Your outfit shouldn’t be the star: A fashion expert’s guide to dressing for success

Aug. 20, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT Jealousy over her husband’s closet was the unlikely inspiration for Emma May’s successful career pivot into fashion at age 48. May founded SophieGrace in 2018 after years as a lawyer, real estate brokerage founder and chief of staff to Canadian Premier Jim Prentice. As a professional woman juggling a demanding career and young children, she often found herself spending far too much time figuring out what to wear each morning. Then she looked in her husband’s closet. “It was so simple,” May told Know Your Value founder and “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski. Her husband could effortlessly pull together a tailored outfit from a closet filled with versatile essentials. For May, getting dressed was a different story: finding pieces that matched, looked flattering