Occasion Dressing

You’d think freedom would feel like freedom. Instead you’re standing in front of the wardrobe at 7:40am, coffee going cold, thinking: if I get this wrong today, everyone will notice. That’s the strange thing nobody warns you about — a job with no rules about clothes is somehow more work than one with rules. A … Read more

The invite came on a Tuesday. Lovely couple, September date, “smart-ish” scrawled at the bottom like that clears anything up. And there it was again — that small drop in the stomach. You open the wardrobe already knowing. The one from your cousin’s wedding is snug now and everyone’s seen it. The green one photographs … Read more