How Sunglasses Fit Is Supposed to Work
My brother believes men’s sunglasses and women’s sunglasses sections are almost entirely artificial. Marketing bullshit passed off as biological fact. He’ll fight you on that hill if you let him…
How Tie Fit Is Supposed to Work
Helped a kid finish tying his tie last Tuesday while he stood in our stockroom. He was watching a tutorial on his phone, balanced against a pile of returns, attempting…
The Honest Guide to Measurements Trousers
“How to take measurements for men’s trousers” starts by lying to you. Before you even get your tape measure out, it refers to trousers as if they have one singular…
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…
What Nobody Explains About Shirt Sizing
I was mid microwave, reheating last night’s chicken for the third day running (no regrets, none), scrolling through a shirt drop on my phone with the other hand, and the…
What Trousers Are Actually Trending Right Now
One of my year nines asked me, completely straight faced, why I was wearing “old man trousers” to parents’ evening. These were tapered wool trousers I’d bought about six weeks…
The Practical Guide to Buying Shirt
I was in the shop on the corner, the one I’ve decided is mine even though the volunteer who does the Thursday restock clearly has no idea who I am,…
Are Trainers Actually Smart Casual?
Had a lad come in last month, work do coming up, asked if his white leather trainers would pass for smart casual. I looked at them properly, not just a…
How Shirt Sizing Actually Works
The group chat was already three messages deep into “just get a medium, you’ll be fine” when I typed back that this was, actually, terrible advice, and things went a…
Are Baggy Trousers Actually Back?
My mate Deacon turned up to a barbecue in July wearing trousers so wide I genuinely thought he’d borrowed them off someone twice his size. Pleated, pooling over his trainers,…