• Travel & Packing

    BEST EVER Packing TIP!

    START with Color! For Less Stress AND More Outfits Happy day, Reader Dearest! The calendar says summer won’t be here for a few more weeks, but for us in the US, last weekend’s Memorial Day holiday was the official start…

  • Musings & Miscellany

    What I’m Loving–May 2023

    Happy Day, Reader Dearest! What’s floating your boat this season? It could be anything… Maybe it’s a hobby? A particular combination of salad ingredients? An exercise routine? A color combination? An outfit worn #onrepeat? An album, playlist or musician/group? I’m…

  • Travel & Packing

    “French” Beach Vaycay Wardrobe

    Were I ACTUALLY French Beach-ing… Happy day, Reader Dearest! Sooo… The other day I get a text from my bestie saying, I potentially have a great fun deal for you! But it’s time-sensitive–give me a call this morning!! First, I…

  • Style and Styling

    Copycat Style: May 2023

    Olive Trouser + Blue Top (And a spot of leopard… See what I did there?!) Happy day, Dear Reader! It’s Copycat Style time! I feel like there needs to be a special little Copycat Style dance to go along with…

  • Wardrobe 101

    STOP Before You Shop!

    Put Away Your Plastic… And Start Loving What You Own Hello and Happy Day, Reader Dear! Every season, retailers and bloggers are out there telling you what’s new. HOT! TRENDING! MUST-HAVE! STYLE MAKERS! But are they? Really? Yes AND no.…

  • Capsule Wardrobing

    My Daily Dozen–Summer Update

    Making the Transition from Spring to Summer Happy day, Reader Dearest! They say hindsight is 20/20. Things that seem obvious after the fact weren’t obvious at all before or during. It’s the same for our wardrobes! Sometimes the best laid…

  • Style and Styling

    Copycat Style: April 2023

    White Jeans + Olive Utility Jacket Happy day, Reader Dearest! It’s mid-April. AND it’s BAAAACK! I’m trying to get back into the swing of SO many things. Like Copycat Style posts. If you are new to closetplay.biz, Welcome! It’s great to…

  • Capsule Wardrobing

    Spring Capsule Check-In

    Happy day, Reader Dear! How goes it? Such a simple question. That can have one or more VERY complicated answers! Some of which contradict each other. So let’s make it easier. We’ll narrow down the question to something answerable in…