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problem: I’ve been dressing for a pandemic for 4 months

Problem: pandemic + I haven’t bothered to ‘dress for success’! Solution: start small but be decisive! If you’re living on planet Earth then you’ve been living through a pandemic and depending on where you are, you’ve been holed up in your house or your partner’s house, and haven’t had to truly get dressed for 100+ days! To keep this simple, three solutions to get you moving forward to look and feel better: Throw away every t-shirt that has yellowed arm pits

2020/07/27

Stores & Sites to See

j.crew is hemorrhaging

They’ve been attempting a financial and sartorial turnaround across the last year or two ~ they let go of the popular creative director Jenna Lyons and then they revamped their overall style messaging from upscale, suburban gamine to understated urban fem. But J.Crew is still hemorrhaging… So their new strategy is to go the way of Starbucks! It’s hiring Adam Brotman as president and chief experience officer. Brotman hails from Starbucks Corp. What’s the goal? My guess is to up customer

2018/02/20

Style

short cut: classic white shirt

This could be my new favorite white shirt. It’s made of poplin so not quite as stiff as your typical shirt and it has a point collar. Icing on this cake : it’s machine washable! Right length, right subtly relaxed fit and right price — BOOM! I want to say “thank me” but it’s really Everlane….

2017/07/26

Features & Series

In the Beginning, There was Darkness

This is the first in a four part series around building your ideal wardrobe. You can spend [and waste] a lot of time and money trying to build the ideal wardrobe when you don’t have the know-how or at least a guide to put you on the right path. This series is that plan of attack and I hope you find it provides you with enough inspiration to dig in and make it happen. You’ll need to be honest and

2014/03/07

Furnishings

Building Your Basics & Batman

For men, this is simple because it doesn’t require quantity just the right baseline to get you started. Esquire produces The Handbook of Style and I love their insights and share them with you often. Recently, I conducted a corporate training session on “Dressing for Your Corporate Climb” and here’s one of the tips I shared with the men around wardrobe basics: 5 shirts 4 ties 3 suits {your first should be navy or grey, then the other and then a

2012/07/20

Two Fall Closet Building Blocks

Leopard print is one of the most versatile prints (goes with brown, black & camel) Camel is luxe and screams style! Choose from a variety of print accessories or clothing at J.Crew A button down sweater offers the option to rock it alone, under a blazer, or over another button down or tee… My favorite: I have so much leopard print, it’s not funny – – the leopard print pencil skirt is next!

2011/08/10

5 Wardrobe Essentials for the New Year

Do you have these items? Blazer Pencil Skirt Classic Shirt Little Black Dress Slim Pant Get to Gilt Groupe….now!

2011/01/11

White is THE Boldest Color

Most people probably wouldn’t even consider white a “color”. I feel that when it comes to wardrobe, white is not only a bold color, but the most IMPORTANT color you can own. I want to talk white collared shirts. I “heart” a great fitting white collared shirt. They just make everything you are wearing instantly classic. I love pairing a collared shirt with riskier fashion choices and think it is a great way to anchor a funky skirt, pant or

2010/11/02

Flat Out Gorgeous!

Everyone knows I am a slave to high heels and why not – they make me look taller, they make me look leaner, and they make me look like I’m working out my lower half religiously! However, I have recently become a closet junkie for ballet flats. If they’re made correctly, they are chic, comfortable, can be dressed up, and add the pinch of feminity that I only thought could come from a high heel….more demure schoolgirl than sex