Fancy In the year after getting ordained, I was convinced I needed a collection of blazers to legitimize my status as a professional. So at every thrift shop, I always …
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My Favorite Things 2025: Makeup & Hair
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the third …
Year in Review | 6 Goals for 2026
My Year in Review I would like to say this year has flown by, but really, only the last three months have felt fast. While I’m blessedly out of the …
My Favorite Things 2025: Skincare
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the second …
My Favorite Things 2025: Closet
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the first …
“Outdated” Millennial Styles I’m Embracing
Over the past year or so, I have been experimenting with moving on from the tried and true classics of my millennial-era coming-of-age. I was happy enough to ditch skinny …
What’s on my Christmas Gift List
Daniel and I decided to get gifts for each other in a very non-traditional way this year. He bought me a very cool protest poster from the 80s and I …
Clothing Quality is So Bad Right Now: Good Quality Clothing Brands
During the pandemic, I stopped being as much of a purist about shopping sustainably. The reasons were multi-fold… For one, it was becoming clear that the places I had relied …
GlassesShop Review
I haven’t done a brand collaboration in well over a year. But a few months ago, GlassesShop reached out asking if I’d like to review a couple pairs of prescription glasses and it was easy to say ‘yes.’
Fall Fashion List 2025
It’s hard to stay consistent with posting, but I’m very consistent when it comes to my Fashion List series. I think it’s because thinking about changing seasons is a purely …
My Clergy Closet | A Cat and Tabi Flats
Somehow I have still failed to photograph an outfit in a clergy shirt, despite this blog being entitled Clergy Closet. I think it’s because I wear a collar on “serious” …
My Clergy Closet | Gen Z-ish
I took Friday off this week as my “Memorial Day” since Monday is my usual day off. Daniel and I decided to head a bit further out of town into …
The Meaning Behind the Logo
Rebranding from StyleWise to Clergy Closet I had been thinking about rebranding StyleWise for years. At one point, I asked my Instagram followers if I should change the name to …
My Clergy Closet | Navy Stripes
Hey look! I took an outfit photo! It’s been awhile. I’m not sure if I will keep this up, but one thing I’ve really missed about taking near-daily outfit photos …
3 Memorial Day Sales I Shopped as a Priest
I used to put together comprehensive Memorial Day sales featuring ethical and sustainable brands. At one point, sales roundups became a sort of compulsion. I would spend every holiday waiting for promotional emails to roll in so I could add coupon codes to my blog.