Leather Jackets Had Their Moment In The 90s And Apparently Never Really Left
My brother Sam paid ninety bucks for a “genuine leather” jacket at a mall store in 2019 because he wanted the Matrix look for a costume party, wore it exactly…
I Had No Idea Where Jeans Came From Until I Looked It Up
“Denim’s from Levi’s, obviously, that’s just where jeans come from.” That’s what a guy at a vintage fair in Nashville told me while I was digging through a bin of…
Whether Leather Jackets Work On Men Or Just Look Like Trying Too Hard
My upstairs neighbor Dave owns a leather jacket he bought in 2019 and has worn approximately four times because he’s convinced it makes him look like he’s compensating for something.…
Whether Leather Jackets Still Get Worn Day To Day Got Questioned By My Sister
Okay but do YOU think people still wear leather jackets, or are you just asking because you saw one on sale and need permission? Because that’s basically what my sister…
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…
I Tried That Viral TikTok Dressing Method Where You Throw Everything on the Floor (Spoiler: My Silk Blouses Were Not Happy)
Let me take you back to last Tuesday. Imagine me – aged approximately 16 (in years I haven’t lived yet), watching teens on TikTok shove every piece of clothing they…
I Literally Tried On Every Single Jean at John Lewis Until I Found THE Ones (Spoiler: There Were Two)
Truly. There are only three things I hate more than trying on jeans: having my wisdom teeth removed, trying to explain TikTok to my father, and watching my toddler nephew’s…
Why “Jeans and a Nice Top” Is Having Its Best Fashion Moment in Years
“Jeans and a nice top.” I’ve texted those exact words back and forth, usually prefaced with “what are you wearing,” about three hundred times in my life. I reserve that…
Date Night Dresses For Romantic Evenings
For the longest time, I thought date night dresses were a bizarre, magazine-only subsection of women’s clothing—that fancy column of silk dresses you totally ignore because they require dry cleaning…
Over Bump Jeans For Pregnancy
Let me start by saying that I never thought I’d become a girl with opinions about maternity jean waistbands. Like, ever. But at 7 months pregnant and still striving to…