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Ask The Edit, Style | August 13, 2015

Ask Belle: How to Replace Buttons

Belle:  You often mention that you would change the buttons on jackets or suiting that you show us. Would you consider doing a post on your thought processes for such an alteration? (E.g., general rules on what size/type/color considerations you think about? I’d also appreciate your favorite resources for nice buttons.) Thanks, JH Most women […]

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Ask The Edit, Style | August 13, 2015

Ask Belle: How to Replace Buttons

Belle:  You often mention that you would change the buttons on jackets or suiting that you show us. Would you consider doing a post on your thought processes for such an alteration? (E.g., general rules on what size/type/color considerations you think about? I’d also appreciate your favorite resources for nice buttons.) Thanks, JH Most women […]

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Ask The Edit, Style | August 13, 2015

Ask Belle: How to Replace Buttons

Belle:  You often mention that you would change the buttons on jackets or suiting that you show us. Would you consider doing a post on your thought processes for such an alteration? (E.g., general rules on what size/type/color considerations you think about? I’d also appreciate your favorite resources for nice buttons.) Thanks, JH Most women […]

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Discussions | August 26, 2011

Discuss: Pushing My Buttons

  I don’t have pet peeves, I collect them.  I sometimes joke that if I were to write a memoir, it would be titled, “Peeved: A Life Spent Annoyed.”  But yesterday, I realized that there is one pet peeve that rises above the rest, a Super Pet Peeve, if you will.  The one that makes […]

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Features, Monday Mornings, Posts | February 5, 2024

Monday Mornings: February 5, 2024

January seemed to last forever. February will likely fly by. But my life is in transition, and I’ve decided to focus my energy on building for spring. As a result my window shopping is looking toward the future.

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Posts, Style | January 24, 2024

Begin/Again: Can We Talk About Pants?

The conversation about reinvigorating my wardrobe is mostly about pants.  Bye, bye leggings four/five days per week.  Instead, I want cool jeans and chic trousers.  But I want to be comfortable, and when you sit all day, comfort is key.  So let the search begin.

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Fantastic Finds, Posts, Style | January 23, 2024

The Find: A Relaxed Office Dress

When I think back to my last career as a special counsel at the Montana State Capitol and the wardrobe that kept me looking lawyerly, there are a few clutch players.  None was more important on a busy morning, when I was rushing to hand Sloane off to her nanny and get out the door, […]

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Career Style, Posts, Style | January 10, 2024

Working 9-to-5: Blazers for Work

While most of my work days are spent in denim and slippers, I know that isn’t the case for every woman who reads this blog.  With ‘return to the office’ in full effect for many lawyers, staffers, and corporate girlies, I would be remised if my own “workwear” needs pushed me to abandon the ladies […]

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Features, Monday Mornings, Posts | November 6, 2023

Monday Morning: November 6, 2023

I do a lot of window shopping on the weekends.  Some might say too much.  But how do you think I ended up with a fashion blog in the first place?  Do what you love, or so they say.

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Posts, Workday Reading | October 25, 2023

The Edition: No. 369

When I changed up my newsletter late this summer, I stopped writing The Edition.  This week, I got an actual e-mail petition from 11 readers who work together at one of our state legislature’s asking to bring it back “in some form.”  Well, they got their wish.

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Building a Wardrobe, How To Wear It, Posts, Style | October 23, 2023

Coat Week: The Best Trenches

This week, I would like to discuss one of my favorite topics: coats.  Because coats are truly one of the best parts about cold weather, perhaps the only good part.  So let’s start with trench coats.

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