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What to Wear to a Charity Dinner
A charity dinner calls for dressy polish without the severity of full black tie, which means one deliberate flourish, a sculpted shoulder, a satin surface, a velvet line, does more work than an entirely formal uniform. The room usually moves between reception, dinner and speeches, so the outfit needs to hold up seated as well as standing. This edit builds that balance from the dress outward to the bag and shoe.
What to Wear for a Fall Girls' Dinner
A fall girls' dinner outfit needs a shape that survives a crowded booth and still looks considered when the flash goes off. Layered evening pieces are having a moment because they photograph well without requiring a totally new wardrobe. This edit moves between a leather-jacket-over-slip formula and fuller evening dresses for the same night out.
Lazy Day Outfits: Cashmere, Easy Jeans and Slip-Ons
Soft cashmere, easy jeans and slip-on shoes for days when the to-do list can wait. It is for anyone who wants to look good while doing absolutely nothing.
Wedding Guest Edit: Dresses and Jewelry for Someone Else's Day
Wedding guest edit: 40 dresses, earrings and accessories from Mac Duggal, Ettika, Nadri and Staud, priced $28 to $3,300.
Last Minute Reservation Outfits: Resy Notifications On
Last minute reservation outfits should be ready when a Resy table opens, from a black jacket and suede pumps to mini dresses and gowns.
How to Wear Zebra Print This Fall
How to wear zebra print: treat it like a neutral, in dresses, skirts, calf hair bags, boots, belts and scarves. I give honest notes on which stripes earn their keep.
How to Wear Sequins: One Reflective Piece Is Enough
To wear sequins well, ration them: pick one reflective piece. Shop 40 sequin and metallic pieces from Gucci, Isabel Marant and Missoni.
How to Wear Red Accessories
Wear red accessories by letting one bright bag or pair of shoes carry the whole outfit against black and ivory basics. I go through red bags, red shoes and the neutrals that set them off.
How to Wear a Sweater Over Your Shoulders, Dress or Jeans
How to wear a sweater over your shoulders with a dress, tank or jeans: how to tie it, and what to wear under it for color and polish.
How to Style the Mini Designer Shoulder Bag
How I style a mini designer shoulder bag, from everyday Staud, Coach and Veronica Beard to the Saint Laurent, Prada and Bottega Veneta minis worth saving for. These are the designer bags I would actually carry, with notes on strap drop, closure and what to wear them with.
How to Style the Heart Purse
The short answer on Heart Purse: pick one anchor piece, keep the palette to two colours, and let the shoes decide how formal the whole thing reads. Proportion does more than colour: volume on top wants something narrow below, and the reverse.
How to Style Mini Designer Bags
The short answer on Mini Designer Bags: pick one anchor piece, keep the palette to two colours, and let the shoes decide how formal the whole thing reads. Repeat one element, a metal, a texture or a colour, and an outfit looks deliberate.
Going Out Got Its Nerve Back
Evening dressing spent several years apologising for itself, reduced to a slip and a strappy sandal. What broke the spell was the return of a real going-out culture and the collective realisation that dressing down for dinner is not actually more relaxed. This edit tracks what night dressing looks like now that effort is allowed again.
Hotel Lobby Outfits: Blazer Dresses and Black Minis
A hotel-lobby edit of blazer dresses, black minis, evening dresses, pumps and shoulder bags.
Date Night Dresses: One Dress, Two Decisions
What to wear on date night: 40 dresses, clutches and heels from Cult Gaia, Heaven Mayhem and Saint Laurent, $80 to $3,290.
Brunch Looks
What better way to spend a Sunday than brunch with friends? Ahead, find Phia-approved brunch looks.
Everyday Outfits: Tanks, Straight Jeans and Blazers
Tanks, straight jeans, blazers and a simple bag, all in a quiet palette. It is for everyday outfits that look put together without much thought.
The Tabby Coach Bag
Why Nineties Hardware Never Left
Secondhand Gucci Marmont, Ophidia And Soho Bags
Gucci runs three handbag lines side by side, and the secondhand market prices them by material, not by prestige.
The One-of-a-Kind Edit
One-of-a-kind designer bags, from Chanel novelty shapes to Louis Vuitton artist collaborations and beaded Fendi Baguettes
Vintage Designer Bags Under $3,000
Rare Fendi Baguettes, Louis Vuitton Murakami and Sprouse bags, Gucci and Judith Leiber, plus 1990s and 2000s Chanel and Dior, all under $3,000
Vintage Designer Bags Under $2,000
Archive Fendi Baguettes and Mamas, Louis Vuitton artist bags, Gucci bamboo and Boston bags, plus Dior, Céline and Chanel, all under $2,000
Vintage Designer Bags Under $1,000
Archive Fendi, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Dior and Saint Laurent bags, every one priced under $1,000
The Fashion Insider's Archive
Phoebe Philo-era Céline Luggage, Yves Saint Laurent Muse and quietly collectible pieces with real design significance