My Linen Trousers Came Out Of The Wash A Different Size Than I Remembered

I spent a solid fifteen years telling anyone who’d listen that linen doesn’t shrink, not really, that the whole thing was overblown fabric folklore passed down from people who’d washed…

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Chinos To A Wedding Turned Into A Full Debate In My Group Chat

My coworker Danny sent a photo of himself in olive chinos and a blazer at 11pm on a Tuesday with the message “wedding appropriate or am I an idiot” and…

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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…

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The Blazer Requirement For Business Casual Might Be Outdated Advice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…

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A Floral Dress As A Wedding Guest Comes Down To The Print More Than The Florals

My cousin texted me a photo of a dress three days before her friend’s wedding with the caption “is this too much” and it was a floral dress, sure, but…

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A Lace Dress For A Wedding Guest Comes Down To The Lace Itself, Not The Dress

My friend Renata texted me a photo of a dress three weeks before her cousin’s wedding with the message “is this too much lace” and I stared at it for…

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Leather Brogues Are Supposed To Stretch With Wear, Mine Took Their Time

Refreshed the listing at 11:47pm on a Tuesday because that’s supposedly the dead zone, the hour right before someone in the UK wakes up and starts hunting the same size…

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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…

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My Loafers Slip At The Heel And I Wanted To Know If Thats Normal

My roommate walked in on me standing on one leg in the hallway, heel hovering half out of a penny loafer like I was mid escape from a burning building,…

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