Working White

White can be a very difficult color to wear, mainly because it can make you look wide. (Black, on the other hand, has the opposite effect.) This white Cynthia Steffe dress, however, has black vertical stripes placed very strategically on the body to help combat that issue.

Today's Dress: Cynthia Steffe Black and White Corinne Sheath Dress

The dress is sold out, but here are some similar styles:

• Cynthia Steffe Zoey Dress (Amazon)
• Cynthia Steffe Charlotte Dress (Amazon)
• Trina Turk Irvine Dress (TrinaTurk.com)

Pumps: L.A.M.B.

Clouds in My Coffee

Dress: French Connection Summer Bark Dress

The dress is still available at Nordstrom Rack and Bluefly.

Shoes: Kate Spade New York

Celebrity Sighting!
Reese Witherspoon was seen wearing this dress in an Instagram post last year. I interviewed her in 2002 for the Sweet Home Alabama junket. I was so excited to meet Patrick Dempsey, too. I am still upset Can't Buy Me Love is not on Netflix anymore.

Melissa Joan Hart also wore the dress on her show, Melissa and Joey.

The Structured Sleeve

Happy Columbus Day! I am working on this (faux) holiday, but things seem calmer than usual. I am getting so much done!

Today I'm wearing what I think is a very fine example of a structured sleeve. I think the quality and detail here is just fabulous, and the puffiness makes my arm look more slender.

Dress: 4.Collective City Stretch Cap Sleeve Dress in Black and Ivory

Shoes: Kate Spade New York Nouvo Dress Pumps in Maraschino Red

Lip Color: Bobbi Brown Treatment Lip Shine with SPF 15 in Desert Rose

Here is a look at the dress and sleeve from the front: