I Spent Two Weeks Testing Every High Street White T-Shirt (So You Don’t Have To)
Look, this whole thing started because I spilled beet juice on my favorite white tee while making dinner. I know, I know – who wears white while cooking with beets?…
Why I Ditched the Fascinator (And What I Wear to Weddings Instead)
Oh my god, you guys. I need to tell you about the moment I decided I was done with fascinators forever. So I’m at my husband’s coworker’s wedding last summer…
That One Wedding Guest Dress Every Mom Is Wearing (And Why I Finally Joined the Club)
Okay, so I need to tell you about what happened at my friend Sarah’s wedding last month. I’m standing there during cocktail hour, balancing a glass of prosecco and trying…
How I Learned British Wedding Guest Rules the Hard Way (And You Don’t Have To)
The first British wedding I attended as an adult nearly ended my social life before it properly began. I was twenty-five, had just moved to Boston for work, and got…
Decoding “Dress Comfortably” at British Weddings (Spoiler: It’s Never Actually Comfortable)
The cream-colored invitation has been haunting my coffee table for weeks now, and honestly, I’m starting to think my friend Emma did this on purpose. Right there, in that fancy…
British Brands That Made Me Actually Care About Where My Clothes Come From
Last Tuesday I was standing in a Zara changing room staring at myself in a polyester dress that cost $29.99, wondering why I felt so gross about the whole situation.…
I Learned the Hard Way: How to Dress for British Summer Weddings When the Weather Goes Mental
Last July I found myself standing in what was supposed to be a charming Cotswolds churchyard, watching the sky turn that particular shade of grey that means you’re about to…
What I Learned After 17 Countryside Wedding Fashion Disasters (And How to Actually Get It Right)
That cream cardstock invitation sitting on my kitchen counter in Seattle might as well have been written in code. “Charlotte & James request the pleasure of your company…” followed by…
The Real Truth About What We Actually Pack for Summer Vacations (Spoiler: It’s Too Much)
Last month I spent forty-five minutes trying to decide between three nearly identical black cover-ups for my long weekend in Miami. Three cover-ups. For four days. While my suitcase sat…
Why British Summer Weather Makes Me Want to Throw All My Shoes Away (And What I Do Instead)
Last summer I stood in a muddy field in Derbyshire, watching my favorite sandals slowly disappear into what had been perfectly dry grass just two hours earlier, and I had…