Halfway there

I'm halfway done with my internship here in NYC. I'm planning on pushing back my end date to after mid-September so I can work fashion week and see the shows!

I recently read some stylist tips in People StyleWatch (I think), that you should return everything you haven't worn in a week from its date of purchase. If I were to abide by this principle, I'd have no clothes. Most items in my closet have never been worn and were purchased weeks, mostly months, before. Case in point, this leopard dress from H&M I got last summer. I just whipped it out for the first time a few weeks ago. It still had its tags attached. I guess I'm always saving the more memorable items for the right occasions. I mean, how often can you wear a giant green and black leopard print dress with the same effect each time?

Living in such a drastically different city than any other I've ever lived in before has proven to be difficult on my feet. Some shoes that I consider comfortable become notsomuch after walking all over the city, subway stairs included. Aside from my super comfortable Gap City Flats, I wanted something that still allowed for me to wear longer dresses and pants while still being comfortable. So a few weeks ago when I wore that leopard dress with some eventually painful Barneys Co-Op booties, I bought some inexpensive Steve Madden Westii platform sandals in black. I've been trying to invest in better clothing items, and although Steve Madden would never be considered "higher quality" or designer by any means, the platforms have saved my poor, blistered feet. Now, the hunt begins for some nude/natural colored wedges that are equally versatile and comfortable.

Here are some pictures of the last month or so. I got my haircut at this Japanese place in the East Village and they did a good job, but it was a little short (and thinned out, so feels shorter) so I've been wearing it up until it grows to a more comfortable length. It's pretty blah down.

P.S. I really want that Rastafarian banana. You can only win it by making baskets into an oval shaped hoop somewhere in Soho/Little Italy. I'm not even sure that little fair/carnival thing is still there, but I even tried ebaying it, and I couldn't find one. Now I want it even more.

P.P.S. I am compiling a list of stores that I've discovered during my time here and will post at the end.