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…
Does Over the Knee Boots Actually Make You Look Taller? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
My sister Priya was standing in my hallway last October, dressed and ready to leave for a birthday dinner, when she asked me to measure her. Not weigh. Measure. Like…
The Trench Coats and You Look Taller Myth I Finally Looked Into Properly
I bought my first real trench coat in 2019, after a woman at the till in a Leeds shopping centre told me it would “elongate” me. I am five foot…
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 Chelsea Boots Actually Make You Taller? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
My flatmate Priya checked me against the kitchen doorframe last December where we’ve peggoted pencilled height marks since we moved in, and my line was an entire inch higher than…
Does Loafers Actually Make You Taller? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
I used to think loafers were the sensible shoe. You know the one. The loafers. The thing you wear when you’ve stopped trying to pretend your legs go anywhere near…
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 Maxi Dresses Actually Make You Look Fat? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
My sister- in-law Priya sent me a photo at a wedding last year that she’d taken of me in 2019. The caption read “am I hiding under a tent or…
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…
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…