Leather Skirt Styling: Tops, Jackets, Shoes and Tights
I own seven leather skirts. Seven. I counted them last week while doing a closet audit that was supposed to be about donating things, and instead turned into a moment…
Black Satin Skirt: Simple Tops and Shoes That Let It Shine
I own exactly one black satin skirt, a midi with a bias cut that hits just below the knee, and I have worn it, by my own rough count going…
Pleated Skirt Outfits: Boots, Jackets, Shirts and Tops
My sister Mara texted me a single line the morning I wore my gray pleated midi to her kid’s school recital: “Since when do you dress like you have a…
Short Skirts: What to Wear With Them and Underneath
I was standing over the dryer on a Sunday afternoon, sorting a basket of clean laundry into piles, when I hit the drawer where I keep everything that goes under…
Satin Midi Skirt: Tops, Shoes and Boots
I own eleven satin midi skirts. Eleven. I counted them last Sunday while doing a closet purge that was supposed to result in donations and instead resulted in me lying…
Midi Denim Skirt: Jackets, Shoes and Tops
I count them every so often, usually right before I try to shove one more onto the hanger and the rod threatens legal action, and last week the number came…
Black Leather Skirt: Jackets, Tights, Shoes and Tops
I need to tell you about the time I wore a pleather skirt to my friend’s engagement dinner and left looking like I was moonlighting as a dominatrix flight attendant,…
Silk Skirt: Styling Ideas
Everyone talks about silk skirts like they’re a hazard. Dry clean only, wrinkles if you breathe near it, only comes out for the one wedding a year where you’re forced…
Peplum Top: Layers, Jeans, Pants and Skirts
I did an actual count last week, standing in front of my closet with my coffee going cold, and the number was fourteen. Fourteen peplum tops. Not blouses that happen…
Corset Outfits: Skirts, Layers and What Goes Underneath
I own seven corsets. Actually own, not “have tried on and returned,” seven, sitting in my closet right now, and I wore one four times last week alone, which I…