The Honest Guide to Crochet Scarf
Last winter there was a lad on the tram who looked like he’d been wrapped up in someone’s leftovers; a crochet scarf wound round his neck four times, ends tucked…
What Nobody Explains About Coat Sizing
“Buy it big enough to fit a jumper under it.” So said a man working in a shop on Mount Street recently. We were staring at coats together because I…
Everything I Wish I Knew About Gloves Before I Bought Mine
I’ve spent more time fretting about glove sizes than I did selecting a mortgage provider when I moved out. Spoiler alert: that’s not a flex, that’s a medical diagnosis. Somewhere…
How Coat Sizing Actually Works
I used to believe zip side was arbitrary. Like how towels should fold, a convention invented purely so people could have an opinion on it. Ask me where the zip…
The Coat Sizing Guide I Wish Someone Had Given Me
Someone once told me, back in my supermarket working days of the nineties, “right over left that’s men’s left over right that’s ladies sir, now get back to folding those…
A Straightforward Guide to Scarf Fit
There was a man on the 87 bus two Tuesdays ago wearing a wool scarf wrapped around his neck so tightly it appeared to be strangling him. Both ends were…
The Waistcoat Sizing Guide I Wish Someone Had Given Me
By thirty seconds I mean the thirty seconds you spend staring helplessly at racks in a hire shop or the thirty seconds it takes someone on the phone at said…
What Nobody Explains About Scarf Sizing
For several years I tied my scarves the same way. Six years, give or take. Not once during that time did I question that I was engaging in properly stupid…
The Scarf Sizing Guide I Wish Someone Had Given Me
You want to know how to tie a scarf around your neck, a men’s neck scarf. Okay, fair enough, that’s literally what you just searched for. But let me ask…
The Questions I Had About Scarf Sizing, Answered
I’ve thought longer about how long a scarf should be than I probably have about most of my utility bills. I’m not proud of that either. I have a drawer…