A reader who is moving back to the United States from abroad wonders how to merge her personal wardrobe with that hard-to-define, American style of dress.
After years as an expat, I am finally moving back to the United States, but I worry I will stick out like a sore thumb because of my wardrobe. Not to oversimplify things, but I hate the idea of changing up my wardrobe to leggings and jeans. How can I look as if I belong without giving up my style? — Carmen, Winnetka, Ill.
First of all, don’t fall prey to the jeans-and-leggings stereotype — or to any stars-’n’-stripes hogwash. It’s as hard to generalize
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