I've been pretty much stuck at home and left to plan my life in San Antonio BY MYSELF for the past week. WHATEVERRR.

Anyway, I remembered suddenly the first day we were in NYC, and we visited Battery Park. It's basically a residential area next to the harbor where you jump on a ferry to see Lady Liberty, WHO WAS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE A BLACK WOMAN BREAKING THE CHAINS OF BONDAGE BUT ALL THE AMERICANS WERE LIKE HELL NAH (inside joke? sort of?).

We were sitting on these very art-deco type chair things and I looked next to me and there was an apartment building. The bottom floor was a fitness room and there was this lady running on a treadmill, and for the whole 20 minutes we sat there, she ran at the same pace which was amazing to me. There were also these people throwing around a fitness ball in an extremely synchronized manner. So then we went to this little corner grocery store, what you think of when you think of yuppies in NYC needing to get fresh fruit or vitaminwater in the morning. And I saw these two ladies buying things, and they were both wearing like, tanks and bottoms made of that exercise lycra. One of them had on this teal top and the other one had a magenta one, and one of them also had a baby in a stroller. What I was so flustered by, as we all threw our junk food onto the counter, was that both women were so FIT and pretty and in good shape. Again, NYC, yuppies, you get the idea. The lady with the baby was also mumbling sweet things to her child, but in some probably Slavic or Northern European language.

So THEN, I was thinking about how quaint that part of town was. You have pretty young singles or small urban families living in their condos, flats, lofts, etc with a lovely view of the harbor and neighborhood mom-and-pop shops littered all throughout. And you can go running in Battery Park(ps lots of ripped abs to be seen) and grab a redbull at the grocery store, and then hop on a subway and go to work or whatever. It's the best of the big city, but it is also very idyllic and less hectic.

So then I was thinking also about how women in NYC wear heels. On pavement. IN NYC. Where you have to walk like 2-5 miles any given day, which is not a big deal. But walking in YSL Tribute Sandals which are about 5 inches high, that is a big deal! And I totally saw a lady walking in YSL Tributes, black ones! And she was wearing a Nanette Lepore leopard print dress that was hot pink! And I totally saw the Nanette Lepore boutique on Madison! How exciting.

So then I looked up apartments in Battery Park to see the price range just because I am curious about that type of thing, and I found they run around $3000 for a one bedroom apartment. $5000 if you want two bedrooms. PS. No Central Air in NYC, almost anywhere. But they have gyms, health clubs, and some even have doormen or buzzers (Christina will appreciate this notion).

So then I was like thinking of if I was one of those yuppies, but much more stylish of course, and I had this miraculous ability to walk around in uber pumps all freaking day long, what would I wear? The style had to be simple and breathable for the nyc summer, and still with a basic comfort level. Given that and my latest obsession with unclean silhouettes, I put together a few pieces.

And this is my bottom line, some clothes. I'm sorry it took me 10 minutes to get to that. But I'd love to live in Battery Park. It's a calming place.


Sonia by Sonia Rykiel Vive la Rock T-Shirt, $200



These are by Gucci, like $1300. But you can get knock-offs for like, $30 on GoJane. Huzzah!

Jimmy Choo, $720

Jimmy Choo, $1300

Valentino Satin diamanté bow pump, $1000. Although the satin finish ruins this piece's potential as a casual item. So, maybe if they had a textured finish instead.

Jimmy Choo, $950

OR IF YOU ARE NOT CRAZY

you could wear flats :)

to give structure, $350 by Acne. Leather gladiator sandals.

caravelle gladiator sandals, $200. There is not enough shoe for me to pay more than $20 for these! But they are simple, and make my point.

Accessories, I won't post. But like, an unstructured huge bag, and lots of chain-link necklaces. Perhaps a square ring.

OH A VERY IMPORTANT POINT.
It is hard to wear lots of black during the summer, even if it's an oversized t-shirt and heels. So I would say that you could tone down the aggressiveness of the color by wearing a very thin boyfriend blazer in like, a navy blue. Sleeves rolled up of course!

Inspiration, from menswear itself, at dior 09. the satorialist posted a pic. but sheer jackets would be amazing for garconne style women's clothing.