The ‘Ugly’ Accessory That’s Actually the Quickest Way to Look Cool
In my family we have a saying about trends and fashion that my grandma Florence lived by: “There’s nothing new under the sun, just old trends waiting for the right…
The ‘Ugly’ 90s Trend I Swore I’d Never Wear Again (But Now I’m Obsessed)
There’s a photo of me somewhere that my mother threatens to share on Facebook every time I act like too-big-of-a-freaking-know-it-all. It was taken in 1997. I am wearing platform sandals…
According to TikTok, We’re All Wearing Jeans Wrong
I knew I was officially old when a 22-year-old intern tsk-tsked me for how I wore jeans. It wasn’t when I noticed my first gray hair (hey Steve, I see…
The ‘For You Page’ Made Me Buy It: Viral TikTok Fashion Finds Actually Worth The Hype
Here’s something I’d surely lose my job at any respectable fashion magazine doing today, around the year 2019: I purchase items off TikTok. I, a 30-something fashion editor who’s been…
I Let TikTok Dress Me for a Week Based on Daily Trending Hashtags
My editor laughed out loud when I told her I’d dress based on TikTok’s trending hashtags for a week straight. Honestly, so did I. At first. “Yeah, right,” I said,…
The Random Thrift Store Find That Became My Most Complimented Piece
When people find out that I love thrifting (which is something I actively yell into the internet void about at least twice a week), the immediate follow-up questions are always:…
I Recreated Iconic Movie Outfits Using Only Thrift Store Finds
This was supposed to be a joke. Somewhere between the first and second round of natural wine at Emma’s birthday dinner, someone dared me to recreate iconic movie outfits using…
I Tried the Viral ‘Three-Word Method’ for Defining My Style and It Changed Everything
If you had told me ten years ago, when I first started working in fashion, that I still wouldn’t have nailed down my personal style by now, I would have…
The $30 Target Piece That Keeps Getting Mistaken for The Row
Three weeks ago, I was mingling at a gallery opening in Chelsea when a woman approached me while I was drifting toward the complimentary champagne (as one does these things).…
Everyone Keeps Asking About My ‘Designer’ Bag, But It’s Actually From Target
If there’s one thing the fashion industry could teach us about reality, it’s that things are not always what they seem. Think of Christopher Esber’s latex getups and Carine Roitfeld’s…