White Sneakers For Clean Days
I once believed that white trainers were a thing for people with nothing better to do than worry about scuff marks. You know the type: people who don’t walk ten…
Snow Boots For Winter Days
Half of last January was spent with wet feet because I refused to accept that my pair of “waterproof” ankle boots weren’t cut out for Edinburgh slush. Spoiler alert: they’re…
Work Dresses For The Office
A few years ago someone described my outfit as “surprisingly professional” because I was wearing a dress. It’s a compliment that has haunted me ever since. How does one look…
Brown Ankle Boots For Rich Days
There’s something covetable about a pair of brown ankle boots. I don’t mean performative covetable; I can’t see you across the shop in mine. I’m talking about little luxuries like…
Over Bump Jeans For Pregnancy
Let me start by saying that I never thought I’d become a girl with opinions about maternity jean waistbands. Like, ever. But at 7 months pregnant and still striving to…
Why I Started Wearing Ridiculous Clothes to Cure My Monday Dread (And Why It Actually Works)
Full disclosure: I am garbage on Mondays. Like whole sobbing-to-my-pillow-about-how-I-can-even-on-Reese’s-breakups kind of garbage. Everything that made me happy over the weekend ends up decimating me on Monday mornings so hard…
How I Built a Designer Wardrobe on Thrift Store Budget (The Tricks Fashion Insiders Don’t Want You to Know)
First things first: Yes, I did just say Proenza Schouler. As in the brand you know you could never actually afford, even if you sold a kidney on the black…
Why I’m Intentionally Wearing the Fashion Mistakes Everyone Forgot About
Last Tuesday morning at 7: 43—I was already late to meet a client—I found myself staring into my closet at a pile of clean laundry I hadn’t touched in three…
Why I’m Stealing My Dad’s 1992 Uniform (And You Should Too)
Last weekend I was rifling through old photo albums in my parents’ basement – you know, kid stuff – when I stumbled on a photo of my father from 1992.…
I Got Caught Up in That Viral Primark Co-ord Hype and Here’s What Actually Happened
Disclaimer: I know this post is going to sound completely counterproductive to everything I normally talk about but hear me out. Bear with me. Before anything else, I want to…