Loafers With Jeans Might Be Fighting My Silhouette More Than Helping It
I stood in front of the mirror on a Tuesday, fully dressed for a lunch I did not need to dress up for, and had the specific thought that I…
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…
The Knee High Boots Thing Women Do Every Autumn Without Fail
It is 7:10 on the first properly cold morning of the year, the kind where your breath shows on the walk to the car, and you are standing in front…
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…
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 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…
Snow Boots For Winter Days
Half of last January was spent with wet feet because I refused to accept that my pair of “waterproof” ankle boots weren’t cut out for Edinburgh slush. Spoiler alert: they’re…