Making Sense out of Style 
Who you are - How you wear it

Style doesn’t require perfection—just engagement. It’s good to be back after an extended holiday break. Now that the holidays are behind us and winter has more than settled in, my thoughts are turning back to my closet. It feels a little late to be coming up for air, but the flu stepped into our house during the first week of the new year and proceeded to take us out one by one. This was the first week I can honestly say I feel back to normal. The flu is no joke! I was chatti

Some weeks, the work of building a personal style system feels less like big breakthroughs and more like paying attention to the small, revealing moments. This was one of those weeks. Between a surprisingly emotional hour in my closet, some helpful podcast and Youtube episodes, and packing for a weekend away, I found myself learning not only about clothes, but the quiet friction and clarity that can show up along the way. Here’s what surfaced: A Follow-Up to My Style System

Your Style System: What Does It Look Like? Last week, I kept track of the small things I was doing every day with my wardrobe. It was an exercise that helped me see the value of being intentional—even in just small ways. Zooming out, I noticed a natural next step would be to look at how these little actions fit into the bigger picture. Then I thought— what big picture?  What I’m doing feels so fragmented. One day I was taking care of garment maintenance, another I was doing a

I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about style. I love watching how other people do it—what they choose, how they put things together, and the story behind why they wear what they do. I’m endlessly curious about how this process plays out. What I find harder is turning that same curiosity toward myself. It’s much easier to stay in my head than to actually do something; to make an attempt and risk falling short. I have high expectations for how good things are “suppos

Hope you’ve had a good week and a chance to reset over the weekend! As we start a new one, let’s take a moment to look back and notice the small steps that added up over the last week: our “drops in the bucket." It’s easy to overlook our progress when life gets busy, but it's important to remember that even our smallest efforts deserve recognition. The Inventory Project Update If you’ve been working on your own wardrobe inventory, here’s a quick check-in: this week’s focus wa