Bobbling Happens To Basically Every Jumper I Own And I Wanted To Know Why
I bought a jumper in November that cost more than my electric bill that month, which felt like a personal milestone, and by Christmas it had little bobbles all down…
A Blazer Alone Might Not Be Doing The Smart Casual Job People Think It Does
I bought a blazer specifically for one wedding rehearsal dinner in Franklin, secondhand, structured shoulder, the kind of navy that photographs as black in bad lighting. Paid forty two dollars…
A Maxi Dress Felt Like Too Much Fabric For A Job Interview, So I Reconsidered
I laid the maxi dress out on my bed at 7:40am, next to a blazer, and stood there having a full argument with myself about yardage. That’s the actual word…
A Sleeveless Dress For An Interview Made Me Second Guess Needing A Layer
Okay so I had a final round interview last Tuesday, the kind where they tell you it’s “just a casual chat with the team” and you know that’s a lie,…
The Blazer Requirement For Business Casual Might Be Outdated Advice
I kept a navy blazer on the back of my office chair for three straight years in the early 2000s. Never wore it once that I can actually remember, just…
I Ruined A Wool Jumper In The Wash And Finally Understood Why
The jumper came out of the dryer looking like something I’d knit for a large cat. Charcoal gray, cable knit, bought in Scotland in a shop that smelled like peat…
Whether A Cardigan Counts As Smart Casual Depends Entirely On The Cardigan
I told a colleague once that I was wearing “smart casual” to a client dinner, and she looked at my cardigan the way you’d look at a stain you couldn’t…
The Blazer To A Wedding Rule Might Just Be An Assumption Nobody Checked
I built a whole cost benefit case for a navy blazer two Aprils ago, the way I build cases for everything, cost per wear, versatility across three separate weddings that…
Breaking In Loafers Sounds Like An Excuse For A Bad Fit, So I Questioned It
Okay so someone commented on a loafer video I posted, “these look painful, glad they’ll break in,” and I just sat with that for a second because. Did they, though.…
Loafers With Jeans Feels Like An Unwritten Rule Ive Been Quietly Breaking
A colleague asked me last month, over Slack, in the middle of an actual budget review, whether loafers “counted” as real shoes to wear with jeans or if she’d be…