Styling
What to Wear Under a White Linen Dress So It Stays Opaque
I bought a white linen midi in April, tried it on in a changing room lit by two weak ceiling panels, and thought it was...
Fabric care writer
Hana tests washing and storage routines on linen and silk and reports what actually keeps them looking new.
Styling
I bought a white linen midi in April, tried it on in a changing room lit by two weak ceiling panels, and thought it was...
Fabrics
A reader sent me a photo last spring of a cream summer dress with pale white lines running along every fold, as though someone...
Travel Wardrobe
Three days into a trip, the dress you love most has a coffee mark on the hem and smells faintly of the train.
Slow Fashion
A favourite dress with a broken zip usually ends up at the back of the wardrobe, waiting for a tailor visit that never happens.
Garment Care
You pull out a favourite wool dress for the first cold week of the year and find a scatter of tiny holes across the front, or a...
Fabrics
You find a dress you love, the label says "crepe," and you have no idea whether that means silk, polyester, wool or something...