The Best of British Knitwear: From High Street to Highlands
The first time I wore tartan to London Fashion Week, I thought I was being ironic and subversive. This was 2010, and my vintage Vivienne Westwood tartan mini worn with…
Beyond Burberry Check: British Heritage Patterns Making a Comeback
The first time I wore tartan to London Fashion Week, I thought I was being ironic and subversive. This was 2010, and my vintage Vivienne Westwood tartan mini worn with…
The New British Heritage Brands Worth Knowing
There’s something almost comical about the phrase “new heritage brand.” It’s an oxymoron, isn’t it? Heritage implies history, legacy, dust gathering on leather-bound ledgers in some atmospheric workshop that’s been…
The British Heritage Brands Worth Investing In (That Aren’t Burberry)
I have a confession to make: I’ve never owned anything from Burberry. Not a scarf, not a trench coat, not even a lipstick. This is something of a cardinal sin…
What British Women Wear to Navigate a Heatwave When Air Conditioning Is Non-Existent
There’s a special kind of British misery that emerges around day three of a heatwave. That point when the novelty of actual sunshine has worn off, when every conversation begins…
The British Brands the French Actually Rate
Last November, I found myself in a chic little café in the Marais district of Paris, nursing an overpriced coffee and attempting to look like I belonged. I was there…
The Great British Evening Outfit That Works for ‘Drinks’ or ‘Dinner’ Invitations
The most quintessentially British beach memory I have doesn’t involve sunshine, ice cream, or even swimming. It’s of my dad stubbornly setting up a windbreak on a Cornish beach during…
The Practical Guide to British Beach Dressing (That Acknowledges It Might Be Freezing)
The most quintessentially British beach memory I have doesn’t involve sunshine, ice cream, or even swimming. It’s of my dad stubbornly setting up a windbreak on a Cornish beach during…
I Wore Nothing But Boden for a Week and My Colleagues Said I Looked Rather Lovely
It started, as many questionable decisions in my life have, with a late-night online shopping session and a glass of wine. I was scrolling through my emails, deleting the usual…
I Tried Every Pair of Black Tights on the High Street to Find the Perfect Ones
I’ve spent £432.78 on black tights this month. No, I haven’t lost my mind (well, no more than usual). I’ve been conducting what might be the most quintessentially British fashion…
Beyond Topshop: Where British Twenty-Somethings Shop Now
I still have the last thing I ever bought from Topshop—a slightly ridiculous patent leather mini skirt that I absolutely did not need but couldn’t resist. It was January 2021,…
Beyond Barbour: Country Weekend Style for City Dwellers
I was thirty minutes into my first proper country house weekend when I realized I’d made a terrible mistake. Standing in the muddy driveway of my university friend Charlotte’s family…