The Sales Calendar Every Smart Shopper Should Know by Heart
It was both my first and last time paying full retail for a designer suit. I was fresh out of college, had just started my first “serious” job at Style…
Why I Spent Three Winters Shivering Before Learning How British Cold Actually Works
Sometime every winter, I realise I’ve been doing it all wrong. Mine came last Tuesday at 7am outside New Street Station. I was wearing what I thought was winter-appropriate attire,…
Milan vs London Fashion Week: What Every Style Editor Gets Wrong
At this point in my life I’ve had enough first dates to open a dedicated research facility into them. Some have been awful. Some have been good. A couple have…
The British Wedding Guest Guide to Morning Suits and Cravats
The first morning suit I wore made me look like a ten-year-old messing about in his grandfather’s closet. The tails dragged on the floor, the waistcoat was cavernous, and the…
Dad Style Reality Check: Why I Dress Different for Chuck E. Cheese vs Date Night
I was standing in Target’s men’s department last Saturday wrestling Sophie into my shopping cart when it hit me. Dad jeans+Target cart+Sophie hanged onto my shoulder like a monkey=epiphany. Jackson…
Those Amazon Loafers Everyone’s Confusing for Designer Shoes
Three months ago I would have told you I’d never take seriously enough to write about Amazon’s house-brand shoes. Today, I’m telling you that I own a pair of $50…
I Let My Northern Dad Style Me for a Week and the Results Were Surprising
“You can’t wear that.” Four words that instantly zapped me back to being fourteen and attempting to leave the house looking decidedly dreamy for the school disco. Only this time…
Cracking the Code of “Dress Appropriately” – A Survival Guide to British Social Minefield
Let me tell you what really grinds my gears about British social dress codes. The phrase “dress appropriately.” Here’s why: it’s deliberately obfuscating. It exists to mess with the minds…
My Hypebeast Spreadsheet Hit $17K and I Felt Empty Inside
I still have it archived somewhere in Gmail. The email from April of 2016. Subject typed in all caps: “SUPREME DROP DAY – GET READY! !” Something like that. Probably…
I Tried Every White T-shirt on the British High Street and Found the Actual Best
This is how it went down: I was at dinner with friends – Marcus and Vijay, who’ll both know a story about me ironing a pocket square at 3am before…