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  • Encore: Comfort Is The New Black

    As promised, some oldies but goodies from the une femme archives… Comfort has become non-negotiable for me. I will no longer wear anything that binds,…

  • Low-Key

    Last week was one of those “it’s always SOMETHING” times chez nous. First, le Monsieur had been  under the weather since the previous weekend with…

  • Bending The Rules

    One of the fashion rules I learned growing up was that the components of an outfit should have matching levels of formality. Tailored with tailored,…

  • Beachy At The Office

    This is the time of year that I usually start to crank up my traditional grouse: based on what’s available on retailers’ racks, they seem…

  • True North

    If someone told me I could only wear one outfit for the rest of my life, it would probably be some iteration of this: black…

  • Wild Card

    The first time I tried on this Covered Perfectly top, le Monsieur (who usually doesn’t offer unsolicited comments on what I’m wearing) said, “nice top!!”…

  • Grown-Up Dressing Redux

    I began blogging in 2007 partly because I was struggling to figure out how to dress my 50-plus-year-old self. The kind of “grown-up” dressing I’d always…

  • Shortcut To Summer Business Casual

    Shirt: Theory (on sale right now!) // Necklace: kate spade, no longer available. Similar // Jeans: Eileen Fisher // Watch: Michael Kors // Shoes: J.Crew,…