Trainers Feeling Tight Out Of The Box Turned Into A Whole Investigation
I bought a pair of white leather sneakers for $34 at the outlet mall two Novembers ago, wore them once to a work dinner, and spent the entire night walking…
My Personal Trainer Costs More Than My Rent Increase, I Finally Worked Out If Thats Fine
My landlord raised my rent by $140 a month starting in October. I know this because I got the email, read it twice, said a word I won’t repeat here,…
A Reddit Thread Convinced Me Denim Jackets Stretch, So I Tested It Myself
I bought a denim jacket two sizes too small on purpose. That’s the confession, right up front, because otherwise none of what follows makes sense. It was $6 at the…
Brogues Sat In My Basket For A Month Before I Worked Out If They Were Worth It
Four times I added them to the cart. Four times I closed the tab instead of checking out, because a brogue is one of those shoes that photographs like a…
Chinos To A Wedding Turned Into A Full Debate In My Group Chat
My coworker Danny sent a photo of himself in olive chinos and a blazer at 11pm on a Tuesday with the message “wedding appropriate or am I an idiot” and…
Calling Sneakers Smart Casual Might Just Be Something We All Agreed To Believe
My coworker Danielle showed up to a “smart casual” wedding shower in white sneakers that cost more than my rent for a week, and not one person blinked. Meanwhile I…
My Sweatshirt Shrank Two Sizes And Im Still Not Over It
I bought a sweatshirt in a medium, washed it once on the setting the tag told me to use, and pulled out something that now fits a golden retriever better…
My Favourite T Shirt Got Baggier Every Month And I Wanted To Know Why
I bought a gray t-shirt in February for twenty two dollars, which is more than I usually spend on something with no structure and no lining, and by June it…
A Blazer Alone Might Not Be Doing The Smart Casual Job People Think It Does
I bought a blazer specifically for one wedding rehearsal dinner in Franklin, secondhand, structured shoulder, the kind of navy that photographs as black in bad lighting. Paid forty two dollars…
I Wore A Bomber Jacket To A Meeting To Test The Business Casual Rule
I wore a black bomber jacket to a Tuesday morning meeting last month, the kind with the ribbed cuffs and a zipper that costs more to replace than the jacket…