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How to wash a cashmere sweater without ruining it
Most cashmere can be washed at home, carefully. What the label means, how to hand wash and dry it flat, when a machine is…
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Timeless looks, considered dressing, and clothes designed for the body you have.
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Can you wear black to a wedding?
Usually, yes, but not at every wedding. Dress codes, daytime and evening, cultural traditions, how to make black festive, and the colours to avoid.
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How to tell if a sweater is good quality
Price and labels tell you less than your hands do. Seven checks, from knit density to the neckline, for spotting knitwear that will last.
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How to remove pilling from clothes, and stop it coming back
Take the bobbles off gently with the right tool for the fabric, then deal with the friction that caused them. And what pilling really…
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How to break in new shoes without blisters
Do the wearing-in at home, in short stretches, before the shoes have to carry you anywhere. And learn to tell stiff shoes from shoes…
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How to pack a carry-on for a week
A week away with only a cabin bag is less about willpower than planning: one colour family, two pairs of shoes, and clothes that…
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What to wear to a funeral
Dark, plain and comfortable is the usual answer, but not the only one. How to dress for a funeral, from the family’s wishes and…
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How to tell if a coat is good quality before you buy it
Price is an unreliable guide. Ten minutes in the shop, spent in the right order, tells you far more.
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I stopped dressing to look smaller
Almost every styling rule I was given had the same hidden objective. Once I noticed it, most of my wardrobe stopped making sense —…
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Clothes are supposed to fit you — not the other way around
A size on a label is information about a garment. Somewhere along the way we started reading it as a grade for the person…
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The mirror in the fitting room is not the final word
Three sizes of the same trousers, one afternoon, one body. What that taught me about lighting, sizing charts and the word flattering, and why…