The British High Street Brands Actually Worth Shopping at in 2024
Let me paint you a picture. Picture London in mid-August. Blazing hot sunshine, zero wind, sweat pouring down your upper body by ten o’clock in the morning. Perfect shopping weather.…
My Style Rock Bottom: How I Clawed My Way Back From Stained Sweatpants and Actually Learned Something
Let me take you back to the worst fashion fail of my adult life. Picture the scene: it’s just an ordinary Wednesday morning, about three years ago. I’m getting ready…
Why I Stopped Buying Cheap Clothes (And You Should Too)
I was reaching up for my coffee mug on the top shelf of my kitchen cabinet Tuesday morning before work bleary-eyed when I heard… SNAP (literally swear words whilst writing…
How I Finally Stopped Overpacking and Actually Fit Two Weeks in Europe Into One Carry-On
I used to arrive at the airport ready to cheque a bag packed disproportionately full of massive, bulky clothing. 49.9 pounds of material filled suitcase sweating nervously in line thinking…
The New British Business Casual: What’s Actually Expected Post-Pandemic
This June, I attended three garden parties across a single weekend. There was a charity fundraiser in the Cotswolds which started out beautifully sunny before rapidly escalating to hailstones just…
The TK Maxx Men’s Section: Finding Designer Bargains Without Endless Browsing
Hi all. Today I thought I’d take you through my tried-and-tested method of navigating TK Maxx, something I will happily bang on about for Britain. Look, I love and hate…
Why Most Men’s Skincare Is Complete Garbage (And What Actually Works)
My medicine cabinet looked like a crime scene of skincare gone wrong. I’m talking forty-seven individually-opened bottles of snake oil guaranteeing me skin like Brad Pitt. Eighty-dollar charcoal masks that…
What British Men Wear to the Office Now vs Before the Pandemic
I’ll never forget when I realised British office dressing had changed forever. I was meeting Jamie for lunch near his office in the City one of those dismal half-empty return-to-work…
The 5-Minute Styling Tricks That Make Cheap Clothes Look Expensive
I received a text at exactly 10: 47PM that said: “Hey I need your help! I’m meeting Sarah’s parents tomorrow and I have nothing to wear. How can I make…
I Spent a Week Dressing Like Different British TV Characters (And Learned Way Too Much About Myself)
The motivation for this week-long experiment began with my girlfriend telling me I take my intentionally-small wardrobe too seriously. While watching Sherlock reruns one lazy Sunday in February she remarked,…