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Vogue
2 days ago
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- Vogue
Addressed: How to Dress When It's Hot Outside and Freezing in Your Office
Welcome to Addressed, a weekly column where we, ahem, address the joys (and tribulations!) of getting dressed. So far we've unpacked how to wear shorts at the office and beyond, how to pack a carry-on bag for a work trip, how to dress with style in your third trimester, and even how to layer without looking like that chair in your room (you know the one). Download the Vogue app and find our Style Advice section to submit your question. In the past few weeks, multiple coworkers have sent me the same message on Slack. 'Hey, I have a question for Addressed: How do I dress for the office when it's really hot outside and very cold inside?' With the weather forecast in New York pointing to a heat wave—temps may reach 103 degrees (that's 39 degrees for our Celsius friends)—now feels like the right time to figure out what to do about the ultra-humid muggy days to come. You know, the ones when you can feel your sweat-soaked T-shirt (sorry) turn into an icicle after 10 minutes of sitting at your computer. There are a couple ways to get around this, depending on the severity of the heat and the humidity (it's always the humidity!) outside. First: If you have a desk at your office, you should always keep a sweater on hand (or a jacket if you want something more formal) that you can drape over your shoulders or wear across your lap as a blanket when you start getting chilly. You could, of course, carry a sweater in your bag everyday, but I tend to find that when it's really hot, toting a lot of things—whether they're heavy or not—only makes you feel hotter. Second: Consider wearing a base layer. Yes, even in July or August, when the whole city feels like a brick-oven pizzeria, there is layering to be done. A foundational piece will (again, I'm sorry) absorb your perspiration so you don't find yourself holding on to the pole on a downtown 1 train, a bead of sweat trailing down your calf, past your ankle, and into your shoe (it happened to me). I'll usually wear a Hanes tank top (I buy a pack of them in a youth XL so that they're tight-fitting and not too long), but I imagine that Uniqlo's Airism tanks would be an even better solution. I recently discovered that they also make Airism biker shorts. I guess technically they're 'shapers,' but they look light enough to wear underneath skirts and dresses, especially if your thighs chafe in the summer. (My chafe hack is to rub deodorant on my thighs. I learned this in an old issue of Jane magazine where exotic dancers offered beauty advice, and they said deodorant helped them avoid ingrown hairs. The more you know!) When things really get too hot to handle, we can look to 1980s working girls for inspiration. Tess McGill, if you'll recall, wore white sneakers and scrunchy socks and swapped them for pumps once she stepped off the Staten Island Ferry. The 2025 equivalent could be as simple as wearing a T-shirt or a tank top to and from work, and switching to a blouse; or wearing some nu-metal shorts and swapping them for a slinky silk skirt when you get into the office (a great way to avoid sweat stains, etc.). Now, I know this goes against my first rule of 'carrying unnecessary stuff,' but when it gets really steamy, you do what you have to do. When all else fails, buy one of those chic little battery-operated fans and remember how miserable you were in the middle of February when the snow days seemed like they were never going to end (and it was too hot in your office, to boot).
Vogue
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Addressed: A Guide to Layering Jewelry
Welcome to Addressed, a weekly column where we, ahem, address the joys (and tribulations!) of getting dressed. So far we've unpacked how to wear shorts at the office and beyond, how to pack a carry-on bag for a work trip, how to dress with style in your third trimester, and even how to layer without looking like that chair in your room (you know the one). Download the Vogue app and find our Style Advice section to submit your question. It seems jewelry is on everyone's mind at the moment. On the Vogue app, two users posed jewelry-related questions: MalinaMendez1 asked: Is there such a thing as too many accessories? When does it become tacky? and queried: Are mixed metals seen as tacky or can they pair nicely with one another? The latter question came up again at the office, when a colleague inquired about mixing gold and silver, and yet another wanted advice on stacking. So this week we're going all-in on piling up the jewels. First, is there such a thing as wearing too many accessories? The answer is no; what there is is a personal limit to wearing accessories. Some people can do statement earrings, necklaces galore, oodles of bangles, and stacked rings, and look absolutely fabulous in their maximalism—think of someone like the stylist Catherine Baba, who easily pairs oversized tassel earrings with armfuls of bangles, a bold pendant necklace, and even a jaunty hat. Now, we are not all Catherine Baba, but the point is there is no limit to self-expression. The trick is finding what your own limit is. Catherine Baba in Paris, 2011. Foc Kan Baba in a delightful necklace and belt combo, 2012. PascalUsually, the trick is to pick one or two things to highlight—the more separated from each other the better; meaning statement earrings and lots of bangles work, but statement earrings and a statement necklace might be harder to pull off. This is jewelry designer Jennifer Fisher's approach: 'When it comes to layered jewelry, I like to choose either my ears or my neck—rarely both, unless I'm wearing fine jewelry. If I'm wearing statement hoops, I'll skip a necklace but might stack rings or wear a cuff on one wrist, or both.' Ears are also a place to indulge a bit of maximalism in a subtle way—I have two piercings on my left ear and one on my right (the second one just never took), and I like to experiment by doubling-up earrings on my left ear; wearing matching hoop earrings or drop earrings of different lengths, leaving the right ear with a simple stud or huggy. Juxtaposition—a favorite word of designers and fashion writers alike—is what it's all about. If you go bold in one place, pull back on the other. When it comes to stacking, bracelets, necklaces, and rings all have their own rules. I love the look of multiple rings worn on one finger, but every time I've tried it myself it feels uncomfortable and try-hard. A former coworker wore a jumble of gold chains and she inspired me to do the same—I wear three every day, each one a different length and each with a small charm (with a very personal significance), and I never take them off. Sometimes I'll add a more 'fashion' necklace—a short pearl necklace, or something funkier like silver ball chains, both a 'choker' length. If I'm wearing something that is more of a statement, I'll take the chains off. Stacked bracelets I also love—I mean is there anything chicer than a wrist with a few Cartier Love bracelets? Aspirational! Cartier or not, if you keep them all roughly the same width then you can play with materials and, yes, types of metal. Mixed metal stacks from Jennifer Fisher. Photo: Courtesy of Jennifer Fisher Ears can be a whole ecosystem unto themselves to stack and experiment with, like these styles from Justine Clenquet. Photo: Leo Arnaud / Courtesy of Justine Clenquet You really can mix metals of any kind—it's a groovy look! In fact, designers like Fisher and Justine Clenquet are making pieces that incorporate both gold and silver. 'I love a stacked chain bracelet that combines different finishes,' Fisher added. 'You can even pair a gold signet ring—maybe a fine jewelry piece—next to your engagement ring, even if it's white gold.'
Vogue
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Addressed: How to Wear Shorts (and Look Good Doing It)
Introducing Addressed, a weekly column where we'll, ahem, address the joys (and tribulations!) of getting dressed. We'll look at runway and real-life trends, talk to people whose style we love, and, most importantly, answer your fashion queries. Download the Vogue app and find our Style Advice section to submit your question. As soon as the temperatures start to rise in late spring, I start thinking about idyllic warm-weather outfits for summer vacations still months away. Having just come back from Australia, where the Sydneysiders were characteristically showing off their love of shorts, I returned to New York ready to figure out the chicest way to show off a little (or a lot of) leg. In this edition of Addressed, we're answering the eternal question of how to wear shorts—and look good doing it. When talking about shorts, we first have to deal with the issue of length. Last year I declared that the nu-metal short—slightly baggy with hems right below the knee—the fit of the summer, and while looking through the recent collections, it seems that designers have agreed to keep it going for another season. That's great news for me; I wasn't ready to give them up. However, they aren't the only contenders; two years after Miuccia Prada proposed the idea that panties are acceptable bottoms to wear out in the world, micro shorts (their slightly more modest counterpart) are coming in strong. These opposing ideas—long, baggy, and masculine coded or extra short and literally inspired by women's underwear—actually make sense together. The times call for decisive ideas and decisive style; now is not the moment for wishy-washy, half-baked concoctions. We're going all or nothing. Having said that, the approach to dressing up both is basically the same. The biggest takeaway from the runways this year is to turn shorts into part of a suit or a coordinated ensemble. Imagine you're wearing a prim and proper skirt suit but then swap the skirt for shorts: At Valentino, cropped crochet jackets topped off lace-trim short shorts, while at Dries Van Noten, printed silk long shorts were worn with contrasting, just-as-relaxed silk jackets; in both instances the looks were fully put together. When you look at them, you see a whole look and not just a pair of shorts. But you don't have to go all out in heels and full makeup to make this foolproof formula work. At Willy Chavarria, for example, cutoff acid-wash jorts were paired with a button-down shirt and matching tie and topped off with an oversized jean jacket. There's nothing fussy about the look; because every piece is considered, the effect is cooler than cool and never sloppy.
