Should A Blazer Be Tight Or Loose? I Finally Worked Out The Actual Answer
A few years ago I saw someone at a wedding twist around for the group photo and watch his blazer silently rip. There was no tearing sound that rose over…
A Midi Dress Made Me Look Shorter Than Usual, Or So My Sister Claimed
“Just get one that hits mid calf, it’s universally flattering, every body type” a shop assistant at Nordstrom Rack told me four years ago. I was standing there holding a…
Maxi Dresses On Petite Frames Get A Bad Reputation Ive Never Quite Understood
“Maxi dresses will swamp you, you’re five foot two, stick to knee length.” So said a well-meaning saleswoman to me last year as she nodded sagely at myself tucked into…
Apparently Maxi Dresses Are A Bad Idea If Youre Short, I Wasnt Convinced
“You’re too short, love, you’ll drown in it,” a shop assistant at a branch of an admittedly now-defunct department store up in Leeds said to me, one vaguely irritated afternoon…
The Wrap Dress On A Pear Shape Question Ive Finally Got A Proper Answer To
I’m stood in the fitting room of a mall with half a wrap dress tied around me, one hand pressing the fabric together because the changing room door won’t stay…
Does Corsets Actually Help You Lose Weight? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
I bought my first waist trainer three glasses of wine into Tuesday evening at 11pm because I had just watched a promotional video of a woman claiming to have dropped…
Crop Tops Apparently Go Out Of Style, Then Turn Up Again Like Nothing Happened
My old roommate Dana told me this back in 2013, in the fitting room of what’s now-defunct mall. “Just buy one good crop top, they’re basically a wardrobe basic at…
The Corset and Flatten Your Stomach Myth I Finally Looked Into Properly
My friend Odette sent me a picture from her wedding in 2019 – the two of us crammed into a mirror in a hotel bathroom – and said “look how…
My Feed Keeps Insisting Pantyhose Are Back, Im Not Fully Convinced
Every fashion influencer account I follow seems to have independently come to the conclusion that pantyhose are back as of late, but they all say it in the same patronizing…
Does Sports Bras Actually Cause Sagging? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
My mum told me back in 2019 that not wearing a sports bra to the gym will mean my breasts “end up round your ankles by fifty.” Something she said…