If you buy something through my links, I may earn a commission. Outfit 1: Start with this cropped white sweaters with black stripe details and your Madewell denim. Accentuate the black with your ...

I'm someone who tries very hard—at everything. In fact, very few things have ever come naturally to me, if at all. So when a friend remarked a few months ago that she found my style "trendy," it felt ...