Author: Channing in the City

I have a closet full of clothing and nothing to wear. That's not completely true. I wear the same six articles of clothing repeatedly. In high school, I prided myself on never repeating an entire outfit for at least two whole months, following the Claudia Kishi school of...

A Mr. Cameron Giles once rapped “minks, gators, that's necessary. Accessories my closet's pet cemetery.” Yeah, same. I like fur. I probably shouldn’t say that incase I offend PETA but I do. The majority of my pieces are faux or vintage, though. Shop the look: Super old Nine West Faux...

‘Why Don’t You’ is my weekly tribute to legendary editor Diana Vreeland who penned a column of the same name for Harper’s Bazaar for 26 years begging, “Don’t just be your ordinary dull self. Why don’t you be ingenious and make yourself into something else?” The holiday...

On Sunday, me and the guy I’m dating took advantage of Metropolitan Transit Authority’s annual holiday tradition. Every year, MTA put its popular vintage trains on the rails for Sunday rides. The trains are dubbed the “Shopper’s Special.”  They’re a throwback to the days when the city’s residents...

I love this city, I hate it sometimes, too. In an effort to keep track of my feelings about the Big Apple during my time here I try my best to chronicle them in a letter to this crazy place. Welcome to Dear New York–a series posted...