There’s a moment that sticks with me from the first time I travelled to Charleston, SC eight years ago. Mid-July, mid-humidity – I was miserable wearing a cotton polo. And…
It was 2:47 a.m. on a weeknight. College graduation crisis hour, if there ever was one. When all of a sudden, my phone buzzed with a text from my cousin…
It was half ten on a Tuesday when I left my flat wearing a lightweight mac, mid-weight jumper, and scarf that I thought – and was legitimately convinced at the…
There’s nothing quite like British weather. Nothing in the world has that unique combination of being chilly and wet all at the same time. It’s that awkward limbo season we…
Dress appropriately. It’s such a British instruction. Concise yet obscenely vague, heavily loaded with social convention but ultimately of no practical use whatsoever. Last month I received an invitation to…
Last summer, I was embarrassingly accosted in the street by tourists. OK, slight caveat: what they initially asked me for were directions to the “Harry Potter place”, but allow me…
It was 11: 37pm when I received a text from my friend Pete that read: “MATE HELP wedding tomorrow no idea what to wear black tie optional WTF DOES THAT…
Growing up I never paid for clothes to be tailored. In fact, I didn’t even know you could tailor regular clothes. Tailoring was something people did for crazy-expensive suits or…
I feel you’ve reached this article by way of staring down the selections of American Eagle at your local mall and wondering if there’s anything you can wear there besides…
I own a navy blue crew neck jumper that I bought almost seven years ago. Nothing special: a simple cut, mid-weight merino fabric, plain neck and ribbed cuffs that have…