Why Womens Jeans Somehow Fit Me Better Than Mens Do
I bought a pair of size 32 men’s jeans in the spring, took them home, tried them on, and stood in front of the mirror doing that thing where you…
Whats That Loop on the Back of a Shirt For?
I was ironing a shirt last week, the proper kind of ironing where you’re only half paying attention and mostly thinking about lunch, and I got to that little fabric…
Why Are Mens Jeans So Low Rise All of a Sudden?
Tried a pair of jeans on in a changing room in the Bullring back end of January and had a proper moment of panic, because I could see my own…
What Coats Are Actually Worth Buying This Year
A mate of mine sent me a screenshot last week of some menswear account declaring the “car coat” the defining piece of the season, like it was breaking news, like…
Does It Matter If Your Nikes Are Womens?
Refreshed a listing at half eleven on a Tuesday night, women’s Dunk Low, size 8, colourway I’d been half heartedly tracking for about a month. Description said “worn twice, too…
Can Women Actually Use a Mens Wallet?
My other half picked up my wallet off the kitchen table last month, looked at it for a second too long, and said “can I just use this, mine’s falling…
Does It Matter If Sunglasses Are Womens?
Two quid. That’s what I paid for a pair of tortoiseshell sunglasses at the shop on the corner, the one I check every Thursday because that’s when the good stuff…
Whats the Deal With the Netting in Shorts?
Cut a pair of swim shorts open once, purely by accident, snagged them on a nail at the allotment my dad rents, and there it was. This mesh liner thing,…
What Trainers Are Actually Trending Right Now
Right so someone in my comments asked “what trainers are actually trending” like it was a simple question, and I sat there for a solid ten minutes trying to answer…
Can Women Actually Wear Mens Boots?
Had a woman in the shop last month, tried on a pair of our size 8 work boots off the men’s wall because the women’s version in the same style…