• Color

    Styling Black for Summer

    4 Tips to Lighten It Up! Happy day, Reader Dear! Much better. I fixed the typo. Sometimes the fingers get ahead of the brain. The first time I typed eader Drear, which I am hoping most fervently that you are…

  • Capsule Wardrobing

    Winter Capsule Inspiration

    Winter 2021/2022 Happy day, reader dearest! It’s almost December! Which means it’s time to jump into my Winter Capsule Wardrobe. That makes me one very happy woman! I know capsules aren’t for everyone. Or for every season. This fall, I…

  • Style and Styling

    Copycat Style: October 2021

    Happy mid-October, reader dear! You know what that means, don’t you? It’s Copycat Style time! Copycat style is a little series that began in January of 2020 and took on a life of its own. I felt like my style…

  • Wardrobe 101

    Pattern Mixing

    Who, Why and How! Happy day, reader dear! We’ve reached the end of another week! That should mean we are one step closer to finding our way into our new normal and making forward progress instead of feeling stuck. At…

  • Style and Styling

    Rebellious Personality

    Style Personality Series Happy day, reader dear We’re making progress! Today’s post takes us past the halfway mark in our exploration of personality styles. As I mentioned in the introductory post to this series, there are seven basic style personalities, but NO…

  • Color

    Confused by Color?

    A Back to Basics Post Happy day AND year, reader dear! I hope yours are going well! If this is your first visit, Welcome! If you are returning, Welcome Back! It’s lovely to see you again. (Well, not quite see,…

  • Style and Styling

    7 Tips to Break the Black Habit!

    Happy day, dear reader! Is it spring where you live? Or does it already feel like summer? As the weather warms, it’s a great time to take a look at our dressing habits. What’s working, what’s not, and what might…

  • Style and Styling

    Style Myths

    Happy day, reader dear! What are your favorite myths? I could be talking about Greek and Roman myths, or Norse myths, but I suppose that in our context I mean style myths. A bucketload of style myths got a lot…