My brother’s girlfriend called me a bougie b*tch. That isn’t the story here. Ain’t got sh*t to do with this, but I just thought that I should mention. “There is a lot of beauty in this city,” Allan said. “As you know, and now, I think you’re...
I remember asking Bill Cunningham’s muse Tziporah Salmon about developing her eye for fashion. She paused for a minute, and then said, “you know, you’re a writer, so you read writing that inspires you. You delve into the craft as a consumer, a fan, which may...
I’m a marketer’s dream. I completely buy into stories. I’m looking for the perfect new scent. I’ve been looking for just the one that’s going to capture what I have to say. I know, I know. Scents don’t speak. But I want mine to. I’d love to be able to...
I wore shorts the other day. Lace shorts, without tights. Hold on, wait. So maybe, just maybe, I am a little excited about getting dressed and having a place to go again. I’ve been temping for two fashion companies. It isn't so bad. On some days, I work work in...
‘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?” It’s the...
I met with my Girls Write Now mentee on Sunday. She has a Scholastic essay competition that we’re getting ready for. We decided to combine two of our first prompts together to create a short story. When we were paired together at the start of the school...
I'm saying yes to everything this summer. New York in the summer is the absolute best. Once you get past the trash smell that always seems to get in your mouth and your clothing sticking to you while you wait for your train, it's really, a...
So, a couple things: May 1st will be mark my first full month living on my own, in my new big girl apartment. I'm not fully settled but it feels like home. It's quite an underrated feeling I think, to see yourself in your surroundings. Arianna blogged it...
I'm going to tell you a secret. There is a couple across the street that I like to watch from my window from every now and then. It's not as creepy as it sounds. Stay with me. They make dinner together, and then the husband--I assume--puts the...
This is the thing about fall, it's everyone's favorite, yes. Cue Miranda Priestly's floral's for spring eyeroll. But in my opinion, it's only fun, for like, the first couple weeks. Basically, it's all good until you have to put on some tights. Or a coat. Which I...