on getting a job in Manhattan, round sunnies, and wearing the wrong shoes

happy july fourth everyone! 

it's official, I have a job in Manhattan!! I am almost finished training with the wonderful company, Dry Bar and I can't wait to work there. it's seriously a miracle, of no small proportions that I got this job. I mean, I'm pretty great and all, but this being the first job I applied for here, and the first interview. for that to turn into a job is kind of crazy. my building is one tiny avenue away from 5th avenue. it's crazy and wonderful and I can't wait to be a hustlin' hair stylist there. the company is really cool, and I love the aesthetics there. good news everyone, I can wear denim to work. praise. 

so, sunday is my last day of training and I should start on the floor early next week. yay! 

two fashion things I've definitely taken note of while wandering the streets of NYC. 

everyone's sunglasses game is ON POINT. and not just any sunnies, but everyone is sporting round ones. namely, round glasses with highly reflective lenses. and I love it! 

like these, for example. so good. 

men and women are sporting these lovelies around the NYC. these look really, really good on men. all I'm saying is, go and get some round sunnies. cause they're cool and stylish and all over the streets. 

speaking of the streets, my first day in the city by myself, I decided I would rather wear my "cool" shoes *below* than my dependable ones. I walked around for almost 5 hours, and I didn't realize the extent of the damage, until I came out of a store and this really nice woman comes up to me and says, "Hi, I hope you don't think I'm weird or stalking you, but I saw you go into that store and your heels are bloody." she then produced bandaids from her purse and gave me four. 

"I definitely know that pain, girl." and so, a stranger named Katie saved me. moral of the story, wear the dependable shoes. and always be kind to people. Katie made my day SO much less painful. thanks for that. 

and the other street fashion thing is shoes. I don't know how they wear them sometimes, but the shoe game is just as right and tight as the sunnies. and it's not even like it's one style over another, although lots of cute sneaks. it's just so inspiring to me. seeing all these working new yorkers expressing themselves, men and women alike. I love street style. 

that's all for now. I hope you all have a fabulously American day!!