I Got Into An Argument About Whether Sneakers to an Interview Is Okay
Declan and I were half way through a bottle of Malbec at Priya’s flat in November when things got heated. The argument, such as it was, was about nothing particularly…
I Went Looking For the Truth About Whether Wide Leg Trousers Really Makes You Look Slimmer
I tried on a pair of wide leg trousers in a changing room of a shop I will not name and liked what I saw. I was wearing these trousers…
Does Off the Shoulder Tops Actually Make You Look Wider? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
Two summers ago I bought an off the shoulder top for a wedding in Somerset. Wore it once and then didn’t wear it again for two years because my sister…
Does Puffer Jackets Actually Make You Look Bigger? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
I once got called a duvet with arms by my mum. No, let me back up. My mum told me I looked like a duvet with arms. We were outside…
Nobody Warned Me Halter Tops Were Supposedly Wrong For Broad Shoulders Until I Wore One
Velvet trousers work because velvet does something tailoring very rarely does after dark; it reflects light rather than merely conform it to an expected shape. They read smart without the…
Ive Never Worn A Crop Top In My Life, Is Thirty Five Too Late To Start
Someone in the comments on something last week casually mentioned crop tops are “for people who haven’t had a job yet.” Like anything revealed while doomscrolling, it shouldn’t have gotten…
A Midi Dress Made Me Look Shorter Than Usual, Or So My Sister Claimed
“Just get one that hits mid calf, it’s universally flattering, every body type” a shop assistant at Nordstrom Rack told me four years ago. I was standing there holding a…
My Feed Keeps Insisting Pantyhose Are Back, Im Not Fully Convinced
Every fashion influencer account I follow seems to have independently come to the conclusion that pantyhose are back as of late, but they all say it in the same patronizing…
Does Sports Bras Actually Cause Sagging? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
My mum told me back in 2019 that not wearing a sports bra to the gym will mean my breasts “end up round your ankles by fifty.” Something she said…
My Lace Dress Never Got The Retirement Memo, Apparently Thats Fine
Someone once described lace dresses to me as “ughhhh yeah that’s so a bridesmaid thing now *shudder* very 2014” at the office water cooler while waiting in line to use…