All Shorts and No Bike

Something I discovered recently: finding bike shorts is really tough. I had searched for a pair back home to no avail, but assumed I'd be able to find them easily in New York (a place where wearing them is necessary for me in summer, what with all the walking and schvitzing and dress-wearing. This place is a hive for chub rub!).
The closest I came was a pair of grey microfibre leggings from KMart that I hacked into shorts with my hair scissors (only the best for me), which were pretty cute, especially when I wore them under red dresses for a bit of contrast.
Eventually, I found some on OneStopPlus. Diving head-first, I got this style in black, pink and purple—I figure there's no point hiding the fact that I'm wearing them, so I may as well get cute ones! Not wanting them to be too small, I bought them using my correct measurements, and they're a little loose. Once I locate a sewing machine in this city, I'll be able to fix them quick enough, but for now I'm just wearing them as is.






dress from ASOS / belt from Torrid / shorts from OneStopPlus / socks from Gorman / t-bars from Parthenon Shoes in Melbz (THEY'RE BROKE SOMEONE GET ME NEW ONES PLEEEEEASE!) / vintage swatch from eBay / blue polish by Sally Hansen, purple polish from Urban Outfitters


Today I took my time getting up, watching Twin Peaks, having a long, cold shower, doing laundry and getting breakfast (at midday) from Second Stop. Then I headed into the city to get a few things from Grand Central to put in Anton's welcome-to-New-York package (countdown: 26 hours until his arrival!). On Monday I went to see a movie at a theatre in Times Square, and caught my breath when I got out of the subway and saw all the lights and noises I'd seen so many times in the movies. The same thing happened at Grand Central; it's such a beautiful building and I'm going to make sure I don't take it for granted, no matter how long I end up staying here.