How Pyjamas Sizing Actually Works
Our group chat had been raging for three days over who owed how much money for Bears tickets when my friend Danny dropped this into the thread with no context:…
Everything I Wish I Knew About Scarf Before I Bought Mine
Six. Six scarves languishing in a bin at the bottom of my closet that I will almost certainly never wear again. Not because there’s anything wrong with them. No moth…
How to Tell If Your Slippers Actually Fits
The dude at my work two desks over, the guy who still writes appointments in a physical calendar, was telling me that his father had one pair of sheepskin slippers…
What Wrap Scarf Really Means
“It just loops twice and hangs, nothing to it.” A salesman from some brand of outerwear that no longer exists told me back in about 1988, looming over me in…
The Practical Guide to Buying Hat
I was measuring a customer’s head for a flat cap last Tuesday when his wife pulled one off the rack, tried it on, and asked “why does the men’s one…
The Honest Guide to Crochet Scarf
I was getting coffee on my way out to a Saturday morning walkthrough when one of my kids’ older brother came through wearing a crochet scarf that fell down to…
How Gloves Sizing Actually Works
I bought gloves like I bought shoes for two decades: half a size small, reasoning that anything made of leather stretches with wear and you’re better off starting too tight…
How to Actually Measure for Gloves
I was in a ski shop on 57th street two Decembers ago holding two pairs of gloves. Both had a “Large” printed on their tags, but one actually fit like…
How to Actually Measure for Bow Tie
A dude adjusting my collar back stage at a wedding I was shooting for content asked me something that stuck with me weeks later. We were standing around killing time…
Everything I Wish I Knew About Watch Before I Bought Mine
My 23-year-old apprentice told me watches are obsolete last month. Phones have pocket chips now and everyone has one, so “what’s the point?” Anyone wearing one is “cosplaying as their…