This $30 Target Find Had Everyone at School Pickup Asking If It Was Designer
So, i’m at Emma’s soccer practice and i’m surrounded by the usual mom crew. When Sarah, who i’ve known for 4 years and has never complimented my outfit, literally grabbed…
Why Fashion Girls Are Secretly Obsessed With This $100 M&S Sweater
Okay. So I may seem totally insane, but I’ve tracked fashion editors’ sweaters for three years and I really want to tell somebody about the craziest thing I’ve figured out.…
I Finally Get Why Everyone’s Losing Their Minds Over This $45 Cardigan
It was a Tuesday – a day that, let’s be honest, Tuesday calls are rarely ever good news in our household. Sundays are for scheduled cheque-in calls; Wednesdays mean someone’s…
Why My Portland Style Screams “Tourist” the Second I Leave the City
Although my mom didn’t say anything directly, I knew what she meant. As soon as I stepped off the train in Eugene after being gone from Portland for three years,…
Meeting the Parents When You’re Broke But They’re Not: A Budget Girl’s Guide to Home Counties Approval
Meeting English middle class parents as a broke American is a whole different ball game than navigating social etiquette in Eugene. And that’s why I started learning about these people.…
The M&S Collection Pieces I Set My Alarm For (And You Should Too)
Here’s the rewritten text with a more conversational tone: Okay, so I am currently crouching in my kitchen (like some kind of crazy fashion vulture) at 6:47 AM on a…
Why Every Fashion Person I Know Secretly Lives in M&S Underwear
I was standing in a Zara dressing room last Tuesday trying on a white button-down shirt that I had picked to be the perfect one. When I looked into the…
Why Looking “Effortlessly Put-Together” Is Actually the Hardest Thing to Pull Off
This has happened to me again recently. Last Tuesday I was standing in line at Blue Bottle Coffee (Okay, I know, I know, I shouldn’t admit to shopping at such…
When Love Island Makes You Panic-Buy at 10 PM (And Why I Keep Doing It Anyway)
I was literally in the middle of taking a bite of pad thai leftovers, and I was watching Love Island on my laptop, since my TV isn’t modern enough to…
I Tried Personal Shopping at John Lewis and My Broke Self Was Actually Shocked
Look, I remember when my friend Sarah told me I should give the John Lewis personal shopping service a shot for my college friend’s wedding, I laughed. Me? Personal shopping?…