Esme Varga

Esme is a final year fine art student in Canterbury who lives in trainers, hoodies and joggers. She has a lot of taste, not much money and strong opinions about colourways.

7 blog posts · 14 style guides · 35 product selections

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Keeping Your Underwear On For A Bikini Wax Is Apparently Not How This Works

6 October 2026Keeping Your Underwear On For A Bikini Wax Is Apparently Not How This WorksI went into my first Brazilian wax appointment convinced I was going to keep my underwear...By Esme Varga

I Went Digging Into Whether Corsets Cause Real Damage, Heres What I Found

6 October 2026I Went Digging Into Whether Corsets Cause Real Damage, Heres What I FoundI bought a $34 underbust corset off a resale app because the listing said "worn twice,...By Esme Varga

A Trench Coat Felt Like A Big Commitment Until I Started Wearing Mine Every Week

6 October 2026A Trench Coat Felt Like A Big Commitment Until I Started Wearing Mine Every WeekI built a whole spreadsheet the year I almost bought a trench coat. Not a metaphorical...By Esme Varga

I Wore The Same Wool Coat Every Day For A Month To See If It Would Stretch Out

6 October 2026I Wore The Same Wool Coat Every Day For A Month To See If It Would Stretch OutMy coworker at the homeware brand told me wool coats "give" the way jeans do, you...By Esme Varga

My Bras Stretch Out Faster Than Anything Else I Own And I Wanted To Know Why

6 October 2026My Bras Stretch Out Faster Than Anything Else I Own And I Wanted To Know WhyI pulled a bra out of my drawer last week, one I bought in April, and...By Esme Varga

Someone Had Opinions About My Bralette On The Train And I Havent Stopped Thinking About It

6 October 2026Someone Had Opinions About My Bralette On The Train And I Havent Stopped Thinking About ItA woman on the RTD light rail, somewhere between the stop by my dentist and the...By Esme Varga

Trophy Wife or Soccer Mom? The Suburban Style Archetypes Getting a Chic Makeover

6 October 2026Trophy Wife or Soccer Mom? The Suburban Style Archetypes Getting a Chic MakeoverI first noticed it at a Prada show last fall. Wedged into one of those too-small-for-human-seat...By Esme Varga

By Esme

Style Guides

Keeping Your Underwear On For A Bikini Wax Is Apparently Not How This Works

6 October 2026Keeping Your Underwear On For A Bikini Wax Is Apparently Not How This WorksI went into my first Brazilian wax appointment convinced I was going to keep my underwear...By Esme Varga

I Went Digging Into Whether Corsets Cause Real Damage, Heres What I Found

6 October 2026I Went Digging Into Whether Corsets Cause Real Damage, Heres What I FoundI bought a $34 underbust corset off a resale app because the listing said "worn twice,...By Esme Varga

A Trench Coat Felt Like A Big Commitment Until I Started Wearing Mine Every Week

6 October 2026A Trench Coat Felt Like A Big Commitment Until I Started Wearing Mine Every WeekI built a whole spreadsheet the year I almost bought a trench coat. Not a metaphorical...By Esme Varga

I Wore The Same Wool Coat Every Day For A Month To See If It Would Stretch Out

6 October 2026I Wore The Same Wool Coat Every Day For A Month To See If It Would Stretch OutMy coworker at the homeware brand told me wool coats "give" the way jeans do, you...By Esme Varga

My Bras Stretch Out Faster Than Anything Else I Own And I Wanted To Know Why

6 October 2026My Bras Stretch Out Faster Than Anything Else I Own And I Wanted To Know WhyI pulled a bra out of my drawer last week, one I bought in April, and...By Esme Varga

Someone Had Opinions About My Bralette On The Train And I Havent Stopped Thinking About It

6 October 2026Someone Had Opinions About My Bralette On The Train And I Havent Stopped Thinking About ItA woman on the RTD light rail, somewhere between the stop by my dentist and the...By Esme Varga

The Corset Has A Murkier Origin Story Than I Ever Expected

6 October 2026The Corset Has A Murkier Origin Story Than I Ever ExpectedI used to tell customers the corset was a Victorian torture device invented by men to...By Esme Varga

Whether Men Can Get Away With A Crossbody Bag Turned Into A Proper Debate

6 October 2026Whether Men Can Get Away With A Crossbody Bag Turned Into A Proper DebateMy nephew told me, with the specific confidence of someone who has never once experienced a...By Esme Varga

Trophy Wife or Soccer Mom? The Suburban Style Archetypes Getting a Chic Makeover

6 October 2026Trophy Wife or Soccer Mom? The Suburban Style Archetypes Getting a Chic MakeoverI first noticed it at a Prada show last fall. Wedged into one of those too-small-for-human-seat...By Esme Varga

Glastonbury Fashion Reality Check: Why Celebrity Festival Looks Are Totally Useless IRL

6 October 2026Glastonbury Fashion Reality Check: Why Celebrity Festival Looks Are Totally Useless IRLFirst of all, disclaimer: every year without fail I spend weeks reading, photographing and mentally bookmarking...By Esme Varga

How My $25 Target Loafers Keep Getting Mistaken for $800 Designer Shoes

6 October 2026How My $25 Target Loafers Keep Getting Mistaken for $800 Designer ShoesI was crammed into the backseat of my boss’s Uber on our way to a client...By Esme Varga

Cream Chunky Loafers For Light Days

6 October 2026Cream Chunky Loafers For Light DaysCream chunky loafers were not something I ever thought I needed until I spotted a pair...By Esme Varga

Fall Sweater Dresses For Fall Days

6 October 2026Fall Sweater Dresses For Fall DaysIt clicked for me one grim October morning. I was late. I was standing in front...By Esme Varga

The styling tricks that make everything look more expensive

8 July 2026The styling tricks that make everything look more expensiveMy Mum always knows how to make everything she wears look expensive. She’s not rich; far...By Esme Varga