The Gilet Became Posh Uniform Long Before I Understood Why
Okay so picture this. I’m at some godforsaken Christmas market thing in Bath a few years back, absolutely freezing, and there’s a guy next to me in a full length…
Why A Plain Canvas Tote Bag Can Cost More Than Youd Expect
Okay so the exact moment this stops being a fun little internet debate is when you’re standing at a tiny indie shop, there’s a canvas tote sitting by the register…
Going Without A Bra Apparently Makes You Bigger Over Time, I Wanted The Real Story
Okay so someone in my comments last month said “if you wear a bra your whole life your boobs will stay perky forever, doctors just don’t tell you this” and…
Whether Leather Jackets Still Get Worn Day To Day Got Questioned By My Sister
Okay but do YOU think people still wear leather jackets, or are you just asking because you saw one on sale and need permission? Because that’s basically what my sister…
Whether Your Purse Needs To Match Your Shoes Is A Rule I Never Followed
The group chat was already four messages deep into someone else’s outfit crisis when the woman two desks over leaned in, looked at my black bag sitting next to my…
The Shoes And Handbag Matching Rule Got Enforced By My Nan For Decades
My nan once made my mum go back inside and change her shoes because they were “the wrong brown.” Not a different color. The wrong brown. Mum was already wearing…
I Counted My Handbags And Now Im Not Sure I Want To Talk About It
Okay so for years my whole personality about this was “you don’t need a reason to buy a bag, the reason is it’s Tuesday,” and I said that with my…
The ‘Ugly’ Accessory That’s Actually the Quickest Way to Look Cool
In my family we have a saying about trends and fashion that my grandma Florence lived by: “There’s nothing new under the sun, just old trends waiting for the right…
The ‘Ugly’ 90s Trend I Swore I’d Never Wear Again (But Now I’m Obsessed)
There’s a photo of me somewhere that my mother threatens to share on Facebook every time I act like too-big-of-a-freaking-know-it-all. It was taken in 1997. I am wearing platform sandals…
According to TikTok, We’re All Wearing Jeans Wrong
I knew I was officially old when a 22-year-old intern tsk-tsked me for how I wore jeans. It wasn’t when I noticed my first gray hair (hey Steve, I see…