Denim Jackets Were A Whole 80s Uniform I Somehow Missed
My sister had just dropped three photos into the family group chat, dug out of a box in our mother’s garage, one from my cousin’s wedding, one from a backyard…
Bralettes Get Blamed For Flattening You Out, I Wasnt So Sure
I was reconciling a expense report at 9:40 on a Sunday night, the kind of task that requires zero brainpower but full attention span, when my colleague from two desks…
T Shirt Bras Get Credited With Adding A Size, I Went And Checked
I spent about six years assuming every t shirt bra I owned ran a size big, and I never once questioned it. I’d try one on, look in the mirror,…
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,…
An Adhesive Bra Felt Like A Gamble Before A Backless Dress
A woman at the dry cleaner counter, waiting on her own alterations, glanced at the backless dress folded over my arm and said, entirely unprompted, “Oh, those adhesive bras never…
What Women Wore Under Their Clothes In The 1920s Surprised Me
I was at a friend’s engagement party in Nashville, standing near the cheese board, when a woman I’d met twice before turned to me and said, completely unprompted, “so did…
Leather Jackets Had Their Moment In The 90s And Apparently Never Really Left
My brother Sam paid ninety bucks for a “genuine leather” jacket at a mall store in 2019 because he wanted the Matrix look for a costume party, wore it exactly…
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…
Silicone Bras Sound Like Science Fiction, I Wanted To Know If They Hold Up
People argue about silicone bras like it’s a referendum on the human body, half the internet swearing they’re witchcraft that’ll change your life, the other half convinced they’re a $40…
Mini Skirts Defined The 70s According To Everyone Except Me, Apparently
“That’s just not true, the whole decade was mini skirts,” said a guy at a dinner party last month, with the specific confidence of someone who has watched exactly one…