Contents
Introduction....................1
Power Chic: What to Wear to a Job Interview....................8
Start Strong: What to Wear on the First Day of Work....................15
Honoring Tuesday: What to Wear on the Average Workday....................22
Gal Friday: What to Wear on Casual Friday....................27
Showtime Chic: What to Wear to an Important Meeting or Presentation....................30
Material Girl: What to Wear When Asking for a Raise....................33
Work and Play: What to Wear to an Office Party....................38
The Sweatpants Trap: What to Wear When You Work from Home....................42
Come Fly with Me: What to Wear on a Business Trip....................45
Coquette 101: What to Wear on a First Date....................54
And the Beat Goes On: What to Wear on a Casual Date (or Arty Date After the First Date)....................62
Ode to Cozy: What to Wear for a Netflix Night In....................66
Love Hurts-Style Shouldn't: What to Wear When You Break Up with Your Boyfriend....................69
Shopping Around: What to Wear on a Blind Date....................73
From Heartache to Heartbreaker: What to Wear After You've Been Cruelly Dumped....................76
The New Crew: What to Wear to Meet Your New Boyfriend's Friends....................80
Staking Claim: What to Wear to Meet Your Boyfriend's Ex....................83
The Moment of Impact: What to Wear When Meeting Your Significant Other's Parents....................87
Kid-Friendly Style: What to Wear When Meeting Your Significant Other's Children....................92
Task Mistress: What to Wear for a Day of Errands....................96
Details for Retail: What to Wear When Shopping....................100
"Do" the Right Thing: What to Wear When You Are Getting Your Hair Done....................105
Going Green: What to Wear When You're Gardening....................108
For the People: What to Wear When You're Volunteering....................114
Style Sessions: What to Wear to Therapy....................120
Over Easy: What to Wear for Brunch with the Girls....................123
Enchanté: What to Wear to a Cocktail Party....................130
Bon Appétit. My Sweet: What to Wear to a Black-Tie Dinner....................137
Curtains Up: What to Wear to a Broadway Play....................142
The Gallery Crawl: What to Wear to an Art Opening....................147
Bordeaux Baby: What to Wear to a Wine Tasting....................152
Glam Rock: What to Wear to a Rock Concert....................156
La Vogue Bohème: What to Wear to the Opera....................161
Smoke and Mirrors: What to Wear to a Club-Comedy, Jazz, Magic....................164
Style in Motion: What to Wear to Go Dancing....................168
Style Resolution: What to Wear to a New Year's Eve Party....................174
Hangover Chic: What to Wear to New Year's Bay Brunch....................179
Reality Bites: What to Wear If You're Single on Valentine's Day....................182
Love-In: What to Wear to Valentine's Dinner with a Significant Other....................186
Spring Has Sprung: What to Wear for Easter Dinner....................191
Let My People Glow: What to Near to a Passover Seder....................194
Weekend Warrior: What to Wear on Memorial Day and Labor Day....................198
Patriotic Panache: What to Vicar to a Fourth of July Picnic....................203
Pure Style: What to Wear for Bosh Hashanah....................206
Costume Drama: What to Wear for Halloween....................208
Autumnal Chic: What to Wear to Host Thanksgiving Dinner....................214
Talking Turkey: What to Wear for Thanksgiving with Your In-Laws (or Boyfriend's Family)....................218
Gelt Glamour: What to Wear for Hanukkah....................221
Santa Baby: What to Wear When You're Hosting Christmas....................224
Dare to Dazzle: What to Wear for Christmas with the In-Laws (or Boyfriend's Family)....................231
Special Delivery: How to Pack a Hospital Bag for Your Baby's Birth....................236
Who's Your Daddy?: What to Wear to Meet a Potential Surrogate....................242
Sweet Chic: What to Wear to a Baby Shower....................247
Baby Bliss: What to Wear to a Baby Ceremony....................250
Cool in School: What to Wear to a Parent/Teacher Meeting....................253
Just Do It: What to Wear to Your Child's Sporting Event/Play....................256
Youth Gone Wild: What to Wear to Chaperone a School Dance....................259
Pomp and Circumstance: What to Wear to Your Child's Graduation....................263
Objection, Your Honor: What to Wear to Jury Duty....................266
Good Mourning: What to Wear to a Funeral....................269
Spoken For: What to Wear to Your Engagement Party....................274
Last Whirl with the Girls: What to Wear to Your Bachelorette Party....................280
Ladies Who Lunch: What to Wear to a Bridal Shower....................284
Love Is in the Wear: What to Wear to a Rehearsal Dinner....................287
To Honor and Adorn: What to Wear to a Black-Tie Wedding....................291
A Fine Romance: What to Wear to a Casual Wedding....................297
Matriarchal Chic: What to Wear to Your Daughter's Wedding....................301
On the Road Again: What to Wear When You're Traveling....................306
Hair: A Glossary....................315
Afterword....................3317
Acknowledgments....................319