs as black in bad lighting. Paid forty two dollars…

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A Tank Top At Work Depends Entirely On What Ends Up Layered Over It

Okay so someone in my comments asked “is a tank top appropriate for work” like it was a yes or no question and I sat with my phone for a…

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The Blazer Requirement For Business Casual Might Be Outdated Advice

I kept a navy blazer on the back of my office chair for three straight years in the early 2000s. Never wore it once that I can actually remember, just…

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The Blazer To A Wedding Rule Might Just Be An Assumption Nobody Checked

I built a whole cost benefit case for a navy blazer two Aprils ago, the way I build cases for everything, cost per wear, versatility across three separate weddings that…

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The Bottom Button Rule Followed My Cardigan Home From My Blazer, Apparently

I buttoned a cardigan on a client three weeks ago exactly the way I’d button a blazer. Top hole first, working down, skip the bottom one on instinct, like my…

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A Leather Skirt At Work Comes Down To The Fabric More Than The Cut

My sister asked me if a leather skirt was “too much” for a client presentation, and I asked her the only question that actually matters: is it the kind of…

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Blazers Have The Same Hidden Stitch As Trench Coats And I Never Noticed Either

I wore my brother Sam’s old blazer to a client dinner in March, sat down at the table, and felt it pull weird across the back like the fabric was…

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A Blazer That Doesnt Cover Your Bum Is Apparently A Whole Category Of Wrong

A client texted me a photo from a dressing room last month, blazer on, one hand on her hip, the other holding her phone at that angle we all use…

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