High Heels Have A Genuinely Surprising Origin Story Nobody Mentions
Someone at a bar in Ballard told me high heels were invented so women’s butts would look better walking away. I stood there holding a beer I didn’t want anymore,…
Whether Bras Help Your Posture At All Turned Into A Longer Question Than Expected
Had a woman in the shop last week standing in front of the three way mirror in her regular bra, shoulders rolled forward like she was trying to fold herself…
Sleeping In A Bra Split My Group Chat Down The Middle Again
I have genuinely watched two grown women almost stop being friends over whether sleeping in a bra is “unnatural” or “just common sense,” and the wild part is neither of…
Tracking Down Who Invented The Bomber Jacket Turned Into A Proper Rabbit Hole
Okay so picture this. Group chat, Tuesday night, someone posts a screenshot of a runway bomber jacket with the caption “the ORIGINAL,” some vintage looking khaki thing with a fur…
Wearing Briefs Every Single Day Got Questioned By Someone At The Gym
Guy at my gym was holding a pair of compression shorts up against his gym bag, mid conversation, like they were evidence in a trial. He’d just watched me pull…
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…
I Had No Idea Where Jeans Came From Until I Looked It Up
“Denim’s from Levi’s, obviously, that’s just where jeans come from.” That’s what a guy at a vintage fair in Nashville told me while I was digging through a bin of…
What My Tote Bag Apparently Says About Me, According To A Stranger On The Train
You know what I think it says? I think it says whatever the person looking at it needs it to say so they can feel superior for four seconds on…
Crop Tops Were Everywhere In The 90s Before My Time, Apparently
I sell swimwear for a living, which means I spend half my shift talking people out of buying the exact same suit they had in a photo from three summers…
Whether Black Sneakers Genuinely Go With Everything Got Tested Properly This Time
I bought my first pair of black sneakers because a client canceled on me at 8am and I was standing in her closet with nothing to do but stare at…