Whether Viking Women Wore Corsets Turned Into A Proper Rabbit Hole
My coworker who does the Renaissance Faire circuit every October and my sister in law, who once made me watch three hours of a Viking reenactment documentary on a flight…
Thongs Get Blamed For Yeast Infections In Every Group Chat Im Part Of
I was standing in a Target parking lot last Tuesday reading a text from Danielle that just said “ok but is it actually the thong or am I just built…
Nobody Agrees On Who Invented The Mini Skirt
We were four texts deep in a group chat about a wedding guest dress code when it happened. Someone sent a photo of a 1965 look, some slip of a…
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,…
Slips Under Dresses Feel Like A Dying Habit, I Wanted To Check If Thats True
“Nobody wears slips anymore, they’re your grandmother’s problem now.” That’s the line, isn’t it? Said with total confidence, usually by someone standing next to a rack of polyester dresses that…
How Many People I Know Genuinely Sleep In A Bra Surprised Me
I found out my sister has slept in a bra every single night since 2009 during a completely unrelated conversation about a broken washing machine. She said it like she…
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…
Tote Bags Have A More Specific Origin Story Than I Expected
I’m standing in line at my thrift store, the one on the corner, holding a canvas bag someone’s tagged $6 like it’s a normal object, when the guy behind me…
Nobody Mentioned I Might Need A Slip Under My Wedding Dress
My mom’s friend, a woman who got married in 1986 and has never once let anyone forget it, told me at a bridal shower that “back in our day nobody…