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…
Socks With Loafers Is Apparently A Rule Now, Nobody Sent Me The Memo
My brother Sam sent me a photo last week of some guy’s ankles at a wedding, bare, loafers, tan line already forming from the day, captioned “this is apparently wrong…
The Corset Organs Rumour Followed Me Into A Fitting Room And I Finally Looked It Up
I was standing in a fitting room in a shop that will remain nameless, half in and half out of a underbust corset I’d bought for a dress that needed…
Sandals At A Funeral Feels Wrong Until The Weather Gets Involved
I stood in a parking lot in July, ninety-four degrees, holding a pair of black flats I bought specifically for this funeral, and I could feel my feet swelling in…
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…
I Worried Sandals At A Funeral Would Read As Disrespectful, Maybe I Was Overthinking It
I stood in my closet for eleven minutes on a Tuesday morning deciding what to put on my feet for a funeral, which tells you something about my priorities and…
A Leather Skirt At Work Comes Down To The Fabric More Than The Cut
My sister asked me if a leather skirt was “too much” for a client presentation, and I asked her the only question that actually matters: is it the kind of…
Someone Had Opinions About My Bralette On The Train And I Havent Stopped Thinking About It
A woman on the RTD light rail, somewhere between the stop by my dentist and the one I actually needed, looked at my black bralette under an open denim shirt…
The Thong UTI Rumour Follows Every Thong Conversation Ive Ever Had
I’m standing in front of my dresser at 6:40 on a Thursday with a dress that has a visible panty line problem and a work dinner in twenty minutes, and…
Stick On Bras Get Written Off For Heavier Chests, I Wasnt Convinced Either Way
I have genuinely spent more time thinking about stick on bras than I’ve spent thinking about my own retirement savings, which tells you something either about the bra industry’s marketing…