A Blazer That Doesnt Cover Your Bum Is Apparently A Whole Category Of Wrong
A client texted me a photo from a dressing room last month, blazer on, one hand on her hip, the other holding her phone at that angle we all use…
A Leather Skirt At Work Comes Down To The Fabric More Than The Cut
My sister asked me if a leather skirt was “too much” for a client presentation, and I asked her the only question that actually matters: is it the kind of…
A Posture Bra Promised To Fix My Slouch, I Wanted To Test That Claim
I was standing in the parking lot outside Target with the receipt still in my hand, adjusting the thing through my shirt because it had ridden up already, forty minutes…
Suit Trousers Feeling Snug After Lunch Made Me Question The Fabric
I have genuinely spent longer thinking about my waistband than most people spend deciding whether to buy a house. I know this because I once stood in a fitting room…
Slips Under Dresses Feel Like A Dying Habit, I Wanted To Check If Thats True
“Nobody wears slips anymore, they’re your grandmother’s problem now.” That’s the line, isn’t it? Said with total confidence, usually by someone standing next to a rack of polyester dresses that…
The Bra Burning Story Everyone Repeats Turned Out To Be More Complicated
Group chat, Tuesday night, someone had posted a meme about “angry women burning their bras in the 60s” with a laughing emoji, and within four texts my friend Denise had…
Nobody Agrees On Who Invented The Mini Skirt
We were four texts deep in a group chat about a wedding guest dress code when it happened. Someone sent a photo of a 1965 look, some slip of a…
Thongs Get Blamed For Yeast Infections In Every Group Chat Im Part Of
I was standing in a Target parking lot last Tuesday reading a text from Danielle that just said “ok but is it actually the thong or am I just built…
Men Carrying Tote Bags Got Side Eye At My Local Coffee Shop
I’ve heard a man on a menswear forum say, with total sincerity, that a tote bag on a man is “the fashion equivalent of asking to be mugged for your…
Whether Black Sneakers Genuinely Go With Everything Got Tested Properly This Time
I bought my first pair of black sneakers because a client canceled on me at 8am and I was standing in her closet with nothing to do but stare at…