The Men Wear Thongs Question I Finally Have a Real Answer To
My brother in law found a thong in my washing basket last year, in 2019, and I have never once been allowed to forget that it happened. It wasn’t his,…
The Wash Leather Jacket in Washing Machine Question That Split My Group Chat Right Down the Middle
Priya sent the photo at 11.47pm on Tuesday. A leather jacket, mid spin cycle, visible through the little round window on her washing machine like some kind of aquarium exhibit…
I Went Looking For the Truth About Whether Corsets Really Helps With Posture
My sister- in-law attempted to wear a waist trainer in my kitchen one October afternoon. She wore what she modestly described as “training gear” under a jumper and assured me…
Does Bomber Jackets Actually Make You Look Fat? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
Back in 2016, I bought my first bomber jacket because a mannequin in a Leeds shopping centre was wearing it with skinny jeans and looked like she’d just landed from…
I Got Into An Argument About Whether Pyjamas in Public Is Ok
“You look like some of us have jobs, Priya” is not a sentence you expect to hear twice. But there it was in my sister’s mouth as we stood by…
I Got Into An Argument About Whether Tights with Sandals Is Ok
“It’s barbaric.” Nadia said. Glasses of Rioja in our hands, sitting opposite each other at Nadia’s kitchen table about this woman Nadia had seen through the window of a café…
Is It Actually Ok To Wear Knee High Boots in Summer? I Decided To Find Out
One of my sister in laws sent me a photo earlier this summer. It was from a beer garden in July, her caption was “don’t judge me” and she was…
Is It Actually Okay To Wear Chelsea Boots in Summer? I Decided To Find Out
I wore Chelsea boots to a barbecue in July and my sister Fran gave me dirty looks with her eyes like I’d rocked up in a fur coat. “You’re joking,”…
Is It Actually Okay To Wear Leather Jacket in the Rain? I Decided To Find Out
For a long time I thought leather jackets and rain were cats and baths; designed solely to cause maximum agony to the living creature unfortunate enough to own them both.…
I Got Into An Argument About Whether Plain White T-shirt Is Ok
My friend Priya asked the question that started it all whilst we were stood in the queue at the coffee van outside her office. “Plain white t- shirt is a…