The Perfect Beige Shirt Top For The Office

My brother Sam argued for two years that beige on top reads as “I gave up” and nothing else. I argued back for two years that he’d never actually worn…

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Shop the Beige Blouses We’d Actually Wear

My friend Marisol won this argument about a month ago and I’m still salty about it, which tells you everything about how these conversations usually go on our end. She’d…

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The Best Barrel Leg Jeans For Everyday Wear

I sell swimwear, not jeans, but the fitting room is the fitting room no matter what’s on the hanger, and barrel leg jeans have caused more quiet crying in that…

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Claire’s Pick of the Best Aqua Blouses

Half of me thinks aqua is the most flattering color I own and refuses to be talked out of it, and the other half of me thinks I only love…

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Straight Leg Jeans: The Shoes and Boots That Sit Right at the Hem

My sister walked into the kitchen while I was hunting for my keys, took one look at what I had on, and said, “Wait, are those the good jeans? What…

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Loafers, Socks and Pants: Making the Pairing Work

I own eleven pairs of loafers and I wore some version of one on 214 days last year, because I kept a note on my phone for exactly this reason…

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Leopard Print Jeans: Treating Them Like a Neutral

Leopard print jeans have a reputation for being a lot. Ask most people what they picture when you say the words and they will describe something loud, something you wear…

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Baggy Jeans, Balanced: Tops and Shoes That Keep the Look Sharp

I own eleven pairs of baggy jeans. Eleven. I counted them properly last weekend while doing laundry, laying them out across the bed like some kind of denim crime scene,…

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Black Jeans, Endless Outfits: My Rotation of Tops, Shoes and Colors

My sister took one look at me walking into her kitchen last Thanksgiving, wearing the same black jeans I’d worn to her house every single visit for two years, and…

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Barrel Jeans: Getting the Proportions Right With Shoes and Tops

My sister Nadia texted me a photo of herself in a pair of barrel jeans with the caption “tell me the truth, do these make me look like I’m wearing…

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