The Denim Shorts We Keep Coming Back To
I have a pair of denim shorts that are, by my own math, the single best cost per wear item I own, twelve dollars at the shop on the corner,…
The Perfect Black Wide Leg Jean For The Office
I had this argument with myself for about three weeks, whether black is the safe choice in this category or just the boring one, and I never actually settled it.…
The Beige Denim Jackets Worth Your Money
There was a proper argument in this house the week my sister showed up in a beige denim jacket she’d bought off a mannequin, still creased from the shelf, and…
The Best Barrel Leg Jeans For Everyday Wear
I sell swimwear, not jeans, but the fitting room is the fitting room no matter what’s on the hanger, and barrel leg jeans have caused more quiet crying in that…
Leopard Print Jeans: Treating Them Like a Neutral
Leopard print jeans have a reputation for being a lot. Ask most people what they picture when you say the words and they will describe something loud, something you wear…
Baggy Jeans, Balanced: Tops and Shoes That Keep the Look Sharp
I own eleven pairs of baggy jeans. Eleven. I counted them properly last weekend while doing laundry, laying them out across the bed like some kind of denim crime scene,…
The Denim Skirt Formula: Tops, Shirts, Jackets and Shoes
I own eleven denim skirts. Eleven. I counted them last Sunday while doing a closet purge that was supposed to result in fewer denim skirts, not a horrifying inventory of…
Black Jeans, Endless Outfits: My Rotation of Tops, Shoes and Colors
My sister took one look at me walking into her kitchen last Thanksgiving, wearing the same black jeans I’d worn to her house every single visit for two years, and…
Barrel Jeans: Getting the Proportions Right With Shoes and Tops
My sister Nadia texted me a photo of herself in a pair of barrel jeans with the caption “tell me the truth, do these make me look like I’m wearing…
The Everyday Jeans Playbook: Footwear, Blazers and Everything Else
I counted the other day: out of the last thirty outfits I have photographed for the site, twenty six of them started with jeans. Not skirts, not trousers, not the…