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In a season when most cardigan sweaters are of the open-front, no-closure variety, all I want is a low v, button front cardigan sweater. I want to wear it as a shirt, with nothing underneath and tucked into trousers. Come winter, I want to wear...

As a small chested woman, I adopted the unstructured, underwire free, unpadded bra a few years ago and never looked back. In the summertime, I even try to go without a bra when I can get away with it. My most recent unstructured undergarments come...

Maybe it’s the 70’s trend that won’t go away, or just the need to warm things up a bit, but I can’t get enough of the rusty neutrals that pair so well with black and white. This Céline clad editorial juxtaposes the rusty blush backgrounds...

It’s that time of year when we fall back into our “back to school shopping” mode, dreaming of wearing the Fall collections we fell for back in February. Unfortunately, most of those must-have pieces are for colder weather (not ready for that yet)! These pieces...

It’s not the first time I’ve talked about the glove shoe… I mean, who wouldn’t want a shoe that fits like a glove? Made in buttery leather that forms to your foot, the glove shoe is the Fall replacement of the summer slide. Take your...

As I browsed through the September issue of WSJ Magazine today, this coat caught my eye the minute I flipped the page. Classic, oversized and perfectly styled (by one of my favorite stylists, Véronique Didry). I was surprised to see that the designer of this...

In the summer, my uniform is pretty much white button down shirt and… fill in the blank. So when I find new ways to style my white button down shirt, I adopt them immediately. Here are my two new favorites… 1 // Tie a black...

Finally getting back into the swing of things here in New York. I wore my favorite new dress from J.W. Anderson yesterday. It was a great departure from my usual achromatic look. See the full look on instagram....

I feel like I missed most of the summer being away last month, but it is officially high summer here in New York. Hot, sunny and humid. There are only two things you need to survive New York City in August: a getaway and a...

Since I came across this image on Nest Together’s instagram a few weeks ago, I’ve been obsessing over the delicate pleats of Issey Miyake’s Pleats Please collection. The engineered pleats add a subtle texture to an otherwise simple shape while easily fitting many body types....

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