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With the unpredictable weather, it can be challenging to dress between this confusing time of year–is it winter or pre-spring? Enter: the ideal transitional styles for the seasonal shift. Take a look at some of our favorite styles to update your closet.

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With woven lines in vivid color, a tartan pattern can add just the right amount of detailing and texture to your look. Our curated collection plays into some of tartan’s most popular evolutions, from the Royal Stewart tartan, the personal favored by Queen Elizabeth II, to the cheeky Chambridge, a bright and colorful checked palette.

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Here at J.McLaughlin we have a thing for prints, especially gingham. It doesn’t get more classic than this iconic checked pattern. Gingham is one of our mainstays and is almost always in our collections in one version or another. Not only does it look great, but it has an interesting history that just adds to its inherent charm.

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The 10 gifts our CEO Mary Ellen Coyne is gifting this holiday season.

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Nothing says “fall” like pulling on a blazer, a pair of denim, and topped off with a scarf. Fall staples include warmer clothing that can be layered to perfection, often in deeper, darker hues. Take it from tastemaker Sarah Tucker, who shares some of her favorite fall pieces from our new arrivals.

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A little Cannes. A little Nantucket. We have this thing with wicker bags, especially our newest assortment. Functional, timeless, and fit the necessities of life: iPhone, credit card, lipstick.

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Our Brynn shirt dress is the epitome of retro chic. Kelly Ripa loves it too. She first wore a similar style this July which created quite the fashion frenzy—we sold out of the dress in hours.

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The tradition of the Kentucky Derby hat began at the inception of the race; the founder Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. wanted to ensure a good crowd at his event. At the time the race track had a reputation as immoral and dangerous so Clark looked to other successful races for inspiration. According to the Kentucky Derby Museum “He loaded up a wagon full of high society women and they were going door-to-door telling their friends, ‘We’re going to have a picnic at the racetrack,’”. And it worked!