Style Guide

Light, pretty and lawn-proof: how to dress for a spring garden party, from the dress to the shoes and the layer for later.

Hot commute, cold office: easy summer work outfits built on breathable blouses, shirt dresses and closed-toe flats.

Relaxed, cool and photo-ready: what to wear to a backyard lunch, a park gathering or an evening barbecue.

Dry heat, humidity and cool changes: the summer pieces and outfit formulas that keep women over 50 cool and polished all season.

Spring light here makes colours read brighter and prints louder than they did indoors. Here is how to judge a colour at your neckline, where to put the bright shade instead, and why print scale matters more than florals.

Too warm for boots, too cool for sandals. These are the four shoe styles that carry spring, when to make the switch, and how to keep the line right with a midi dress.

A spring dress has a harder job than a summer one. Here is how to judge the sleeve, the hem length and the way a dress layers under a cardigan.

Do the seasonal swap in three passes instead of one afternoon. Here is what to pack away, which bridge pieces to keep out for spring, and how to decide what is not coming back.

Spring here is three weathers in one day. These are the layering rules and outfit formulas that let one outfit handle a fifteen-degree morning and a warm afternoon without changing shape.

A week by the coast needs fewer pieces than most of us pack, as long as they overlap. Here is a capsule that covers the beach, a long lunch, a walk and one evening out.

Christmas here happens in thirty-degree heat, often outdoors, usually with a lot of standing in a kitchen first. These are outfit ideas that stay cool, stay comfortable and still look like you made an effort.

Race day asks for smart daywear that survives grass, wind and a long afternoon standing up. Here is how to choose the dress, the heel and the finishing touches — with three outfit formulas that work at any meeting.