My cousin Maggie and I bought matching polka dot dresses at Old Navy and it’s quickly become one of my favorites. The shift dress style is great for almost any occasion and it serves as a blank canvas for all kinds of styling. Here I layered an artsy button down underneath for a little extra…Read More
Button Down
Beach Vibes
This spring has been slow going. Life may be moving at a raucous pace but the warm weather is really taking its time. Since it’s been too cold to actually go to the beach, I shot this look in the bamboo fields in the Back Bay Fens. In these photos they give the balmy vibe…Read More
Double Duty
I don’t get off work until 6 so I love outfits that can go from day to night easily. This tuxedo dress is one of my favorites. I wear a lace slip underneath it and button it up for the office, then at night I can let some of the lace show and add a…Read More
Vladimir Nabokov
Just when you think The Authors can’t get any better, it does. Following Leo Tolstoy and Sylvia Plath, I styled a looked based on the infamous Lolita author himself: Vladimir Nabokov. Although he was born in Russia he lived much of his life in Western Europe and in America, and didn’t achieve literary prominence until he…Read More
Founding Fathers
One of my favorite parts of fall is layering. Sweaters, flannels, button downs, it all goes together. I layered this sheer, lace, white button down with a tie under a burgundy sweater hoping to achieve a prep-school look. Ultimately it ended up going a little more John Hancock than Ralph Lauren but I still like…Read More
Straight A Student
Every year I re-watch Gossip Girl for fall fashion inspiration and for a few weeks it really shows in my style. If this isn’t a Blair Waldorf outfit I don’t know what is. I’ve been looking for a good black and white tie blouse for a while and the lace and bell sleeves on this…Read More