The Office to Christmas Party Transition: A British Man’s Guide
Every season there’s one sacrifice we Brits make that no other country can match: changing out of work clothes straight into party ones. Americans go home and change; the French…
How I Got Mistaken for a Tourist in My Own City (And What I Learned About Looking Like You Belong)
Last summer I experienced one of those life-flashing-before-your-eyes moments when you realize you might need to make some serious changes about how you carry yourself. I’m barreling down a street…
I Wore the Wrong Thing to a “Lounge Suit” Wedding and Learned British Dress Codes the Hard Way
Received my first “lounge suit” wedding invitation last spring. Did not know what “lounge suit” meant. I knew that weddings traditionally called for cocktail attire or formal wear but “lounge…
What British Men Over 50 Actually Wear vs What Fashion Magazines Suggest
I was casually reading today through a men’s style magazine. Not Vogue. A menswear supplement – the free newspaper-thick addendum that falls out of national newspapers every Sunday, whose staple…
Suede in the Rain: A British Teenager’s Style Nightmare
The first thing I remember thinking as a teenager wasn’t about sex or independence or any of those clichéd milestones that everyone else insists happened to them. It was about…
Milan vs London Fashion Week: What Every Style Editor Gets Wrong
I recently made the mistake of wearing the same outfit to Milan Fashion Week that I had worn to London Fashion Week just one week earlier. Big mistake. Enormous mistake.…
Dad Style Reality Check: Why I Dress Different for Chuck E. Cheese vs Date Night
I was standing in the men’s section at Target last Saturday afternoon watching Sophie swing from the cart while Jackson and I debated between two styles of chinos (“Dad why…
I Watched Every Guy at This Coffee Shop and Realized We’re All Just Following Different Style Rules
I was killing some time (i.e. procrastinating work I should’ve been doing) at a coffee shop last Tuesday, sitting on the Lincoln Park patio people watching. I’ve always found people…
Why I Still Wear Suits Even Though Everyone Thinks I’m Crazy
Last month I wore a grey suit into a startup office for the first time and was asked if I was “sporting attire from a funeral”. I kid you not.…
Walking Boots That Don’t Scream “I’m About To Summit Everest”
Last October I ruined my favorite pair of dress shoes. It was actually Jessica’s fault; she talked me into going on what she called a “quick nature hike” last fall…