I'm Back!

Hey Guys!

I know, I know, I’ve been gone for like - ever. One of my main goals when starting a blog was to take you along with me on my journey to NYC. I’ve been living here for a little over a week now and to say I’m obsessed would be an understatement. When people call New York the city of dreams, they mean it quite literally. I grew up only an hour away so I’ve been here a bunch of times but there’s something so different about actually living here. When my adventure would usually have to come to an end at Penn Station, I get to continue on. Most of you may know this, but I actually moved to the city to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology. It’s a big school in a big city with a big name filled with young doe-eyed kids like me with big dreams. My whole life I was always the “fashion girl” but, being at FIT, everyone’s the “fashion girl”. While you would think that would be make it easier to make friends - I mean we all have something HUGE in common - it actually makes it harder. I’m not used to being friends with myself. Does that even make sense? I’ve never been friends with someone who shared my passion for fashion. Every student here is fighting for the same dream as I am. I could end up working for one of them, or (hopefully) they’ll end up working for me. It’s an idea that’s both exciting and incredibly daunting. Everyday is like a fashion show here, and even in my favorite dress I still feel a tad-bit underdressed. People wear literally anything and everything here, and no one says a word. Outfits that would get me weird looks at home are encouraged. It gives the campus an immense sense of magic. Everyone is so unapologetically themselves and you can’t help but feel to be inspired. 

Like any other new school year, I’ve been struck with the need to “re-invent” myself. I’m in a new city with new people. I can quite literally be anyone I want to be. My style tends to vary daily - one day I may be a mini Blair Waldorf, and the next a wannabe hipster. This really only helps me imagine myself in different scenarios. Some days I’m downtown cool in soho, and the next I’m wearing my nicest dress and heels walking into One Direction’s hotel like I own the place. Side-note, yes I did walk into One Direction’s hotel and sadly no, and I did not meet them. Being in New York gives you the chance to be anyone you want to be, which is an incredibly enchanting idea. 

So, I’ll leave you guys off here. If you would like to see more blog posts on my adventures in the big apple leave a cheeky little comment below or shoot me a tweet @alamode05 

XOXO