Navy Suit
For working girls who wear suits on the daily, I know that it’s always SO refreshing to find a modern take on suiting classics. This navy pants suit has all the requisite business formality, but with...
View ArticleBlush Blazer and White Skinny Jeans
These photos were snapped during an early morning coffee run to my go-to coffee shop in our neighborhood—The Jane on Fillmore Street here in San Francisco. As illustrated, a blazer and jeans has been...
View ArticleSpotted Sheath
Kicking off the workweek with this classic short-sleeve sheath dress—a simple, comfy, no-brainer look for a Monday morning. If you’ve been following Memorandum for a while, you know this is one of my...
View ArticleSeersucker Shorts Suit
If you work in a creative or a casual office, this kind of shorts suit might just be your new BFF. Especially with bermuda-length shorts, the look still has strong professional vibes, while being...
View ArticleFive Reasons You Have to Try Trunk Club
I recently found myself online shopping (surprise, surprise) and after placing a few items in my cart, my lovely husband looked over my shoulder and said, “Hmm. Don’t you already have a dress that...
View ArticleOlive Track Pants and White Blazer
Hello from Portugal! As you may have guessed from last week’s post about Trunk Club and how much I love the service, the olive pants and white blazer that my stylist sent were hardly out of the box...
View ArticleBlush Wide Leg Pants and Eyelet Shirt
Happy Monday! I wore this look last week to speak at a conference in Nashville. Between the billowy, lightweight blush wide leg pants and breathable eyelet shirt, it was the perfect summer work look...
View ArticleRed Sheath Dress
In honor of our arrival in Denmark today, I thought it fitting to share this favorite cherry red sheath dress. The silhouette makes it perfect for a professional setting, yet the bright hue and...
View ArticleFive Tips For Navigating The Best Sale Of The Year
There are few things in this world that would keep me up, in Copenhagen, on the eve of my best friend’s wedding weekend. I mean come on, I need my beauty rest, my future God child will be looking at...
View ArticlePlaid Peplum Top and Wideleg Pants
After lots of travel hiccups on our return from Copenhagen, we’re finally home in San Francisco (still missing all of our luggage…) and back to the workweek grind! This outfit was a comfy, yet...
View ArticleRed Flare Skirt and Lace Up Blouse in Lisbon
GUYS, today is the LAST DAY of early access for the Nordstrom Anniversary sale. For Nordstrom cardholders, this means you have one day left to finish your shopping before the floodgates open to the...
View ArticleTop 30 Picks of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is now open to the PUBLIC!! This means that all of the peasants like me who don’t actually have a Nordstrom card can HAVE AT IT… slash stop borrowing someone else’s...
View ArticleRipped Jeans and Nude Lace-Up Flats
If you follow me on snapchat (username: maryorton), you know that I was pumped to receive my first box of purchases from the ongoing Nordstrom Anniversary Sale on Friday. Yesterday, I sported these...
View ArticlePleated Skirt and Lace Collar Sweater
As promised on snapchat (maryorton), these are some more favorites from the current Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. I purchased this skirt in white two years ago, and after wearing it constantly, I was...
View ArticlePORTUGAL DIARY PT. 1
I’ve received so many requests to share details on our trip to Portugal in the past month, so I’m really excited to share part one of our trip to today with all of the details on what to see, where to...
View ArticlePORTUGAL DIARY PT. 2
Today I’m continuing my recap of our adventures in Portugal with the second half of our trip spent in Óbidos, Coimbra, the Douro River Valley, Amarante, and Porto… STOP 5: ÓBIDOS Time Spent: 1.5...
View ArticleEmerald Blouse and Ivory Culottes
It’s back to business as usual today with this look I wore to speak at a conference in Nashville a couple weeks ago. In the intense Tennessee heat and humidity, a light silk blouse and culottes were...
View ArticleCasual Friday
If you’ve seen any of my snapchats recently, you know I re-discovered Abercrombie (yes! Abercrombie!) several weeks ago, and have been on a rampage ever since. Before you fall off your chair, lemme...
View ArticleNordstrom Anniversary Sale’s Best Kept Secrets
With the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale ending on Sunday (yikes!), I thought it was high time to share what I think are the sale’s best kept secrets—all of the really great things that fly under the radar...
View ArticlePinstripe Tie-Neck Dress
This black pinstripe tie-neck dress was definitely one of my favorite purchases from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, so it’s no surprise that I immediately put it on for work yesterday after tearing...
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