No matter how many times you read must-have lists, when it comes to making outfits or shopping for clothes, you aren’t confident it looks as good or aren’t sure how to pull “it” off like you hoped. The problem isn’t that you don’t have the right body or that everything is designed to work better for another type of person.

Now, after all that experience, I'm like a huntress who can smell fab cashmere buried in a rubbish-filled sale bin.
You need a trained eye to make smart shopping choices. Can you get better at it? Sure! It's like all things: be patient, invest a ton of time, make mistakes, and as with everything else, try to do better.

Laundry care 101 from a NYC personal stylist. How to keep your clothes fresh and undamaged as you wash them.