Building a Wardrobe

Building a Wardrobe, Posts, Style | January 2, 2024

Begin/Again: New You, New Shoes

I don’t want to talk about 2023.  Like an ex-boyfriend whose name should never again be spoken, that year shall never be mentioned again in polite company.  Instead, I want to begin again.  Again.  And I want to start with my wardrobe.

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Building a Wardrobe, How To Wear It, Posts, Style | October 23, 2023

Coat Week: The Best Trenches

This week, I would like to discuss one of my favorite topics: coats.  Because coats are truly one of the best parts about cold weather, perhaps the only good part.  So let’s start with trench coats.

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Building a Wardrobe, Style | August 22, 2022

Seven Essential Pieces for Fall 2022

At 40, I’m over trendy pieces.  So mohair and white sleeveless tanks are not on the menu in my house this fall.  But a lot of the must-have items for fall 2022 are basic pieces that work in any wardrobe.

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Building a Wardrobe, Style | August 22, 2022

Seven Essential Pieces for Fall 2022

At 40, I’m over trendy pieces.  So mohair and white sleeveless tanks are not on the menu in my house this fall.  But a lot of the must-have items for fall 2022 are basic pieces that work in any wardrobe.

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Building a Wardrobe, How To Wear It, Style | September 18, 2019

A Fall Capsule, The Next Three

I wrote today’s capsule collection post because I needed to refocus my wardrobe.  But when I started going through my closet last night to assess how close I was to making that post a reality, I realized that I had missed three pieces that I reach for often.  Luckily, they fit perfectly into the capsule’s […]

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Building a Wardrobe, How To Wear It, Style | September 18, 2019

27 Easy Pieces: A Capsule Collection

For years, I was fastidious about my wardrobe.  Pieces were chosen; outfits were planned.  My closet was edited and tailored.  But since finishing law school, things have gone a bit awry.

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Building a Wardrobe, Style | September 18, 2018

The Closet Edit, No. 2: How to Build a Wardrobe

Several years ago, I read an article that asked hundreds of women in the fashion industry their ideal wardrobe size.  I’ve searched for the article several times, but I’ve never been able to locate it.  What I remember is that the author determined that the perfect wardrobe was 75 pieces.

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Building a Wardrobe, Style | September 18, 2018

The Closet Edit, No. 2: How to Build a Wardrobe

Several years ago, I read an article that asked hundreds of women in the fashion industry their ideal wardrobe size.  I’ve searched for the article several times, but I’ve never been able to locate it.  What I remember is that the author determined that the perfect wardrobe was 75 pieces.

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Building a Wardrobe, Style | September 11, 2018

Item of the Week: Sweater Weather

Yesterday, I stepped outside, and the chill hit me like a wall.  Part of me is ready for fall, but part of me will never be.  But equinox less than two weeks away, it’s time to start thinking about sweaters.

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Building a Wardrobe | September 13, 2016

Wardrobe Essentials: Basic Blouses, Vol I.

Upper Row // Cuyana Silk Tee ($155) // Iris & Ink Tie Neck ($140) // Boden Animal Print Top ($59) // Lower Row // Mango Flowy Shirt ($46) // 3.1 Phillip Lim Muscle Tee ($137) // Otte Sylvia Top ($289) // A wardrobe is built on a foundation of basic pieces.  When your closet is filled with the right […]

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Building a Wardrobe, Career Style | July 13, 2016

Political Convention Do’s and Don’ts

From Upper Left, Julie Vos Elephant Pendant ($145) and Large Patriot Donkey Pin ($13) // BCBGeneration Open Front Blazer ($118) // Tahari Crepe Dress ($118) // Kate Spade Wedges ($298) // Ted Baker Red Lace Dress ($143) // WHBM Taffeta Skirt ($99) // Caslon Gauze Wrap ($149) Every four years the party faithful, the press, […]

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Building a Wardrobe, Career Style | July 13, 2016

Political Convention Do’s and Don’ts

From Upper Left, Julie Vos Elephant Pendant ($145) and Large Patriot Donkey Pin ($13) // BCBGeneration Open Front Blazer ($118) // Tahari Crepe Dress ($118) // Kate Spade Wedges ($298) // Ted Baker Red Lace Dress ($143) // WHBM Taffeta Skirt ($99) // Caslon Gauze Wrap ($149) Every four years the party faithful, the press, […]

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