The Edition: No. 348

Dec 29, 2022

Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings. // Jonathan Lockwood Huie

+ How to Make and Keep New Year’s Resolutions

+ This $30 knit top with a cool neckline is a wardrobe work horse.

+ Creating boundaries at home that work for you.

+ 30-60% off at LOFT, code WOW.  I bought this chic cardigan dress.

+ The case for skipping Dry January and reasons to participate.

+ This red Tadashi Shoji dress is perfect for day-to-night.

+ Dozens of subject lines to get cold e-mails noticed.

+ Cardigans: pearl buttons, a mauve coatigan, a cozy, weekend cardi.

+ 37 make-ahead drinks and snacks for parties.

+ The best handheld steamer is also an iron.

+ How to prepare for a job search in 2023.

+ I picked up these chic pillows and throw for my living room.

+ 7 ways to make your home better for your mental health.

+ I have to buy my Mom this sweatshirt.

+ How to organize your digital life — photos, emails, all of it.

+ My favorite blazer is discounted on Outnet.

+ What our baby strollers say about us.

+ These light-dimming stickers are a bedroom must-have.

One Fresh Thing. Like many thirtyish women, I was taught that ‘hustle’ was the key to the good life. This article on escaping the hustle culture mentality is important for our generation.

FWIW, Diane Keaton was 48 when the movie was filmed and Steve Martin was 49. Regardless, maybe 40 really is the new 30.  Of course, when I’m 45, my daughter will be in kindergarten and their’s was getting married. ????????‍♀️

{this post contains affiliate links that may generate commission for the author}

Workday Reading

share this post

Leave a Reply to Laura Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  1. Judy says:

    The pearl buttons on that cardigan on the chest are at a very precarious position! Thanks for all of the links! Happy New Year!

  2. Laura says:

    Belle, I loved your post last new years about your word of the year and the process you used to find your word. Please consider a post again this year on the topic! (If you are comfortable doing so, still doing a word, etc. of course)

  3. Allison says:

    I was laid off the week before Christmas. That opening quote was just what I needed.

Join The List

Stay up to date on the latest from Capitol Hill Style!

sUBSCRIBE

My Secret Fashion Weapons, Pt. I

Have a big day ahead? Major hearing? Big trial? The presentation of your life? Gonna be at a conference with that ex? Whatever it happens to be, these are the fashion weapons that get me to the confidence level that I need to be at.

3

READ MORE 

Recent Posts

The Find: A Striped Tee

Without question, the most worn item in my wardrobe is a black-and-white striped tee. I wear it in winter under sweaters, in spring with white jeans, in summer with black shorts. I’ve been wearing the same one for years (it’s the best). But they don’t make it anymore. So here are some options for replacement.

2

READ MORE 

Three Outfits I’ll Wear All Spring

When I started this blog, influencers still re-wore clothes. There were no haul videos filled with the latest from Shein before it winds up in a beach in Ghana poisoning the planet. There were no sponsored campaigns delivering fresh wardrobes each month. The content machine doesn’t like reruns.

4

READ MORE 

VIEW ALL POSTS

Style, Top Posts, Work | April 18, 2024

My Secret Fashion Weapons, Pt. I

Have a big day ahead? Major hearing? Big trial? The presentation of your life? Gonna be at a conference with that ex? Whatever it happens to be, these are the fashion weapons that get me to the confidence level that I need to be at.

3

READ MORE 

Features, Posts, The Range | April 18, 2024

The Find: A Striped Tee

Without question, the most worn item in my wardrobe is a black-and-white striped tee. I wear it in winter under sweaters, in spring with white jeans, in summer with black shorts. I’ve been wearing the same one for years (it’s the best). But they don’t make it anymore. So here are some options for replacement.

2

READ MORE 

How To Wear It, Posts, Style | April 17, 2024

Three Outfits I’ll Wear All Spring

When I started this blog, influencers still re-wore clothes. There were no haul videos filled with the latest from Shein before it winds up in a beach in Ghana poisoning the planet. There were no sponsored campaigns delivering fresh wardrobes each month. The content machine doesn’t like reruns.

4

READ MORE 

Fantastic Finds, Posts, Style | April 17, 2024

The Find: Like a McCall’s Pattern

When I was young, my Mother used to bring me along when she would go shopping for fabric. As a result, I spent a lot of time, killing time, flipping through pattern books. So when I spotted this dress, I was instantly transported to the pattern table at a Jo-Ann Fabrics.

4

READ MORE 

RECENT POSTS

©2023 CAPITOL HILL STYLE | SITE BY LEIGH THE STUDIO