Jessica Tran

Concrete Jungle



Dress: By Fabitoria; Shoes: from Glue Store; Hat: Urban Outfitters Photos by Stephanie Huang from High Stitched Voice
My first NY outfit post was an interview-to-street situation that involved simple maths. Minus one blazer, add one straw cap and ba-da-bing-ba-da-boom. You have yourself a sun-smart, armpit-freeing get-up to explore the sweltering city in.
I always used to think that I was very much a Summer girl - someone who enjoyed a good romp under the sun, by the pool, at the beach. Moving to NY has turned me into a non-Summer person. The sun is all well and good until you're three inches deep in grime and sweat and the subway is threatening to melt you down and make you part of it. There is no grace in a NY Summer - there is no water!
I'm so excited to see snow for the first time in my life but I know for now that I need to appreciate this weather while it lasts. A good sweatin' never hurt anyone - I mean, I pay for bikram yoga, so I could make the most out of a very hot situation and pull some downward dogs on the subway next time it's starting to feel a little stuffy.
And on to the friendly folk who befriended me while Steph shot me on a street in the West Village - Mr. PeaceFingers declared he and I were BFFLz. We go way back. And in the very last photo of my back, there's a blurred out man smiling back at me - this was taken about 2 seconds before he complimented me on my outfit, my eternal radiance and my dressmaking skills (he seemed to be under the impression I made my dress. I wish. I have Fabitoria to thank for that). I feel as though the catcalling here is so much more PG than in Sydney, and done so for the sake of complimenting rather than to creep ous. Maybe it's in the water, but polite cat-calling seems to be the name of the game in NY. Dudes seem to be all about waving hi from their cars or calling out sweet nothings, like 'hola chica'.








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