I Dressed Like My Mom in the 90s for a Week and Everyone Was Obsessed
It began with one rainy Sunday afternoon and an old dusty photo album I stumbled across while helping my parents clean out their basement. Home for the weekend to “help”…
I Found My Mom’s 80s Fashion Magazine Collection and These Trends Are Coming Back
One of the worst things you can ask your mother is if you can “quickly glance through” her dusty boxes in the attic to find some old photos. On December…
The ‘Weird’ Styling Trick Models Use Before Photoshoots That Actually Works IRL
“Don’t look yet,” the stylist said, busying himself with something near the model’s elbow. “I’m doing the ice cube thing.” I’d been nestled into the corner of an oversized chair…
Why the Smart Girl Aesthetic Actually Works (And How to Do It Without Looking Like You’re Cosplaying)
You know how sometimes trends feel like collective neuroses we as a society agree to have all at once? Well, we’re definitely in one of those right now. Everyone wants…
Why “Jeans and a Nice Top” Is Having Its Best Fashion Moment in Years
“Jeans and a nice top.” I’ve texted those exact words back and forth, usually prefaced with “what are you wearing,” about three hundred times in my life. I reserve that…
Why Fashion Stylists Are Secretly Hoarding M&S Basics (And You Should Too)
I was waiting backstage during a fashion shoot recently when I noticed a chic stylist casually unloading some black opaque tights from an M&S bag. Not one of those paper…
I Spent My Lunch Break Trying to Copy Instagram Outfits and Now I’m Having Trust Issues
I almost tossed my phone out the window of my 15th-floor office that Tuesday morning. Midscroll through Instagram, I had become fixated on achieving the most effortless business casual. The…
I Fell for the Instagram Pants Everyone’s Obsessing Over (And I’m Not Even Mad About It)
Let’s be real. When it comes to clothing nothing that promises to be “life-changing” actually is. Remember the jeans that were going to give you washboard abs so everyone would…
I Spent $400 Copying My Grandfather’s Wardrobe and Now I’m the Coolest Person in Finance
On my mother’s fireplace mantle in Atlanta is a picture of my great-grandfather outside his church in 1985. He’s wearing his finest: high-waisted pleated pants, suspenders, a buttoned-up cardigan, and…
The One Outfit Formula That Never Fails Me (And Why It Actually Matters for Sustainable Style)
Disclaimer: The contents of this post may make me sound basic. Let me just start off by saying that I wear the same outfit multiple times a week (at least…