Nadia Ortiz, lead author at Joliely, wearing a checkered coat on a Brooklyn street

Nadia Ortiz

Nadia Ortiz is a styling writer and former fashion buyer based in Brooklyn, New York. After five years predicting which pieces actually sell and which stay on the rack, she now writes about outfit building with the same question in mind: what makes a combination work in real life, not just on Pinterest?

Hippie Spring Outfits I Wear After Frost

hippie spring outfits, photo collage

Spring boho borrows from 1970s counterculture fashion but filters it through modern proportions and fabrics. Hippie spring outfits keep that filter. The original hippie wardrobe was about rejecting structure: flowing fabrics, earthy colors, handmade details, and nothing that looked corporate.…

Baddie Vacation Outfits I Pack Off the Marina

baddie vacation outfits, photo collage

I already wrote about cute vacation outfits as a mix-and-match packing system. This post is the other instinct: baddie vacation outfits built on a crop that holds the waist, cargo or wide-leg volume, and one color loud enough to survive…