Socks With Loafers Is Apparently A Rule Now, Nobody Sent Me The Memo
My brother Sam sent me a photo last week of some guy’s ankles at a wedding, bare, loafers, tan line already forming from the day, captioned “this is apparently wrong…
Nobody Told Me Light In The Loafers Was A Slur Until Someone Pointed It Out
I said it in a work meeting. Casual, no weight behind it, describing a guy from another department who’d picked out the good caterer for a launch event. “Oh, he’s…
Blazers Have The Same Hidden Stitch As Trench Coats And I Never Noticed Either
I wore my brother Sam’s old blazer to a client dinner in March, sat down at the table, and felt it pull weird across the back like the fabric was…
A Blazer That Doesnt Cover Your Bum Is Apparently A Whole Category Of Wrong
A client texted me a photo from a dressing room last month, blazer on, one hand on her hip, the other holding her phone at that angle we all use…
Suit Trousers Feeling Snug After Lunch Made Me Question The Fabric
I have genuinely spent longer thinking about my waistband than most people spend deciding whether to buy a house. I know this because I once stood in a fitting room…
My Tailor Had Opinions About My Suit And No Belt, I Wasnt Ready For That Conversation
The pins were already in my jacket sleeve when Dominic, my tailor for the last three years, took one look at the loops on my new suit trousers and asked…
The 90s Denim Jacket Reputation Followed Me Into A Charity Shop Rail
My roommate Dana treats every stiff, boxy denim jacket on a charity shop rail like she’s found a relic, holds it up like it’s a museum piece, says “this is…
Bomber Jackets Keep Coming Back Into Fashion And I Wanted To Know When They First Took Off
So were bomber jackets ever actually popular, or is this one of those things where everyone just assumes something’s a classic because it’s been sitting in every closet since forever?…
Denim Jackets Were A Whole 80s Uniform I Somehow Missed
My sister had just dropped three photos into the family group chat, dug out of a box in our mother’s garage, one from my cousin’s wedding, one from a backyard…
Tracking Down Who Invented The Bomber Jacket Turned Into A Proper Rabbit Hole
Okay so picture this. Group chat, Tuesday night, someone posts a screenshot of a runway bomber jacket with the caption “the ORIGINAL,” some vintage looking khaki thing with a fur…