Fall fashion featured on Alison Gary, Editor in Chief of Wardrobe Oxygen. For reference, Alison is 5’3″ and usually wears an XL, 14/16, or 14W.
Corduroy is back in a big way, and as usual, cabi is ahead of the curve with fashion trends, offering their cord Journey Jacket this season. I’m a bit shell-shocked from my elementary school years practically starting a fire as I walked to class in my cord jeans but I’m…
Chico’s teamed up with NYDJ to produce an exclusive collection of their flattering denim and I was so excited to get a chance to try it out. Y’all know I love Chico’s, and I’ve been wearing NYDJ for years so this collaboration was right up my alley. Jeans | Top…
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Gwynnie Bee is such a wardrobe lifesaver especially this time of year. While it’s a great program to rent dresses and separates for work and weekend, I find the service especially great when I have a calendar full of social occasions. Weddings, cocktail parties, holiday happy hours, and more… it…
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And Comfort sent me these culottes earlier this week. When I saw them I thought, “Oh heck no.” I’m short and solid, the idea of full-legged cropped pants sounded like a fashion don’t. Then I put them on and fell in love. They are fully lined, have a wide flat…
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My husband’s birthday was this past weekend, and it’s known as usually being a beautiful weekend in DC… one of the last of the season. We’ve made it a tradition to go away as a couple for his birthday weekend. Sometimes we go somewhere new (see our Asheville weekend getaway),…
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Fall is here… and my wardrobe is not ready. Most everything I wore this time last year no longer fits. Since working out on a regular basis I haven’t lost a ton of weight (less than 15 pounds) but building muscle has drastically changed the size and shape of my…
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Welcome to the latest edition of cute things from my closet that didn’t get the royal treatment from Photographer Husband! As a reminder, you can see most of these looks on Instagram and Instagram Stories, but for those who don’t use the ‘gram or want the deets on where to…
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This is what I wore yesterday when I was the guest speaker at a class on blogging and marketing at Howard University. When I got home, Karl snapped a few photos. I wanted to look accessible but not too try-hard, polished but not stuffy. My friend who is the professor…
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