I Washed An Acrylic Jumper On Purpose Just To See What Would Happen
Every acrylic label I’ve ever read says the same thing. Machine washable. Do not tumble dry, or sometimes tumble dry low, and that’s basically the whole warning. No shrink risk…
Nobody Can Define Smart Casual, So I Tried A Maxi Dress Anyway
My brother texted me a photo of an invite that said “smart casual” and just wrote “what does this mean.” I sent back three paragraphs and none of them were…
Bobbling Happens To Basically Every Jumper I Own And I Wanted To Know Why
I bought a jumper in November that cost more than my electric bill that month, which felt like a personal milestone, and by Christmas it had little bobbles all down…
A Tank Top At Work Depends Entirely On What Ends Up Layered Over It
Okay so someone in my comments asked “is a tank top appropriate for work” like it was a yes or no question and I sat with my phone for a…
The Wool Coat Price Tag Made Me Sit Down And Do The Maths Before I Committed
I stood in the store doing actual math on my phone calculator while the guy behind the counter pretended not to watch me. $340 for a wool coat. I typed…
A Maxi Dress Felt Like Too Much Fabric For A Job Interview, So I Reconsidered
I laid the maxi dress out on my bed at 7:40am, next to a blazer, and stood there having a full argument with myself about yardage. That’s the actual word…
I Put A Bra In The Wash On Purpose Just To See If It Would Shrink
Okay so this whole thing started because my roommate Devon said bras “obviously” shrink in the wash the same way a cotton tee does, and I said absolutely not, that’s…
A Sleeveless Dress For An Interview Made Me Second Guess Needing A Layer
Okay so I had a final round interview last Tuesday, the kind where they tell you it’s “just a casual chat with the team” and you know that’s a lie,…
The Dry Clean Only Label On My Wool Coat Might Be Lying To Me
I bought a navy wool coat off a resale app for forty dollars in February, third listing I’d tracked that week, and the second it landed on my doorstep I…
I Wore The Same Leather Jacket For A Month To See If It Would Stretch
I bought the jacket at 11:47 p.m. on a Tuesday, which according to my own extremely unscientific theory is the exact window when the good vintage listings drop on resale…