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Go Where You Want to Go

Listen to your Mamas & Papas: "Go where you wanna go; do what you wanna do."

I’ve been listening to copious amounts of The Mamas and the Papas (even sneaking them into fashion articles—when appropriate), which has been an excellent way to feed my bohemian mood as of late. One of the best parts of living in New York is whether you choose to haunt the same locals over and over again or dip in and out of neighborhoods as quickly as it takes to catch the train, you never…

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Do More Fun Stuff

A whole lot of galleries, tattoos, and clothes coming atcha on the blog. Plus! A new motto: Do More Fun Stuff

It’s official: This is my favorite season. We briefly touched on my fondness for Fall in posts past, but this time it’s for real. So much amazing stuff has been packed into the last month, from a new job to a sleeve of tattoos (at ease, concerned friends, the tats are temporary Tattlys) that I had to exhale and unload it here, purely for your viewing pleasure. Hence, the title of this post, which…

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I'm Still Not Over You: Bidding Adieu to Summer Style

I'm Still Not Over You: Bidding Adieu to Summer Style (spoiler alert: we'll never give up our Docs)

I’m falling as hard for fall as the next cider-sippin’ city-bound lady is (clothes lovers live to layer, that’s just a fact). But I recently came across this scattering of gems from a summer shoot in Boston with Lesleigh that got me feeling some type of way for the warmest season’s recent departure. But Goodbye to all that. Sundresses, bare legs, and Docs: Sounds like a promising opener to the…

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So This is Fall: A Floridian Experiences Seasons

So This Is Fall: A Floridian Experiences Seasons (and excitedly dresses accordingly)

I’ve made it through the cold dead heart of winter, the cherry blossom blooming, heart a-fluttering week-and-a-half of spring (okay, it was longer than that, but felt really) brief, and the melty hot why-do-they-not-have-AC-here months of summer. Finally it’s fall, and a strong case could already be made for it being the best season yet. As with most things I love, the reason revolves mainly…

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I Think I'll Go to Boston

I hopped a train and headed to Boston for the weekend! Here's what happened:

I skipped town for the weekend and headed deep into enemy territory. (I mean, I didn’t know it was serious enemy territory until it was too late, when I was promptly informed of the battle line crossing by my Uber driver.) Apparently, that whole ‘New York baseball team v. Boston baseball team’ rivalry is a big deal around here. Luckily, he let it go and dropped me off at Lesleigh’s cornflower…

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Pie in the Sky July

Here's my NYC diary from the past month. Like ice cream, SNL, and exploring? Come on in:

(Disclaimer: No pies ahead. But you do get fashion and some real dry wit, which is way more satisfying.) Been a hot second since the last post—I do that on purpose to build anticipation. Okay, just kidding. I’ve been diving headfirst into everything from freelance writing projects to memorizing NYC’s grid on weekend adventures. Turns out committing the Big Apple to memory, in addition to…

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Slicker-proof, Swift-approved style

This week's style post is about the greatest loves of my life: NYC, Taylor Swift, and sandwiches. Naturally.

I can confidently report that one month into year 22, I’m really living my best life now. In other words, I’m doing my darndest to live out T. Swift’s “22” lyrics each and every day. Although if we’re being completely honest here, my whole life is one big Swifty mash-up at this point—but who’s life isn’t? (If you said, “Not mine!” just you get out of here.) But seriously. Check out this outfit. I…

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Guess Who's Turning 22 (It's Me!)

In addition to selecting every 22-year-old's dream outfit + shoes, I harassed my friends for advice on turning 22:

And because I know you’ve already got your pen uncapped, calendar standing by ready to mark the date: It’s May 9! Jeez, quit harassing me about it already.

I’ll have reached the ripe old age of 22, practically an old maid. My general civility will depend entirely on my ability to tolerate ‘the youths,’ and I’ll finally succumb to my vices and throw in the towel.

Kidding. It’s a good year, from…

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Best Weekend Overall

From 90s night in Greenwich to befriending strangers on NBC sidewalks, let's relive the Best Weekend Overall:

A few more weeks weaving in and out of Brooklyn and Manhattan has helped me place a few more memory gems in these overall pockets of mine — including the acquiring of such overalls. (Although that just took some sifting through overstuffed racks at a downtown H&M, so nothing to see there, folks. For these outfits credits, scroll to bottom!)

However, what is worth an extra minute of reexamination…

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Glory Days & The Art of Adventuring

John Cougar Mellencamp & Tom Petty got it all wrong––the glory days are totally right this second.

You guys, listen up. Remember when John Cougar Mellencamp sang about how life just didn’t get better than growing up in the American Heartland, and Tom Petty made you think the teenage American girl was all that and a bag of chips (I mean, aside from the horse thing, she seemed like a real dream.)?

Well, I’m here to tell you they totally had it wrong. Life is so much better than Tastee Freezes,…

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Ode to the Beanie: The Only 'Blizzard Boyfriend' You Need


Where others seek snowpocalpyse relief in human affection, I’ve set my sights on a deeper sense of security––sartorial satisfaction.

Though #snowmageddon2015 was really not the “End of Days” scenario it was predicted to be, it certainly brought the world a wealth of endless entertainment by way of Craigslist personal ads for NYC “blizzard boyfriends.” Turns out, nothing brings perfect strangers together for a snuggle quite like the anticipation of possibly “the biggest snowstorm in the history of this city,” as Mayor de Blasio…

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There's something in the air

There's something in the air! (And you know you want to know what it is→)

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…love?

Whatever may be zooming around, there’s always something in the air on Valentine’s Day.

For me, it was the promise of a seriously awesome LF store sale, surreptitiously shared with me by the lovely Austen Tosone. We met at our Upper West Side subway stop, merrily wished each other the Leslie Knope-iest of Galentine’s Days and hopped down to SoHo.

We broke…

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Empire State of Mind

The NYC hat game is seriously elevated. And in the case of this new pompom beanie owner, I mean that literally:

If there’s one thing to take away from NYC winter wear, it’s that the hat game is seriously elevated. And in the case of this brand new pompom beanie owner, that case is a very literal one.

A handful of weeks pounding the pavement has made me a student of street style. I could spend hours logging the different heel heights and hemlines of subway commuters, or jotting down the number of oversize…

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Hey NYC, Remember Me?

Hey NYC, Remember Me? Here's the whirlwind recap of my first 2 weeks back!

She’s baaack. And by she, I am of course referring to me. Fresh from Florida––I’m finally back in the city where my dream to finally live, work and create started this past summer. Since finishing up my internship at Marie Claire, I operated in high gear to finish my B.S. in journalism at UF and get back to the city that doesn’t sleep.

Currently filling the books with plenty of editorial coffee…

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Mon Amour, Indeed!

You can totally send love notes by way of crafty slogan-displaying clothing. Don't believe me? Ask Cumberbatch:

This past week I took a trip to Sarasota’s resident indie theater, Burns Court Cinema, for an afternoon screening of “The Imitation Game.” And knowing I might run into the film’s star, Benedict Cumberbatch, made me put some extra thought into the day’s outfit.

Naturally, I decided to go with a subtle love note, courtesy of the great minds at Kate Spade New York. I’m pretty sure he could read my…

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Rock 'n' Roll in Suburbia

What can I *never* leave the house without? Making sure my clothes and corresponding accessories are dance-proof! →

The holidays are great––I mean, Perry Como didn’t croon about the wonders of being home to experience them for nothing.

However, I have it on good authority that he wasn’t writing a fashion blog, so his elation at homemade pumpkin pie and friendly faces wasn’t tampered by the frustratingly low amount of street-style photo backgrounds.

The struggle was real. After all, I needed an engaging…

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