Should A Puffer Jacket Be Tight Or Loose? I Tested Both And Found Out
One dude in a menswear forum told me the ideal fit for a puffer is “basically vacuum sealed to the body, like a sausage casing.” Why? “You end up looking…
I Went Looking For the Truth About Whether Knee High Boots Really Makes You Look Shorter
My sister Freya said two words at a wedding we attended in October that have stuck with me ever since. I’d stepped into a pair of knee high boots with…
Everyone Keeps Saying The Leather Jacket Is Out Of Fashion, I Wasnt Convinced
My brother Sam had just shared a photo dump of some influencer doing an autumn “capsule wardrobe” video they found online. You know the type. Dude films himself talking in…
Does Cardigans Actually Make You Look Older? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
“You look like a supply teacher.” My sister- in-law Priya told me straight to my face at a christening in April. I was wearing a fawn cardigan over a white…
Is It Actually Ok To Wear Socks with Sandals? I Decided To Find Out
My dad has worn socks with sandals every summer since, give or take, 1994. I’m talking plain socks, the ones your parents wore in the eighties and before them dug…
Shoes with Blue Suit Keeps Solving Outfits I Didnt Even Know Were a Problem
I was standing in Dan’s hallway on a Tuesday morning shoeboxing like some grade zero game show host when he let me know the tone of his week. He wasn’t…
I Spent Way Too Much Mental Energy Figuring Out What “Smart Casual” Actually Means (Spoiler: Still Confused)
First things first: I hate dressing for events. When I first moved to Portland and started being invited to workplace events with specific dress codes, it felt like great fun—…
Why I’m Obsessed with the Art of Looking Effortlessly Expensive at the Grocery Store
Last month I was waiting in line at Whole Foods Capitol Hill and found myself experiencing a distinctly uncomfortable moment of clarity. There were three women ahead of me dressed…
The styling tricks that make everything look more expensive
My Mum always knows how to make everything she wears look expensive. She’s not rich; far from it. We grew up in a rented terrace in Manchester, with Mum working…
What fashion editors never tell you about their wardrobes
I’ve worked in the fashion industry for fifteen years, and I still love the crestfallen expression people wear when they visit my flat for the first time. “But you’re a…