Should your wardrobe basics be less basic?

shopping for closet basics

Recently I’ve noticed a pattern in my closet: I feel great on “dressed up” days, but absolutely blah on casual days. Walking through the airport this weekend, I was experiencing a strong case of travel uglies and admiring everyone else’s outfits on the moving sidewalk. And this led me to a fashion diagnosis: my basics are too basic. So today, here are five wardrobe basics I am planning to swap for less boring counterparts.

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5 pairs of actually cute, comfortable women’s sandals

summer 2025 women's comfortable sandals

It’s time! For sandals! But finding comfortable women’s sandals that are actually cute feels like such a challenge every year. This is a need every summer, why is it so hard? Here are five classy sandals that actually don’t suck.

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A week of May outfit ideas for 2025

What are we wearing this month? As the weather changes, I’m always a little stumped. So today, I’ve rounded up a week of May outfit ideas for women. Most of these outfits are casual or could go to a casual workplace (I am always the most relaxed about teacher style at the end of the semester! Bring on the jeans and sundresses!).

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5 easy spring outfit ideas that worked this month

Do you track what you wear? For the past 500 days, I’ve been doing just that. At the end of each month, I like to look back on what I wore to determine the winners of the month. Here are 5 spring outfit ideas I felt great in this March!

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Packing for an academic conference with no carry on: How to fit conference attire in a personal item

packing for an academic conference with no carry on

Are you traveling on Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant, or Ryan Air for your next academic conference? Was the price too good to pass up, but now you’re wondering about packing for an academic conference with no carry on bag? Today I’m going to show you how to pack for a conference in a personal item, in this case, a backpack!

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A month of female grad school outfits: Week 4

female grad student outfit ideas

Hello academic friends! We are back for another week of academia outfit ideas. These are perfect if you’re looking for female grad school outfits (or professor outfits). This month’s series is especially tailored to cold weather. Here’s a week of styling ideas!

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A month of female academia outfits: Week 3

dark academia female outfits

Hello academic friends! It’s time for week 3 of professor outfit ideas! These are perfect if you’re looking for female academia outfits. This month’s series is especially tailored to cold weather. Here’s a week of styling ideas!

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A month of young woman professor outfits: Week 1

Week of young woman professor outfit ideas

Are you a young woman looking for professor outfit ideas? Maybe you’re trying to pick professional female professor outfits but retain your sense of personal style? Here is a month of outfit inspiration, especially for cold weather professor outfits!

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Commute-friendly office clothes

Are you biking, walking, and taking the bus to campus? Then you know the challenges of finding commute-friendly office clothes, mainly, how can we create office outfits that are also not going to get caught in any spokes! If you are looking for women’s commute friendly office clothes that are up for the challenge of cycling or walking, I have some suggestions. Here are some business-activewear picks that are up to the challenge.

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