What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Clothing Sizes
Your pants are lying to you. You don’t have a 36″ inch waist, even if the label in your jeans says “waist 36.” Your waist probably measures closer to 38″.…
A Garment-by-Garment Guide to How Often You Really Need to Wash Your Clothes
Photo: Patty Chan (Shutterstock) When you’re a kid, no one tells you how much stuff you have to figure out to be a fully functional adult. Laundry, for example, can…
12 Outdated Fashion Rules You Don’t Need to Follow Anymore
Photo: mertkan tekin (Shutterstock) I am a fashion-challenged person. My parents trained me to put on pants before leaving the house, but that’s pretty much where my sartorial education stopped.…
How to Get the Stink Out of Musty-Smelling Clothes
Photo: Breitformat (Shutterstock) Wearing damp jeans is no fun because they are uncomfortable. Wearing jeans that were formerly damp is no fun because they stink. Fabrics that have gotten especially…
Can You Really Stretch Out Tight Jeans by Showering in Them?
Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) We’ve all been there. You watch one viral TikTok, and before you know it, you’re sitting in your tub while wearing a pair of jeans, because, well,…
Loose, Distressed, and Other Men’s Jean Styles You Might Not Understand
Photo: Maksym Azovtsev (Shutterstock) I was embarrassingly old before I understood the meaning of different fits in men’s jeans and pants, but after years of trial and error, I’m here…
Can’t Fit Into Your Old Jeans? A New Report Suggests You’re A Diabetes Risk
Anyone who can’t fit into jeans they wore when they were age 21 risks developing type 2 diabetes: StudyAnyone who can’t fit into the jeans they wore when they were…
Why You Shouldn’t Freeze Your Jeans, After All
Photo: eranicle (Shutterstock) There’s a longstanding piece of sartorial advice that says in order to preserve the color and shape of premium denim, we should refrain from washing them in…