The Random Thrift Store Find That Became My Most Complimented Piece
When people find out that I love thrifting (which is something I actively yell into the internet void about at least twice a week), the immediate follow-up questions are always:…
I Let TikTok Dress Me for a Week Based on Daily Trending Hashtags
My editor laughed out loud when I told her I’d dress based on TikTok’s trending hashtags for a week straight. Honestly, so did I. At first. “Yeah, right,” I said,…
I Recreated Iconic Movie Outfits Using Only Thrift Store Finds
This was supposed to be a joke. Somewhere between the first and second round of natural wine at Emma’s birthday dinner, someone dared me to recreate iconic movie outfits using…
I Tried the Viral ‘Get Ready With Me’ Challenge Using Only Thrifted Pieces
It began, as all terrible ideas start, at 1 AM on a Tuesday after I’d had three glasses of wine and too much time on my hands. I was lost…
The ‘Ugly’ 90s Trend I Swore I’d Never Wear Again (But Now I’m Obsessed)
There’s a photo of me somewhere that my mother threatens to share on Facebook every time I act like too-big-of-a-freaking-know-it-all. It was taken in 1997. I am wearing platform sandals…
The ‘Ugly’ Accessory That’s Actually the Quickest Way to Look Cool
In my family we have a saying about trends and fashion that my grandma Florence lived by: “There’s nothing new under the sun, just old trends waiting for the right…
The ‘For You Page’ Made Me Buy It: Viral TikTok Fashion Finds Actually Worth The Hype
Here’s something I’d surely lose my job at any respectable fashion magazine doing today, around the year 2019: I purchase items off TikTok. I, a 30-something fashion editor who’s been…
According to TikTok, We’re All Wearing Jeans Wrong
I knew I was officially old when a 22-year-old intern tsk-tsked me for how I wore jeans. It wasn’t when I noticed my first gray hair (hey Steve, I see…
The Unexpected Age Group Setting All The Coolest Trends Right Now
Last month, I was browsing through a vintage store in Philadelphia when I spotted someone doing something most women (myself included) often stop doing after a certain age: playing dress…
The ‘Unflattering’ Silhouette Fashion Editors Wear Anyway Because It Looks Cool
“No, Mom, it’s supposed to look like that.” I groaned into my phone. It was an uphill battle trying to describe why I spent a truly embarrassing percentage of my…