Theres A Stitch On The Back Of Your Trench Coat Youre Supposed To Cut, Nobody Warns You
Four days before a work trip to Chicago and I’m standing in my bedroom trying to figure out why my new trench coat looks like it’s wearing a fanny pack.…
Sports Bras Get Blamed For Flattening Everything, Mine Disagreed
The thirty seconds happen right before checkout, not in some leisurely browsing session. You’ve got the bra in your cart, some running specific compression style, black, size medium, and you…
Nobody At The Fitting Mentioned Whether Id Need A Bra Under The Corset Dress
I tried on my corset wedding dress four separate times before anyone said the word “bra” out loud, and even then it wasn’t the seamstress who brought it up, it…
Whether Bras Help Your Posture At All Turned Into A Longer Question Than Expected
Had a woman in the shop last week standing in front of the three way mirror in her regular bra, shoulders rolled forward like she was trying to fold herself…
Silicone Bras Sound Like Science Fiction, I Wanted To Know If They Hold Up
People argue about silicone bras like it’s a referendum on the human body, half the internet swearing they’re witchcraft that’ll change your life, the other half convinced they’re a $40…
Whether Anyone Still Wears Pantyhose Came Up At A Dinner Party
The table had gone quiet in that specific way it does right before someone says something that splits the room in half. Someone had just mentioned an interview outfit, tights…
The Corset Has A Murkier Origin Story Than I Ever Expected
I used to tell customers the corset was a Victorian torture device invented by men to make women faint decoratively into settees, and I said it with real confidence, usually…
Crop Tops Were Everywhere In The 90s Before My Time, Apparently
I sell swimwear for a living, which means I spend half my shift talking people out of buying the exact same suit they had in a photo from three summers…
What My Handbag Brand Apparently Says About Me, According To Everyone Else
Standing in the TSA line at MIA, taking my bag off my shoulder to shove it in a bin, and the woman behind me goes “oh my god, is that…
Whether Men Like Corsets On Women Or Just Think They Should
I have personally asked eleven different men whether they like corsets on women. Eleven, over about six years, mostly at bars where I had no business bringing up boning as…