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 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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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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A Black Floral Dress To A Wedding Made Someone Ask If Black Was Appropriate

My sister in law sent me a photo of a dress at eleven at night with the caption “is this a NO” and three question marks, and the dress in…

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A Sequin Dress As A Wedding Guest Felt Like Too Much, I Wasnt Sure Either

My brother texted me a photo of the dress three separate times before the wedding, no caption, just the photo again, like maybe I hadn’t understood it the first two…

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Suit Trousers Feeling Snug After Lunch Made Me Question The Fabric

I have genuinely spent longer thinking about my waistband than most people spend deciding whether to buy a house. I know this because I once stood in a fitting room…

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