Put the tape measure at the top of your hip bone, then bring it all the way around your body, level with your belly button. Make sure it's not too tight and that it's straight, even at the back. Don't ...

In 2018, I was shopping for an outfit for a magazine party, celebrating an issue I’d worked very hard on at a job I’d recently quit. I walked into Walk the West Vintage in Greenpoint, vaguely looking ...