What happens to your sense of self when the job that structured your days suddenly disappears?

In Episode 8 of Styled, Off Script, longtime Dia customer Tamara Mitchell joins Marge, Liz and Maloree for an honest conversation about layoffs, identity and what it means to find your footing when the next chapter is still taking shape.

Tamara shares how getting dressed became one small thing she could control, how her “Fit Friday” series gave her a creative outlet during unemployment, and why she’s making more room for the work she genuinely loves—including building her own styling practice.

They also talk about statement pieces, breaking style rules, authenticity and the clothes that make you think: this has to be seen.

Follow Tamara at @iamtamaramitchell and learn more at iamtamaramitchell.com.

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Every closet has a few pieces that quietly do most of the work.

In Episode 7, Marge, Liz, and Maloree compare their closet MVPs: cutoff shorts, trusted jeans, inherited caftans, oversized denim jackets, sentimental dresses, and the moto jacket that somehow works with everything.

Along the way, they ask whether anyone actually needs the same 10 wardrobe essentials—and what happens when a capsule wardrobe takes all the fun out of getting dressed. They also share outfit formulas, closet clean-out confessions, and a very smart reason to keep a giveaway bag nearby.

Because the best essentials are not universal. They are the clothes that make your life easier, hold your memories, and help your closet feel unmistakably like yours.

What has earned a place in your closet?

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What do you wear when your workday starts with a 4 a.m. flight and ends somewhere between Capitol Hill, professional meetings, a lot of walking, and one very important bag?

This week, Marge, Liz, and Maloree are joined by Ellie—a Dia customer, Liz’s longtime friend, and a senior rabbi in Austin, Texas—for a real SOS about workwear, travel, confidence, and what it means to feel like yourself in professional spaces.

Ellie’s style emergency: three days in Washington, D.C. for meetings and lobbying members of Congress, with a wardrobe that needs to look polished, feel comfortable, travel well, and survive long days on marble floors.

The conversation goes beyond packing strategy into the bigger question of professional identity: how our style evolves as our careers grow, why comfort can be a form of confidence, and how something as simple as a blazer, a bold lip, or the right pair of shoes can help you feel ready for the room you’re walking into.

Plus: the eternal work bag debate. Backpack? Tote? Secret third option? Discuss.

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