A Sweater of Substance (One of Four)

  In a Business Casual environment, a substantial sweater, A Sweater of Substance, can stand in for a jacket when worn with a crisp blouse and smart trousers. Indeed, some might say that the sweater better captures the essence of BC and has the added benefit of easily fitting into a weekend wardrobe with khakis … Read more

Pretty Blouse Plays a Supporting Role

  I know that most of you will be too busy on Thursday to visit this blog, so I am posting a day early as a special holiday treat.   To all of you, I wish a restful, contemplative Thanksgiving day of abundance and sharing. And some mirth. Maybe after your guests leave, you can … Read more

A Little Something Special

  I turned 48 earlier this month and bought myself a little present — a little something special — to celebrate. We need to take walk around this. Unfortunately, you can’t move; you’re just stuck there, looking at this screen. You sit tight and I’ll turn.   Vest: Marissa Webb Lynette Vest*; Shirt: Talbots; Pants: … Read more

The Directrice Normals Up

  After reading the comments on the Key Set, I felt compelled to advise, perhaps assure, all of you that I often look extremely conventional.   O.K. I sometimes like extremely conventional.   O.K. I occasionally look extremely conventional. Dress: Brooks Brothers; Belt: Emporio Armani; Shoes: Tory Burch; Bag: Coach; Watch: Michele CSX   * … Read more

Robe and Slippers

  One of the many nice things about having female colleagues is that once your numbers reach a magic population, clothing exchanges are likely to happen.

The Key Set, Part III: Casual Layers

  Rounding out the Key Set are the casual layers. These are some of my favorite casual business and casual Friday selections. Some have more layers than might be apparent at first glance. You may be asking Why layering? Who really cares? Layers = depth; depth = visual interest. Certainly, some garments are so beautifully … Read more

The Key Set, Part I: The Chic Bits

It’s a little satisfying to look back over the content that I’ve generated for this blog because: So Much! But I am concerned that this oeuvre isn’t as navigable as I’d like and that the most important posts (cannot believe that I just wrote that: the most important posts on my hobby style blog) are … Read more