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…
How I Finally Cracked the Code on Looking Put-Together at British Festivals
I have this photo from a music festival in the Cotswolds last summer that perfectly sums up why I’m probably the wrong person to give festival fashion advice, yet here…
I Had to Google “What is a Fascinator Base” and Other First-Timer Fashion Fails at Britain’s Fanciest Events
The invitation showed up in my mailbox on a random Tuesday in February – one of those thick cream cards with fancy lettering that immediately made me feel like I…
I’ve Been Secretly Shopping Seaside Tourist Traps with Fashion Editors (Here’s What They Actually Buy)
So I’m wandering around Whitstable last weekend – you know how it is, you say you’re going for the oysters but really you end up doing that thing where you…
How I Learned to Navigate British Department Store Sales Without Getting Trampled (Or Breaking My Ethical Shopping Rules)
You know that moment when you’re standing in a crowd of well-dressed people who are suddenly acting like they’re competing for the last bottle of water in an apocalypse? That…
I Spent My Saturdays Mall-Hopping Across Britain and Discovered Each City Has Its Own Secret Fashion Code
Last weekend I found myself stress-eating a Wetzel’s Pretzel in the middle of Westfield while having what can only be described as a fashion crisis. Not about my own outfit…