Faux Leather Jackets Get A Bad Reputation Im Not Sure They Deserve
My sister came to visit last spring, saw a faux leather jacket hanging on the back of my closet door, and said, “Oh, is that the real one or the…
Brown Or Black Leather Jacket Turned Into A Longer Decision Than It Had Any Right To Be
My sister called me on a Tuesday, which is not a day she calls, to ask a single question. Brown or black, for a leather jacket, and she needed the…
I Went Digging Into Whether Corsets Cause Real Damage, Heres What I Found
I bought a $34 underbust corset off a resale app because the listing said “worn twice, too small,” and the seller was telling the truth on both counts. Too small…
Everyone Warned Me A Corset Would Be Miserable, My Experience Disagreed
Someone at the shop told me point blank that I’d regret it, said her sister wore one to a wedding and spent the entire reception “breathing like a woman in…
Calling A Corset Oppressive Feels Like A Nineties Argument Nobody Updated
I bought a corset off a resale app eleven months ago, a real one, boned with steel not plastic, laced up the back, and it sat in my closet for…
I Wore A Leather Skirt To Work To See If Smart Casual Stretches That Far
I told a client last spring that her leather pencil skirt was “a little much” for a Tuesday client meeting, and she looked at me like I’d insulted her mother.…
My Leather Jacket Got Caught In The Rain Once And I Panicked About Shrinking
Fifteen minutes on a bus stop bench, no cover, jacket soaked through at the shoulders, and I spent the entire ride home mentally drafting how I’d explain to my dad…
Everyone Says Leather Jackets Loosen Up With Wear, Mine Is Taking Its Time
I bought a leather jacket in February, a stiff black moto thing with a collar that stood up like it had personal opinions about my neck, and the guy at…
I Wore The Same Leather Jacket For A Month To See If It Would Stretch
I bought the jacket at 11:47 p.m. on a Tuesday, which according to my own extremely unscientific theory is the exact window when the good vintage listings drop on resale…
I Wore A Bomber Jacket To A Meeting To Test The Business Casual Rule
I wore a black bomber jacket to a Tuesday morning meeting last month, the kind with the ribbed cuffs and a zipper that costs more to replace than the jacket…