I Finally Get Why Everyone’s Losing Their Minds Over This $45 Cardigan
So my mom calls me last Tuesday – which, let me just say, Tuesday calls are never good news in my family. Sunday calls are the scheduled check-ins, Wednesday calls…
The M&S Shopping Secret Every Fashion Expert Knows (But Won’t Tell You)
Okay, so picture this – I’m standing in Target last week, holding up a plain white tee for the hundredth time, when I suddenly remembered something that made me laugh…
Why British Country Style Needs to Stop Looking Like a Royal Cosplay
I still cringe thinking about the time my friend Maya visited me at my parents’ place in the suburbs outside Dallas. She’d never been to Texas before and showed up…
Why My Portland Style Screams “Tourist” the Second I Leave the City
The first time I went back to Eugene after living in Portland for three years, my mom took one look at me getting off the train and said, “Well, you…
Meeting the Parents When You’re Broke But They’re Not: A Budget Girl’s Guide to Home Counties Approval
There’s this specific panic that hits when your boyfriend mentions his parents want to meet you and they live somewhere with a name like “Little Wickham” or “Great Toffington.” Like,…
Found My Grandma’s Hidden Mary Quant Collection and Now I’m Obsessed
So this is going to sound totally random, but my whole relationship with vintage fashion just got turned upside down because of a leaky roof. I know that makes zero…
The M&S Collection Pieces I Set My Alarm For (And You Should Too)
Okay, so picture this: it’s 6:47 AM on a Wednesday, my toddler is still asleep (miracle), and I’m crouched in my kitchen like some kind of deranged fashion vulture, refreshing…
Why Every Fashion Person I Know Secretly Lives in M&S Underwear
I was standing in the Zara dressing room last Tuesday, trying on what I thought might be the perfect white button-down, when I caught sight of myself in that brutal…
Why Looking “Effortlessly Put-Together” Is Actually the Hardest Thing to Pull Off
So this happened to me again last Tuesday. I’m standing in line at Blue Bottle (I know, I know, but their coffee actually doesn’t suck), wearing what I thought was…
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…