ootd Archives - PhD in Clothes

Heatwave outfits for women: What to wear in 100 degree weather

When it’s 100 degrees out, I don’t feel like getting dressed at all. But sometimes, we must. Here are heatwave outfits that I actually find tolerable during extreme summer temperatures.

Conference Shopping: Gap

Welcome to my new series where we make academic conference outfits from just one store! If you’re shopping for conference clothes I hope this helps streamline your cart and gives you some ideas for how to mix-and-match out of your packing list. If you’re shopping your closet I hope the outfit ideas also prove helpful!

Reader Questions! Dressing for (conference) revenge

I love to solve an academic fashion conundrum, and today’s is a good one! Let’s talk about conference power dressing!

The 2024 Winter Academic Conference Packing List

Cold weather conferences are such a tricky thing to pack for. This year, I’m going to two academic conferences when it’s chilly out. How are we going to layer, fit it all in a carry on, and still feel warm? Here’s my plan.

8 Women’s Work Shoe Recommendations

It is time for the great women’s office shoe round-up of 2023. It’s actually long overdue, it’s just that shopping for business casual shoes is a drag. Finding work shoes with arch support that still feel stylish is even harder. So I bought way too many styles this month, and today I’m here to give you my thoughts!

2 Weeks of Fall Teaching Outfits

Today we have a plain old teaching outfits roundup. The fall transition weather always makes me ask “what did I wear last time it was this nice out??” In other words, picking professor outfits takes just a little more time as my fall memory jogs. Here are 2 weeks of outfit ideas so far.

What I wore: May

It’s the end of May–here’s what I wore this month for teaching, end-of-the-school-year events, and summer work-from-home life. Alternative title: how are we making outfits with shorts interesting this year?

The answer is leather pants

I found a pair of leather pants at the vintage market last month and have been surprised by their versatility. But figuring out how to style leather pants casually can be a bit intimidating. So, here are the outfits I’ve put together so far, plus a few new pairs of women’s faux leather pants I like!

My go-to comfy work from home clothes: Leze the Label review

A review of Leze is definitely a long time coming here–because I wear their lounge workwear pretty much every day when I work from home (and before work, and after work). Finding comfy work clothes is definitely a holy grail, so here I’ll review my favorite of their pants and sweatshirts, plus info about sizing! I also have a discount code for you!

What I wore: February

Need some winter teaching outfit ideas? I don’t have many, it turns out, but here’s what I wore this month as a professor!