Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Spring Wedding as a Guest
Spring wedding guest dress and outfit guide. Garden, church, and outdoor ceremonies in 55-72F. Cocktail and semi-formal formulas with color rules.
Claire Maddox
Northeast style writer covering travel, occasions, and city life. Six years on regional magazines and outdoor lifestyle pubs. Tests Boston to Burlington to Portland. Learned the hard way that silk at an outdoor fall wedding is a one-time mistake.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Concert
What to wear to a concert: country, arena, indoor, outdoor. Style by venue and genre. Comfort-first outfits that still photograph well.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Fall Wedding as a Guest
Fall wedding guest guide: dress codes, color rules, and outfit formulas for outdoor, church, and barn weddings in the 50-65F range.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Music Festival
Music festival outfit guide by stage and genre. Comfort-first picks for day stages, evening main stages, country, EDM, and multi-day camping.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Pool Party
Pool party outfit guide by venue. Swim and cover-up combos for backyard, hotel rooftop, resort, evening, and kids pool parties.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Graduation Party
Graduation party outfit guide. Cocktail and dressy-casual formulas for high school grad, college grad, family party, formal dinner, and backyard cookout.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Beach Wedding
Beach wedding dress code in four outfit formulas covering daytime, sunset, indoor reception, and men's beach formal. Plus the shoe rule and the fabric choices that survive heat and sand.
City Guides
What to Wear in Paris
Paris dressing in five seasonal formulas: structured neutrals, broken-in leather, and the trench coat that does the work of three jackets. Plus the tourist tells to avoid.
City Guides
What to Wear on a Cruise
Cruise dressing is three trips in one suitcase: boarding, sea days, and formal nights. Five outfit formulas, the shoe rule, and what to skip from your packing list.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Bridal Shower
Bridal shower dress codes range from garden brunch casual to country club semi-formal. Four outfit formulas, the no-white rule, and the shoes that handle three hours of standing.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Summer Wedding
Semi-formal dressing in breathable fabrics for outdoor and indoor summer weddings. Outfit guides for men and women across cocktail, semi-formal, and beach-formal dress codes.
Kids Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a Graduation
Smart casual to semi-formal in breathable fabrics. Here is exactly what to wear to a graduation ceremony as a guest, parent, or the graduate themselves.