Author: Channing in the City

It's so funny how quickly things change. When I was 12, I wanted nothing more than to wear overalls with glitter Doc Marten-esque boots from Playless. When I was 22, I would spend hours trying to find the right snippet of my favorite song to make as...

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion is legit. Storytime, y'all. On Wednesday it was 50 degrees--or so my iPhone said--but coupled with the fact that there was a 30 degree wind chill and I had to be at Drybar at 8am, I was freezing. I immediately regretted the decision to...

Tuesday night was one of those signs that let me know God was speaking to me. One of the benefits of having a best friend in the same industry as me is that she will pass along my email to events that she knows I would...

I love this city, I hate it sometimes, too. In an effort to keep track of my feelings about the Big Apple during my time here I try my best to chronicle them in a letter to this crazy place. Welcome to Dear New York--a...

On Saturday, my mom created a New York milestone for me: an afternoon Eloise-themed belated birthday tea at The Plaza.  I had no idea how majestic The Plaza was when I would read Eloise books as a child. I just knew that it was a magical...

I bought myself a few very New York-centric things for my birthday: BaubleBar's state pendent necklace (with a heart cut out over my beloved NYC) and Noir's Gotham City stackable ring. The idea was that it was it would reinforce the "brand" that I am trying...

Here on The City, we are all about cultivating personal style, luckily, we can look to some of our favorite celebrities for a few style lessons. Or I guess that should read: 5 Style Lessons I Learned Living in New York City. I've officially been Channing in...

  I think it's important that you know that I went to school in the mountains. Penn State is literally in the middle of the state of Pennsylvania. Surrounded by, yup, that's right, mountains. For four years, I became accustomed to be being accosted with snow in...

When I am obsessed with something, it's literally all I want to do, or in this case wear. It's like that silly little meme floating around says, 'this is how my brain works,' and there is a light switch labeled uninterested and utterly obsessed. I am...

My friends, we have reached the promise land: Day 7. For me, New York Fashion Week ends today. I thank you for allowing me to recap NYFW with you all. 7:45 a.m. My alarm goes off. I have a mild panic attack wondering if I forgot...