A Bra Under A Bralette Might Be Missing The Entire Point Of Wearing One
I put a bra under a bralette for exactly one morning before I understood what I’d done. Bought the bralette from a shop on Alberta for eighteen dollars, lace, a…
Nobody Told Me Light In The Loafers Was A Slur Until Someone Pointed It Out
I said it in a work meeting. Casual, no weight behind it, describing a guy from another department who’d picked out the good caterer for a launch event. “Oh, he’s…
Tracking Down Who Invented The Stiletto Heel Took Longer Than Expected
I used to tell people, with total confidence, that Roger Vivier invented the stiletto heel for Dior in 1954, full stop, end of argument, don’t even bring up Ferragamo. I…
Every Strapless Bra Ive Owned Has Tested My Faith At Least Once
I hiked up a strapless bra so many times during one wedding reception last summer that my cousin asked if I was doing some kind of subtle interpretive dance. That’s…
Nobody Could Tell Me Where The Word Sweater Came From
I called it a “sweater” for probably eleven years before I said the word out loud to myself and thought, wait, that’s a weird word. Not “cardigan,” not “jumper,” not…
Tote Bags Have A More Specific Origin Story Than I Expected
I’m standing in line at my thrift store, the one on the corner, holding a canvas bag someone’s tagged $6 like it’s a normal object, when the guy behind me…
Nobody Mentioned I Might Need A Slip Under My Wedding Dress
My mom’s friend, a woman who got married in 1986 and has never once let anyone forget it, told me at a bridal shower that “back in our day nobody…
Whether Straight Guys Wear Cardigans Got Debated At A Barbecue
I have a specific memory of buying my dad a cardigan for Christmas, watching him wear it approximately four times, and thinking absolutely nothing of it, because why would I.…
Whether A Tote Bag Can Cause Scoliosis Got Debated In My Group Chat
“Your spine doesn’t care what your bag looks like, it cares what’s INSIDE it,” Danielle typed, which is the kind of sentence that ends a normal conversation and starts a…
Whether Guys Notice Knee High Boots Or Just Say They Do
For years I told anyone who’d listen that “do guys like knee high boots” was a fake question, invented by shopping blogs trying to sell boots, because men are basically…