Category: Fit and Sizing

I spent three years in a cramped shared studio thinking that if a garment didn’t fit, I just needed to find a “premium” brand with a higher price tag. I … Read more

I am so sick of seeing “tall collections” that are nothing more than a standard slim-fit shirt with an extra two inches of fabric tacked onto the hem. If you’ve … Read more

I’m so tired of seeing “style guides” for shorter people that basically just suggest wearing monochromatic outfits and avoiding baggy clothes like they’re radioactive. It’s such a reductive, boring way … Read more

I spent three years in a cramped shared studio, surrounded by the smell of plastisol ink and the constant hum of an industrial serger, before I realized that most “inclusive” … Read more

I remember sitting on a milk crate in that cramped shared studio, staring at a stack of “premium” heavyweights that looked great on a hanger but fit like a cardboard … Read more

I was staring at a stack of vintage 90s blanks in my studio last week, absolutely gutted because the sleeve length was just off—too long, too baggy, and completely killing … Read more

I was standing in the middle of my shared studio three years ago, staring at a pile of perfectly decent heavyweight blanks that I’d just ruined because I thought I … Read more

I was hunched over a vintage Singer in my shared studio last Tuesday, staring at a pair of heavy-weight twill trousers that looked incredible until I actually tried to finish … Read more

I remember sitting on a milk crate in my first shared studio, surrounded by the smell of industrial steam and burnt polyester, staring at a “designer” jacket that cost me … Read more

I spent three hours last Tuesday hunched over a vintage 90s work jacket, trying to figure out if a structural adjustment would actually hold or if I was just wasting … Read more