I still remember a Tuesday in Boston when a client texted me between classes. She had three back-to-back lectures, a short meeting with her advisor, and she wanted her school outfits to look intentional, not like she spent forty minutes…
A European summer is not a single aesthetic. It is sun that does not let up, stairs that do not care about your shoes, and photos that get taken whether you are ready or not. I am based in Boston,…
I am a career coach in Boston, and at least once a week someone asks me how to look credible in New York on a two-day trip without looking like a tourist who just left Times Square. This is not…
London is one of those cities where I can leave a hotel at 8 AM in bright light, get mist by noon, and end the day in a windy dinner queue near the river. I coach women through job transitions…
I used to think Paris outfits were about looking expensive in photos. Then I started coaching women who had one carry on, two packed workdays, and one dinner reservation they cared about. The goal was never costume. The goal was…
I have coached women through first international work trips for years, and Barcelona keeps coming up for one reason: you can be underdressed at breakfast and overdressed by lunch if you pack without a plan. The city moves between beach…
When I was still running workshop nights for juniors who were panicking about May, the same students who could pitch a project in a classroom would go quiet on what to wear to a home game. I get it. A…
I am writing this in Boston, between client calls about first jobs and the outfits that get people there without losing who they are on the weekend. College gameday outfits are not a side quest from the rest of your…
When a coaching client in Boston says she wants a swaggy outfit, I always ask what she is actually afraid of. Most of the time it is not the clothes. It is being seen. Swag, in my world, is fit,…
When I prep clients for interviews, panels, or the first week in a new office, hair is one of those details we talk about sooner than people expect. A sleek braided ponytail is not just a Pinterest trend. It is…