Things I'm Wearing

The Wardrobe

Second-hand silk, one good coat, and the freedom of not thinking about it at all. A small vocabulary of clothes I actually reach for.

A woman in a powder-blue trench coat poised in the rain before the spires of the Milan Duomo.

The art of dressing for nobody but yourself

Somewhere between the third closet purge and the same grey jumper four days running, I realised I'd been dressing for an audience that never showed up.

Fashion · 8 min

A belted camel wool coat worn open over black, photographed on weathered stone steps.

The honest trench, three winters in

A coat you wear three hundred days a year stops being a purchase and becomes a fact about you. Mine is camel, belted, and slightly too big on purpose.

Fashion · 5 min

A flat-lay of quiet accessories — slim gold rings, a black-faced watch, dark sunglasses and a quilted bag.

One gold ring, and the end of almost-jewellery

I gave away a whole drawer of almost-jewellery — the nearly-right, the someday pieces — and kept one plain gold band. I've worn it every day since.

Fashion · 4 min

A woman in black denim steps along a path in tan leather ankle boots with a low stacked heel.

Two pairs, on rotation — the case for fewer shoes

Two pairs of leather shoes, worn on alternate days so each can rest, resoled twice apiece. This is the whole collection, and it is enough.

Fashion · 4 min

A soft flat-lay on white linen — a rust ribbed knit, faded jeans, a leather watch and a few yellow tulips.

The weekend knit, and the joy of a uniform

There is a version of me that exists only on Saturdays: ribbed knit, soft denim, no plans worth dressing for. It is, quietly, my favourite person to be.

Fashion · 3 min