Style Journal by Elan

Two Different Kinds of Easy, Built Into the Same ELAN Collection

Harlow Midi Dress with a navy ribbed mock neck bodice and blue and white striped skirt worn with suede boots

By Elan Team

ELAN builds two different answers to the same getting-dressed problem this fall: a matching jacket and pant set you can wear piece by piece, and a dress that arrives already finished.
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What to Wear to a Fall Bridal Shower

Corrina Top in a warm animal print with smocked shoulders and ruffled cap sleeves, worn with blue jeans

By Elan Team

Bridal showers sit in an odd spot on the dress code scale. Casual enough that a sundress feels like too much effort, special enough that jeans and a plain top can feel like you didn't...
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What to Wear on a Business Trip Without Packing Two Different Wardrobes

Front view of the navy Lulu Cardigan worn open over a white tank, in an oversized open knit with striped cuffs

By Elan Team

A business trip outfit formula built around a few pieces that work on the plane and in the meeting, so one carry-on covers both.
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How to Style a Patterned Sweater Without Overthinking the Rest of the Outfit

Woman wearing the Aztec Sweater in cream, tan and gray bands with a folded V-neck, paired with dark wide-leg jeans

By Elan Team

Pattern is creeping back into knitwear this fall, but the versions worth paying attention to are not the loud kind. The sweaters doing it well lean into pattern the quiet way, in tones close enough...
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Casual Friday Outfits for Women That Still Look Pulled Together

Woman wearing the Preston Sweater in navy with a denim collar and cuffs, paired with dark blue jeans

By Elan Team

A navy denim-trimmed sweater and a dark wide-leg jean show how to dress down for the office on a Friday without losing polish.
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Why This Fall's Best Sweaters Don't Need a Print to Stand Out

Woman wearing the chocolate brown Sutton Sweater with white shorts, standing against a cream plaster wall

By Elan Team

This fall, the most interesting decision happening in ELAN's sweater assortment isn't a print or a color story. It's structural. A sleeve cut from a different material than the body. A hardware zipper left exposed...
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How to Find the Jean That Actually Fits Your Body

Juniper Jean in dark wash with wide legs and a raw hem, shown from the front with a black cropped tank top

By Elan Team

Every fall, the denim racks fill back up with new washes and new names, and the part that actually matters, which fit will feel right on your body, gets buried under marketing language. A jean...
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How to Wear a Chunky Turtleneck This Fall Without Feeling Swallowed by It

Woman with arms crossed in the Stone Turtleneck, an oatmeal knit with fringe cuffs, and an olive mini skirt

By Elan Team

Turtlenecks have a reputation problem. They read as stuffy, they can feel like they're choking you by 2pm, and on the wrong cut they add bulk exactly where you don't want it, so a lot...
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How to Style Faux Leather This Fall Without Looking Too Edgy

Model in the sleeveless Flint dress in brown faux leather with a buckled belt and tan suede boots, hand in pocket

By Elan Team

Faux leather has quietly moved from outerwear into daywear this fall, showing up on skirts, blazers, and now full dresses in soft, slightly worn-in finishes rather than the stiff, shiny version most of us pictured...
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