To be a female professional is to own a half-dozen pencil skirts.  It is your lot in life.  But while a basic black pencil is a staple, it might be time for a new style.  Enter the wrap front skirt.

I know I’m getting older because the trends of my youth are all fresh again — Dr. Marten’s, wide leg jeans, cropped tops with oversized blazers, etc.. It’s an odd thing to see young people calling the discarded trends of your youth current.  But judging from magazines and e-mails and blog posts, the long boyfriend cardigans are giving way to shorter styles.

I love a slim button-up. Classic and comfortable, you can never go wrong with an Oxford shirt.  But if you’re searching for a button-up shirt that is fresh and current, these slightly oversize airy summer stripes are worth your time.

Recently, I’ve been looking at the items in my closet and thinking some of them feel a little stale.  My personal style hasn’t changed much since my early-30s, and while I’ve never been one to chase trends, it’s time to freshen things up a bit.  So I decided that I would look for trendier versions of some of my staple pieces and share the results …

With spring weather arriving (except in Montana, where it snowed yesterday), I plan to spend this week’s morning posts sharing the spring arrivals from some of my favorite shops.  Yesterday, Ann Taylor.  Today, Boden.