Fashion
The only number that decides whether a coat was expensive
Price is what you hand over once. Cost is what the thing takes from you every time you wear it, and the two rarely agree.
4 min read · 12 September 2026
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Beauty
The order your skincare goes on in, and why it is free
Half of the shelves we are shown are not short of products. They are applying good ones in an order that cancels them out.
3 min read · 12 September 2026
Jewelry
Cut, colour, clarity, carat, in that order
The four C are taught in the order that matters and bought in the reverse. Getting the order right is worth about thirty per cent of the price.
4 min read · 12 September 2026
The Friday file
One material, one number, one thing worth knowing
A short letter on Fridays: a single material examined, the arithmetic behind a purchase people get wrong, and the one line from the week worth keeping. No offers, because there is nothing to sell.