I Recreated Iconic Movie Outfits Using Only Thrift Store Finds
Challenge Accepted: Can You Recreate Iconic Film Looks With Dollar Store Finds? It began as a drunken dare at Emma’s birthday dinner party. There were eight of us crammed into…
I Let TikTok Dress Me for a Week Based on Daily Trending Hashtags
My editor challenged me to let TikTok pick my outfit for a week. My initial response: Screw you that’s the stupidest idea you’ve ever had. But then my second thought:…
The Random Thrift Store Find That Became My Most Complimented Piece
I’ve been thrifting since thrifting wasn’t trendy. Ok, fine, I’ve been thrifting since thrifting was anti-trendy ; back when anyone who admitted they bought their clothes from a thrift store…
Why Is TikTok Suddenly Obsessed With Dressing Like Amish People?
Earlier last week, my 19-year-old cousin Zoe FaceTimed me looking like she was in a fashion crisis. Not that crises; she’s apparently dialed me for style emergencies on multiple occasions.…
I Tried the Viral ‘Get Ready With Me’ Challenge Using Only Thrifted Pieces
How many of us have found ourselves on TikTok past our bedtime, mindlessly scrolling? I have okayed my bank account countless times this way, watching #gett readywithme videos and thinking:…
The ‘Ugly’ 90s Trend I Swore I’d Never Wear Again (But Now I’m Obsessed)
In my personal archive of atrocious photographs, there is one that my mother has been legally threatening to post on Facebook every time she feels like I’m acting preachy or…
The Unexpected Age Group Setting All The Coolest Trends Right Now
A few weeks ago, I was browsing through an antique store in Philadelphia when I spotted a woman in the accessories section pinning brooches to her lapel. She held up…
This ‘Ugly’ Color Is Suddenly the Most Sophisticated Shade In Your Closet
Let me start by confessing something that will probably get me kicked out of fashion editor club: Until a few months ago, I had not one single item of brown…
The ‘For You Page’ Made Me Buy It: Viral TikTok Fashion Finds Actually Worth The Hype
I have a confession. One that would have got me fired from any decent fashion magazine around 2019: I purchase items because TikTok tells me to. Full stop. Me, a…
The ‘Ugly’ Accessory That’s Actually the Quickest Way to Look Cool
Growing up my Grandma Florence used to have a saying about fashion that she repeated almost daily: “There’s nothing new under the sun kids, just old ideas that someone finally…