Style Journal by Elan

What to Wear to a Destination Wedding: A Style Guide for the Whole Weekend

Front view of the black Ember Midi Dress with open-knit yoke and gathered drop waist skirt, worn for a destination wedding guest look

By Elan Team

A wedding across town asks for one outfit. A destination wedding asks for a wardrobe. By the time you factor in a welcome dinner the first night, a ceremony the next afternoon, and a reception...
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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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What to Wear to a Holiday Party This Year

Woman wearing the black sleeveless Raz Top in shiny ribbed metallic knit, paired with black jeans

By Elan Team

A sequin-knit top and a mixed-media midi dress make the case for two easy ways to dress up this holiday season.
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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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Pleated Trousers Are Back, Here's How to Wear Them This Fall

Gray Rula Pant with wide legs, front pleats and a drawstring waist, styled with a black cropped tank top

By Elan Team

If pleated trousers have been showing up in your feed again this fall, you're not imagining it. The style is back, but the pairs worth actually buying don't look much like the stiff, boxy ones...
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