Nobody Told Me Light In The Loafers Was A Slur Until Someone Pointed It Out
I said it in a work meeting. Casual, no weight behind it, describing a guy from another department who’d picked out the good caterer for a launch event. “Oh, he’s…
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…
My Tailor Had Opinions About My Suit And No Belt, I Wasnt Ready For That Conversation
The pins were already in my jacket sleeve when Dominic, my tailor for the last three years, took one look at the loops on my new suit trousers and asked…
The Puffer Jackets Origin Story Is Weirder Than I Expected
My phone buzzed four times in about ninety seconds. My friend group chat, the one that exists mostly to argue about nothing, had landed on puffer jackets because someone had…
The Trench Coats Military Origin Story Surprised Me More Than Expected
Someone on a menswear forum once told me, with total confidence, that Burberry personally designed the trench coat for officers in the trenches of World War I, sketched it himself,…
The Cardigan Is Named After A Real Person And I Needed To Know Why
I’m standing in a fitting room with a $128 cardigan half buttoned, my phone in my other hand because I’d just typed “who is the cardigan named after” into Google…
Theres A Stitch On The Back Of Your Trench Coat Youre Supposed To Cut, Nobody Warns You
Four days before a work trip to Chicago and I’m standing in my bedroom trying to figure out why my new trench coat looks like it’s wearing a fanny pack.…
I Went Down A Rabbit Hole Trying To Find Out Who Invented The Wrap Dress
A woman at a dry cleaner’s counter in Cherry Creek, waiting behind me while I explained a stain situation I’d rather not detail here, looked at what I was wearing…
The Trench Coat Sits In An Awkward Spot Between Formal And Casual
The moment always arrives at the coat rack, not before. You’re standing in the front hallway at 8:10, client call at 9, dinner with people from business school at 7,…
Buttoning Both Buttons On A Blazer Is The One Rule Everyone Quietly Ignores
I bought a blazer off a resale app three months ago, gray, structured, the kind of thing that photographs like it costs more than it did, and the first thing…