When I was younger, I assumed fashion editors were born knowing how to dress. They floated effortlessly into office, perceived some indiscernible magic prophecy that told them exactly what would…
I’m what you might call an “all or nothing” shopper. When I walk into a clothing store, my brain immediately boards-up-the-windows remodels my entire wardrobe at once. But then I…
I’ll never forget the day I knew I had been shopping for clothes all wrong. It was a Wednesday in November, and like many weekday mornings, I had woken up…
Some people have an uncanny knack of walking into any building and immediately identifying all the defects that have been missed by others. The rest of us carelessly traipsing around…
When it comes to festival style, everyone has their weak spot. For me it’s definitely wellies. I spend all day every day analysing risk/reward ratios, but put me in front…
Thinking back on my jean collection three years ago still makes me cringe. Me, standing in front of my dresser in my too-small Portland apartment bedroom at 7: 30AM, clothesless…
I received a text from my younger sister Emma at 7: 23 AM: “Madison are you more cottagecore or dark academia?” Before receiving that message, I had literally zero idea…
I was trying on a cashmere jumper in Selfridges last autumn when I realised what the problem was. It cost more than my first car – there was a guilt-inducing…
I first noticed it at a Prada show last fall. Wedged into one of those too-small-for-human-seat pouches we call chairs at fashion week, starving myself so I could afford all…
I lived in Portland, Oregon for three years before recently moving back to Eugene. My mom met me at the train station when I first returned home and surveyed me…