The One Investment That Makes My Entire Primark Wardrobe Look Professional
Let me be completely honest with you – I shop at Primark more than someone with my salary probably should. There, I said it. When you’re trying to maintain a…
My Hard-Won Guide to Actually Scoring at Portobello Market (After Years of Expensive Mistakes)
Look, I’m going to be completely honest with you – the first time I hit Portobello Market, I basically did everything wrong and walked away feeling like I’d been personally…
My Hard-Won Next Sale Survival Guide (Plus the Mistakes That Still Haunt Me)
I’m going to be completely honest with you – I used to think I was above retail sales. When I first moved to Boston for work, I was all about…
What I Actually Saw on Boston Streets (And Why London Has Nothing on Us)
Last week I was supposed to be reviewing quarterly reports, but instead found myself staring out my office window at Downtown Crossing, watching people navigate the chaos of construction and…
How I Stopped Looking Like a Lost American the Second I Hit London Streets
I was standing outside my hotel in Bloomsbury at 7 AM, clutching my phone like a lifeline and wearing what I thought was the perfect London outfit – a brand…
When John Lewis Prices Make Me Question My Life Choices (And When They Don’t)
I’m sitting in my Boston apartment at 7 PM on a Thursday, staring at two blazers hanging on my bedroom door like they’re about to render judgment on my financial…
The Investment Wellies That Don’t Make You Look Like a Garden Center Mannequin
You know what’s funny about working in finance? We analyze risk-reward ratios all day long, but put me in front of a festival lineup and suddenly I’m making the same…
The Secret Primark Buys Every Fashion Person Refuses to Admit
Last week I was grabbing coffee near my office when I ran into Sarah, a stylist I know from various industry events. She was clutching two massive Primark bags and…
My Decade-Long Hunt for Designer Bargains in British Charity Shops
Okay, so I need to confess something that might sound absolutely ridiculous coming from someone who regularly drops $300 on Theory blazers: I am completely obsessed with charity shops. I…
What I’ve Learned About Style From Spotting Celebrities at the Grocery Store
I need to tell you about the time I saw Olivia Colman at Tesco Metro in Clapham, because it completely changed how I think about real-world style versus what we…
Why I’m Ditching Designer Labels for British Textiles (And You Should Too)
I was at this fashion editor dinner in London last month – you know, one of those things where everyone’s pretending the tiny portions are actually satisfying while secretly planning…
How I accidentally discovered the corporate uniform that’s taking over every office from finance to tech
My phone buzzed at 6:47 AM on a random Thursday with a text from my friend Maya, who works at a tech startup in San Francisco: “Okay but why do…