The $100 T-Shirt Test: Is Luxury Basics Worth the Money?
Let me start this by getting something off my chest: I have jeans that range anywhere from $30 mall-brand disappointments to fully-handcrafted Japanese selvedge jeans that cost enough to make…
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…
Testing Every Pair of High Street Jeans So You Don’t Have To (Spoiler: Some Are Actually Good)
Hello. I am wearing jeans. Jeans that I’m trying on in the fourth changing room of the day at M&S Plano. This is the hundredth pair of jeans I’ve tried…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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 Spent Three Winters Shivering Before Learning How British Cold Actually Works
Every British person has a moment when they realise they’ve been approaching winter all wrong. Mine was 7 AM on a Tuesday morning outside Birmingham’s New Street Station. I’m stood…