Fashaun

After much ado, we have finally arrived in NYC… our new home. My husband and I relocated here just one week ago from San Jose, CA. It is a big change to say the least. Although for me, I love NY so much that I feel like I’ve been done a dis-service by not being born and raised here. Everything about it is the epitome of me… The fast paced life, “so much to do, so little time”, everything that is important is within a 15 min ride on the subway, and here, you can always get what you want in one way or another. We got lucky, found an apt within days of being here. It was the first one we looked at and comparing it to others, it was “the one.” We signed away our entire savings for it but it was worth it compared to what we had seen that was a bit cheaper! SO… getting settled in now, and every day it is looking more and more like a home as we slowly get it furnished!

Being in the city has opened my eyes to the endless every day fashion that passes me daily on the street. I love being in a city where a girl can wear leggings, a short dress, boots and a fur vest and nobody looks at her funny and cars don’t stop to pick her up, thinking she is a hooker. As I get settled, I am going to get out there and see what kind of fun fashion awaits, and hopefully attend some events as well. In SoHo today, it was full of what looked like models or aspiring models… everyone dressed to the max and skinny as a bean! When I got lost getting off the subway, I just followed the posh-looking people, with their Versace and Louis Vuitton bags, talking about how Italy is so much better than Paris and they don’t know WHY they continue to visit Paris twice a year and Italy only once! My instincts were right, and they led me straight into SoHo. I realized its all about keeping your head up and eyes wide open in NYC. Paying attention is key. I spotted some great styles today, and hope to take some photos soon of what I see and like, even if only from the back. Being here for the last week also made me realize how much appearances matter. On many days, I dress casual and comfortable because of the moving of boxes, buying of items for our apartment and having to lug them home. Yesterday, I got jazzed up a bit, and wore a flowy tee, lacy tank underneath, jeans and boots with a matching scarf. I got LOTS of looks, and didn’t mind the whistles from the NYCFD! So THAT’S where they keep all the cute fire fighters!

Well, in the process of finding the “dream job” and working the connections I have to see if I can get something going in fashion in NYC. Gonna start from the bottom and work my way up… I want to do it the right way and get in and get my hands dirty, even work for free. I am going to do what I have to do to be able to finally do what I love! Will keep everyone posted. I will be going on my first personal shopping trip soon, so will post once I get my hands on some new digs! I love my husband right now for forcing me not to spend some of the gift cards I had, and to save them to spend in NYC. Even if I end up buying the same thing I would have bought in San Jose, there is still something else, something more gratifying about buying it in arguably the biggest shopping mecca in the world! Stay tuned!

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Well, Chanel doesn’t disappoint do they… This fall they broke out pure classics: Tweeds, furs and the most classic colors women could want in black, greys, taupe and beige. This fall, we can expect to see NYC business women and/or the classic woman dressed head to toe in Chanel. Why? We are seeing an array of fashioned up business suits in the form of pencil skirts and matching blazers. And I mean who DOESN’T look good in black and grey hues? Very St. John actually. But what sets these apart from the those St. John suits we see mostly on the 40+ crowd? They’re ramped up with ruffles on the bottom and the nice tight stitch around the hem of the skirts. Bit shorter, bit trendier. Nice short, petite blazer. Paired with a simple pair of Chanel pumps OR get the matching tweed ones in some cases… How much better can we get here?

I’m not a business woman by any means… I mean, the only pencil skirt I own is for job interviews! BUT… at the idea of prancing around in these Chanel suits? I would gladly succumb and adhere to the “cut throat, do anything to move up” motto of those we know and love in the city. Now all we need to go with the Chanel suits in the City? Sex… Oh wait… with Chanel covering your body and hanging on your arm… what better love and arm candy would a girl NEED??