Big hair and the subway.

So I just wanted to say that I would have thought NY had seen it all. However, apparently they have not seen hair as big as mine, until now. If I got a dime, or even a nickel, for every time someone commented on my big hair I would have quite the hefty allowance by now. It's funny!

The subway is the best, because, see, when you're just sitting there riding to your stop, with the seats awkwardly facing each other you really don't have many options of where to stare. And if other people are anything like me, you sometimes find yourself actually concentrating on where you can stare without being awkward. Then again, there are other times when I get so involved in my own thoughts that I end up zoning out and staring basically at someone which is really awkward when you un-zone and realize what you've been doing....anyway...that's not my point.

On the subway, while you're looking for a place to look, you often look around at the people on the subway with you and while I'm trying to find a place to not awkwardly stare I tend to notice people looking at me. And I know that it's for no other reason than my big hair.

Today, this one girl who was probably about 14 kept looking over at me!! She was sitting in a not convenient place to do so too, since she was sitting directly to the right of where I was standing next to her seat so it was totally obvious what she was doing every time she would turn in her chair and look up! She must have turned to look at least 5 times in the course of three stops.

I take it as a compliment though. I like my big hair and have no intention of changing it, no matter how many awkward stares it may bring me on my subway commute. :)

Guess which one's me? :p

Love and Style,

L.M.

Changing Styles, From LA to NY.

I love the phases we all go through throughout our lives in regards to fashion. All of my friends laugh every time I tell them about my punker phase during 6th and 7th grade. And as much as I'd like to think I've gotten over that sort of flip-flopping between styles and actually picked what's most me, I'm realizing more and more that I'm kinda still that way. Maybe I always will be. :)

I adapt my style to whatever mood I'm in. If I'm going through a period of listening to Muse all of the time I might dress differently than if I'm in, say, a Bon Iver music phase. Right now I'm really into the classy, elegant type of look - long flowy skirts in nude colors, black with stunning and simple gold jewelry - all with a touch of young, trendiness still there though.

I love my cute new Oxford shoes and my straw hat with a black ribbon. It looks like it came straight from France (actually from the Upper East Side). I'm just really into trying to channel the look and feeling of elegant chicness, without having the designer brand budget to go get a lot of new things.

I feel like chic elegance is very fundamental in New York style. LA's style is so different than NY's. LA is much more about expressing your individuality boldly and about the whole "I just woke up from a crazy night yesterday and have bed hair and a worn-in T-shirt on" kind of bohemian, already broken-in type of look. (Odd description, I know, but I couldn't think of a better way to depict that thought. :D) Not all of LA's style is like that of course, but that's what I feel the general trend of Cali style is.

New York is much more chic and put together. It's bohemian too, but with a cleaner, girlier edge - less rockish and wild. And a lot of it I feel is based around simplicity. A cute girly dress with statement shoes and a bracelet looks well put together and ready to take on the big city. Now, of course, there are tonsssss of different styles, not all of them like that at all, but just in general I've noticed that NY is much more about the chicness and bold simplicity, even in casual looks like you'd find in Urban Outfitters.

So now I'm on to that phase. And in a way I kinda change a little every day. My closet is a hodgepodge of pieces that reflect a pretty wide range of styles. I'm definitely not one of those people that always buys clothing items that fit into the same general style. I'm all over the place.

I love the NY influence I'm getting and who knows what's next? We'll have to see what influences Europe brings to me. Oh boy! :p My ultimate goal is to end up having a world-rounded style, with little flares and accents coming out that reflect all the places I've lived and experienced.

For more on the differences between LA and NY style, check out this photo article from TeenVogue!

Love and Style,
L.M.

I heart NY.

Hi!

I'm Lacie. Thanks for reading my blog. :)

If you didn't know already, I have the amazing opportunity of spending this summer in the fabulous New York City. Ever since I came to this city to go on college tours my senior year of high school I knew that I loved it. It was then that I made up my mind that I'm going to live here after college.

This feeling has been nothing but confirmed during my stay here so far. It's been almost a month and I'm madly in love.

This evening was especially phenomenal. My friend and I ventured down to do some shopping (of course :p)  in SoHo but we headed out a bit later than planned and the stores closed after only an hour and a half or so of shopping. However, this did not dampen our night. Being the adventuresome duo that we are, we decided to explore the area while we were there with nothing else better to do.

Conclusion: I am living in SoHo when I move to New York. There's nothing else to it.

I love how an area can just emit this energy of style and chicness. And it's New York, so anything can happen. Just in the course of our walking around about a mile radius, we ran into a fashion shoot for a Nordstrom ad (the clothes were FABulous...a silver sequin dress, a jumper with a jacket and a classic all-black ensemble for the guy), we came across an adorable Italian coffee shop, restaurants to die for, a cupcake shop with the best rocky road brownie I have ever tasted and of course, boutiques you wouldn't be able to find anywhere else in the world. One had the most amazing men's shoes - lace up dress shoes in all different colors, from pink to baby blue.

I got so excited about my future in SoHo I could barely stand it. I began referring to things in me and Nicole's conversation as "my future _____," be it church, coffee house, apartment, anything! SoHo is one amazing place and I can guarantee that I WILL be making every imaginable excuse to go down there as much as possible for the rest of the summer. <3

Love and Style,
L.M.