Your Perfect Work Pants

This blog will help you find fresh, comfortable, and well-fitting tailored pants—i.e., the perfect work pant, stress-free! Shopping for the perfect work pants that fit and flatter can be overwhelming. Unwilling to endure the search for the “perfect” pair, many women have worn the same threadbare black pants to work for years. We see you, and we get it.

The 2025 Guide to Alternatives to Shorts

Are alternatives to shorts your most pressing fashion conundrum every summer? If so, you’re not alone. This blog originated many years ago out of my own aversion to shorts. But it is our readers who have made it one of the RLS blog’s most popular annual features.

The 2025 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

It’s that time of year again—the 2025 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is here! We’ve previewed the sale and selected our favorite items to help you navigate through the overwhelming options. Feel free to use our picks as a starting point for finding what you may need.

Types of Jeans for Women: Find The Right Style of Jeans for You

We have waded through the thousands of types of jeans for women and made a concise list of the exact pairs we love right now by style. Each category contains a variable price range and different brand options to make it easy to find your perfect new pair of jeans!

The Best Shoes to Wear With Jeans

The most asked question of Real Life Style right now? The best shoes to wear with jeans. Yes, this blog will give you general answers to this sartorial challenge. But most importantly, you will find steps to follow to get your own personal answers.

How to Look Good on Zoom

Why try to look good on Zoom? Because it will make you feel better about yourself, and your home office is still an office. Staring at ourselves on screen when we are happy with how we look is the ultimate mood booster—something we all can use about right now!

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To Buy or Not to Buy: Shopping While Between Sizes

Should you buy new clothes or press hold on your shopping while between sizes? For example, after pregnancy, or when you have gained a few pounds from stress? This is a question I hear so often from both new mamas and those who have gained weight from the stress of taking care of young children.

Must-Haves for Working From Home: An Elevated Top

Here we are again, trying to get you out of your exercise clothes! Yes, you need washable clothing when you are home all day, alternating between work, childcare, and housework. However, if you look put-together, you will feel put-together.

Must-Haves for Working From Home: Comfy Pants

I don’t know about you, but my “dress” pants haven’t seen the light of day in the last two and a half months. I’ve been living in pants made of cotton, jersey, ponte, and technical stretch fabrics, just like everyone else. I’m writing this blog while wearing linen shorts. Funny how linen feels fancy all of a sudden!