Thrifting is like a maze. You navigate your way through the stores looking for a timeless blouse or a chic 2000s purse, only to find a pile of generic graphic tees after scrambling through several aisles. But although puzzling, there is a method to the madness in finding the right pieces and, most importantly, what to primarily look for when going to a thrift store.

It was the first UK beauty brand to sell a million pounds in a day on TikTok. I bought it. Here is what actually happened.

Gilmore Girls merch has colonised autumn. We investigate why the pyjamas arrive in August, who is actually profiting, and whether owning a Luke’s Diner mug makes you tacky. It is the first week of August. The sun is still out, nobody has thought about a coat, and yet the shops have already filled up with burgundy pyjamas printed with pictures of a fictional gazebo in Connecticut.

Nobody has experienced real chaos until you arrive at the student kitchen on move-in day. Six people arrive within a few hours of each other, all clutching bags for life, and by the evening the flat owns four toasters, three colanders and not one tin opener. Someone has bought a candle. Someone else has brought an iron they will use precisely once.

In light of the holiday season, here below I have curated a list of books that would be perfect gifts for the person described. I personally love gifting books so I hope this list can aid you in your search for a book for your loved one. A book for the poet/poetry lover (that isn't a poetry collection) For this category of person I would recommend "The book of tea" by Kazuko Okakura. Written in 1906, it is an exploration of the Japanese tea ceremony and the art of simplicity