I’ll admit it – the idea of buying clothes from charity shops wasn’t exactly natural territory for me. After twenty-five years of wearing proper suits to the office, building a…
Last week I was standing outside my office building in Chicago watching this group of tourists getting absolutely destroyed by one of those sudden spring storms we get here. You…
Last Tuesday I found myself in a staff room in South London that smelled like instant coffee and desperation, watching this English teacher named Tom get ready for what he…
I'm standing in the fourth changing room of the day at an M&S in Plano, trying on what feels like the hundredth pair of jeans this month. My legs are…
I had this moment about two years ago when I was visiting my girlfriend's family in Vermont, and her dad showed up to breakfast wearing this perfectly worn-in Filson jacket,…
There's this moment that happens every year in Britain when the temperature hits like 22 degrees and suddenly everyone loses their absolute minds. I saw it go down just last…
Last spring I watched my neighbor Mike suffer through his brother's wedding in what looked like a really nice suit that apparently hated him back. Every time he tried to…
Look, I need to confess something that would've made 28-year-old me absolutely cringe. I'm genuinely excited about Marks & Spencer basics. Not in an ironic way, not because I've given…
I need to tell you about the day I learned to never trust Portland weather, even when you think you’ve got it figured out. Was meeting this potential client at…
Look, I get it. I’ve spent way too much money on hyped streetwear over the years, camping out for Supreme drops and paying resale prices that make my girlfriend Emma…