There’s a category of clothing I’ve started thinking of as “occasion elevation” — pieces that make a regular Tuesday feel like something is happening. Not formal, not occasion-specific, just enough of a step above the ordinary that getting dressed becomes a small pleasure rather than a routine. It’s not the most practical category and it’s… Continue reading Dresses That Feel Like a Vacation Even When You’re Not
I started playing golf seriously about two years ago and one of the first things I noticed was that women’s golf apparel has a problem. There’s a category of it that’s functional but completely joyless — beige and navy and white and pale pink, all technically appropriate for the course, none of it making you… Continue reading Golf Outfits Women Actually Want to Wear on the Course
Somewhere in my wardrobe there’s a dress I bought three years ago because it looked incredible in a product shot. Navy blue, sweetheart neckline, full skirt, small white polka dots — the whole 1950s aesthetic done in a way that made me feel like I was going to step out of the house looking like… Continue reading Retro Dresses Worth Wearing Past the Photo Op
I went through a long phase of buying skirts and not wearing them. I’d see something I loved in a shop or online, bring it home, hang it in my wardrobe, and then reach past it every morning for the same three things I always wore. The skirts accumulated. The wearing did not happen. It… Continue reading Skirts That Actually Work for Real Summer Days
I’ve had three separate pieces of luggage fail on me mid-trip. One zipper gave out at Heathrow, which led to a memorable experience involving a roll of tape from a pharmacy and the sincere hope that it would hold until my connecting flight. It didn’t. Another wheel snapped off somewhere between the car park and… Continue reading Luggage That Makes the Airport Feel Less Miserable
I am the kind of person who burns in fifteen minutes in direct sun, spent years doing the sunscreen-every-two-hours routine, and still managed to come home from outdoor days looking like I’d spent the afternoon on a grill. The problem wasn’t that I wasn’t applying sunscreen — I was, obsessively. The problem is that sunscreen… Continue reading Sun Protection Clothing That Doesn’t Look Like Safety Gear
The last time I checked a bag I waited forty minutes at baggage claim, watched everyone else from my flight collect their things and leave, and then spent the next ten minutes convincing myself the airline hadn’t lost it. They hadn’t. It came out eventually, slightly dented, and I pushed it through the airport thinking… Continue reading Travel Bags That Don’t Make You Check Luggage
My grandmother wore the same watch for thirty years. A small gold thing with a leather strap that she’d been given as a gift when she got her first proper job. She had it serviced once, replaced the strap twice, and the watch outlived her. My aunt has it now and wears it regularly. That… Continue reading A Watch You Keep for Decades, Not a Season
I want to tell you about the Sunday I locked myself out of a restaurant bathroom because I’d left my phone and my wallet at the table, forgot I’d put my key card in a different pocket, and couldn’t figure out which of those three things I needed to deal with first. My husband was… Continue reading Why I Stopped Carrying a Separate Wallet and Bag
Every summer I go through the same thing. I buy sandals that photograph beautifully, wear them twice, and end up with blisters or a broken strap or that specific kind of disappointment where the shoe looked expensive online and looked exactly like what it cost once I had it in my hands. It’s a predictable… Continue reading Summer Sandals I Keep Reaching For This Season
