Style Tips

Style tips and how-to’s to help you get the most from your wardrobe.

  • hey, c’est moi!

    I was delighted to be asked to contribute to Vibrant Nation’s free e-book on style, titled very succinctly “What To Wear.” There’s an interview with yours…

  • worth waiting for: Style Forever

    Back in the Gilded Age, American women of means would travel to Paris to have themselves outfitted with the latest fashions, which they would then…

  • encore: rethinking classic

    This post originally appeared in February 2015.   When it comes to style taxonomy “Classic” is a word often used to describe a specific look….

  • encore: grown-up dressing

    This post originally appeared in June, 2014. I began blogging in 2007 partly because I was struggling to figure out how to dress my 50-plus-year-old self….

  • Is “Chic” Passé?

    Conceptualizing Chic I’ve been writing versions of this post in my head for months now. But it was one recent commenter on my Facebook page…

  • inspired by: relaxed layers

    I continue to be inspired and intrigued by layered looks with softer pieces. Short-over-long, long-over-short, even long-over-long, it all flies. Whether or not our style is…

  • mid-week miscellany

    I was so happy to see that Eileen Fisher brought back these tencel ankle pants this year. If you’re planning some warm weather travel these…

  • rethinking classic

      When it comes to style taxonomy “Classic” is a word often used to describe a specific look. Symmetrical, tailored, polished, presumably timeless. Think white…