According to TikTok, We’re All Wearing Jeans Wrong
I knew I was officially old when a 22-year-old intern tsk-tsked me for how I wore jeans. It wasn’t when I noticed my first gray hair (hey Steve, I see…
I Let TikTok Dress Me for a Week Based on Daily Trending Hashtags
My editor laughed out loud when I told her I’d dress based on TikTok’s trending hashtags for a week straight. Honestly, so did I. At first. “Yeah, right,” I said,…
The Random Thrift Store Find That Became My Most Complimented Piece
When people find out that I love thrifting (which is something I actively yell into the internet void about at least twice a week), the immediate follow-up questions are always:…
I Recreated Iconic Movie Outfits Using Only Thrift Store Finds
This was supposed to be a joke. Somewhere between the first and second round of natural wine at Emma’s birthday dinner, someone dared me to recreate iconic movie outfits using…
I Tried the Viral ‘Get Ready With Me’ Challenge Using Only Thrifted Pieces
It began, as all terrible ideas start, at 1 AM on a Tuesday after I’d had three glasses of wine and too much time on my hands. I was lost…
I Tried the Viral ‘Three-Word Method’ for Defining My Style and It Changed Everything
If you had told me ten years ago, when I first started working in fashion, that I still wouldn’t have nailed down my personal style by now, I would have…
The $30 Target Piece That Keeps Getting Mistaken for The Row
Three weeks ago, I was mingling at a gallery opening in Chelsea when a woman approached me while I was drifting toward the complimentary champagne (as one does these things).…
Everyone Keeps Asking About My ‘Designer’ Bag, But It’s Actually From Target
If there’s one thing the fashion industry could teach us about reality, it’s that things are not always what they seem. Think of Christopher Esber’s latex getups and Carine Roitfeld’s…
Why Is Everyone Dressing Like They’re in a Wes Anderson Film?
A couple of weekends ago, I met my friend David for brunch wearing a mustard yellow beret, a belted camel coat with oversized tortoiseshell buttons, and loafers with different colored…
The ‘Weird’ Thrift Store Section Actually Hiding the Coolest Fashion Finds
One day last month, I had an extra half hour before dinner with a friend. It was in a part of town I didn’t frequent very often. You know the…