Well, friends..
Turns out, keeping up w/ a blog while living in NYC is a wee bit harder than expected.
Granted- were I not to procrastinate by ceaselessly hunting down the perfect pair of black ankle booties, I might have more time for- you know - not being a glutton.
Alas- I am what I, admittedly, am.
Even so, I do have something I'd like to discuss:
and that is,
dressing boring in New York.
I always knew that when I moved here, I'd be able to wear whatever I wanted whenever I wanted,
because ,
you know, it's New York.
I mean, last year I bought a giant faux fur jacket with the sole intention of wearing it someday when I moved to the App.
Then I moved here and decided to wear t-shirts, skinny jeans w/ holes in the knee, black ankle booties, & high ponytail
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Flo!! |
every
single
day.
Which is weird, right?
I mean - Saturday night alone I saw pirates chillin' in a Starbucks, a matching dominatrix couple on the corner of Broadway & 32nd, and a petite Asian woman on crutches in a wedding dress,
so why has my style taken such an opposing turn?
My theory involves me having subconscious need to give up any attempt at originality in a city overflowing with, well,
"originality".
It's too hard to be somebody,
so, stylistically,
I'm more comfortable being nobody.
I'm too tired to tell if this sounds incredibly depressing
or incredibly practical .
Feel free to let me know.
Cheers.
PS: Shopbop's Friends & Family 25% off sale starts today so..
you can dress boring too!
code: FAMILY25
code: FAMILY25
Gabrielle - tell me about it, ever since I moved here from the midwest I feel like I've hit a rut - which I SHOULDN'T because it's /New York/ dammit. Once again, lovely post, can't wait to meet you sometime - Emily (http://meowemily.blogspot.com)
ReplyDeleteI notice i dress more boring lately too, but it's just because i have to ride everywhere. i have a theory that new york daily outfits have to be made for walking, you think this is true?
ReplyDeleteHahahah I feel like this happened to me too??? After moving to LA it was just like, "Oh, I'm not a special girl in my small town anymore". But it has seemed to be somewhat freeing (except for the days I just get overwhelmed with how boring I feel) because I can focus more on the rest of life, I guess. It's a weird thing. Also norm-core happened and it's hard not to get sucked into the appeal sometimes, as much as I hate it.
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