Gyms Can Be Weird; The Tale Of My Stalker

The Style | Humor...But Not Really 

Photo Anouk Morgan I Wore Calvin Klein + Vintage Levis Overalls 

Modeling is now back in my life, as you well know, so, I spend 6 nights a week at the Equinox on 19th street. There’s a lot going on in there that feels a little off; firstly, my stalker. Yes, I said stalker. A 70 year old man has decided that I am his new Silence Of The Lambs pray, and in the most timely manor, waits at approximately 8:45 “stretching,” outside the woman’s locker room, to talk before I leave to go HOME TO MY BEAUTIFUL BOYFRIEND, (just in case he reads this). I have a best blond friend, who recently came as my guest, and had the pleasure of meeting my stalker. I clearly said under no circumstances do we stop for this man, he could say that the gym is on fire, we were to keep walking. It did not go down as planned. “Claire, I see you, come back here and say hello,” he yelled at my friend and I. Again, I repeat blond friend, then says, “Hi it’s her birthday.” The thing is, there are universal stalker rules. Firstly, you tell you’re stalker NOTHING ABOUT YOURSELF. What was weird, was he then said, “How old are you turning, 16?” This is bad for 2 reasons. First, if I was turning 16, why are you, a 70 year old man, talking to me? Secondly, do I look SOOOO much older than 16, it’s the most implausible age I could be? …insult. The whole thing was just bad. Gyms are for sweating, steaming, and going home. I do not want to be spoken to unless I have my most feared nightmare take place, an Elliptical accident. If you are to witness this, please assist me quietly and non-judgmentally to the nearest cab, and or hospital.

Thank You, Claire.

Be My Robo Cop Valentine? <3

The Style | Valentines Day 

Chanel Iman; Vogue 

I would not consider myself a Valentine’s Day Person, whatever that means. I guess I would classify a Valentine’s Day person, as the same type of people that forces me to press, “don’t want to see this post” on facebook due to them and their partner sucking face on a public park benches, or anything that’s titled  “Woman Crush Weds,” or “ MCM Every Monday.” To you, whoever you are, please just stop. 

So for couples like myself, who are a bit more love low key, what is there for us on this hallmark holiday?

Last Valentine's Day I was feeling a bit more inclined to break my grinch-esque attitude, and made 11:30pm reservations at Lauduree Soho, for late tea and macaroon dessert. When I told my boyfriend what we were doing, he gave me the same reaction one would give to the person who told them they had forgotten about a teeth cleaning; shitty and inconvenient, but ultimately cant miss it. How could he not be as excited about rose flavored pink macaroons, and Marie Antoinette flavored peach tea as I was? Then I thought, well Claire, he’s not excited because he is a man, you are not in a lipstick lesbian relationship, and are forcing you’re boyfriend to prove his love by accompanying you to a midnight princess party. #TooTrue, So I canceled the reservation, and made plans to go see what was then the action movie sensation Robo Cop. The theater was full, so the two of us, large popcorn and all, sat on the floor to watch man turned super cop, fight evil.

4 After The Movie... ;)

Agent Provocateur Available HERE! 

xxxC 

Vogue & Butter Have ME In Common

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Vogues Best Beauty Instagrams Style|Air wearing Catbird Ring Stacks #1

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Tonight I moved the strapy lace bra off my computer screen to check my email. It’s become a habit of mine, to get home from a long day running around NYC and to fling off all my clothes and change into something large, manly, and supremely unsexy. Since my flee from modeling, I have now flung hard into carbs. I checked the calendar and realized it was a little less than a month out from NYFW15, so this was just a natural bodily response to past years of fasting. I’m pretty sure me finding out about really good butter, like the yellow Irish kind, was the worst thing that could have happened to my ass, and the best thing that could have happened to my happiness. Emily, my past co-worker from The Wild Magazine came over this money night for dinner, after eating all the Cajun shrimp and rice I cooked for us, I proceeded to have a one man bread and butter show, that may have surprised her.  I’m fine with this; I’m in control here… “I’m Claire, and I have an Irish butter problem.” “Hi, Claireeeeeeee.”

As I was contemplating how to style my white glitter tube top, my phone buzzed, with an exciting email from one of my favorite retail shops here in the city, Catbird. They informed me that one of StyleandAirs’s pictures was feature on Vogue.com this week for best beauty instagrams! I literally shouted, probably a bit too similarly to an SVU victim, because my boyfriend ran up the stairs like a bat out of hell asking me what was wrong. What was really wrong, was that I was eating an ice cream sandwich with a cold, so between the chewing, and my gravely sick man voice, he was concerned we had an intruder. “VOGUE, MADISON, VOGUE,” I shouted.

xxxC

Jesus, Is That You? Holiday Gift Giving 4 Commoners

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THIS, is what being festive looks like. NIPS and Lights. 

How Could Anyone Say No to This ?

It’s almost surreal how quickly the holiDAZE go from Thanksgiving to Christmas, from stuffing our faces to now needing to scramble and find gifts for everyone you like, and some people you don’t’. Over this last holiday weekend, I was watching Saturday Night Live, and Chris Rock made it all very clear. It is a bit, well, selfish, making Jesus’s birthday a gift giving occasion for us commoners, for those of us who are not Jesus, so, EVERYONE. For all of you who know me, and for those of you who don’t, I am spiritual, not religious, (queue snickering or general bullshit- o- meter), but seriously churches scare me, and I don’t like cults. I like to think of myself as a powerful being full of energy and light, and I pray about that sometimes, (either that or its exact bumper sticker we had on the Subaru growing up, that we found at the local health food store where we went to buy granola and other hippie essentials ;0). We have since graduated to British engineering, (thank god), but the mint green Subaru holds a special place in my soul maybe even as a messiah.  So looking into this Christmas to come, let’s talk gifts. 

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The Style | It Girls It List

On a serious note, it is really hard shopping for people. So I thought about gifts or things I have that I love and use everyday, to better help! Heres a list of my favorite items that a girl like me would be happy to see under the tree! xxx C 

#1. The Bag of a Lifetime; Proenza PS1

#2. Instax 90 Instant Camera 

#3. CatBird Stacked Ring Hand 

#5. Her Very Own Tarot Deck 

#7. Subscription to PORTER 

#9. Franks Coffee Scrub 

#4. Gypsy Water 

#6. A Vespa (because well DUH.)

#8. Charlotte Olympia Kitty Slippers 

#10!!! Laduree Lunch Date 

Monday Blues

The Style | Kate Because nobody can be sad looking at this image. This image will be on my casket. 

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It has come to my attention in recent weeks, what seems to be trending in NYC, other than winter pastels, is heartbreak. It’s everywhere, like Ebola in Africa. Last night, as I was eating a pound of fresh mozzarella alone in my kitchen, the neighbors came home screaming about how not to racially profile Mexicans. The fight lasted about 20 minutes, and came to its close with a friend of the couple breaking it up. The boyfriend stormed out, and the girlfriend hysterical and sobbing, went upstairs screaming she would never call him a Mexican again. I tried not to listen, but honestly after the 25 episode of The Mindy Project, I was in desperate need of real life entertainment.

The following night at Acme, dressed in my vintage white fur, and gold Loubs, I was dancing, (well doing a very small two step because let’s be honest those are F*ck me heels, not actual walking shoes,) I overhead a couple fighting in the corner. I was trying to listen in a classy way, you know, where you pretend you know someone coming into the club, and inch ever closer as you simultaneously wave awkwardly at noting. What I could decipher was this: “I said I was sorry for giving you Chlamydia, how are you still mad?” As these words came out of the mans mouth, some of my Manhattan just slowly dribbled down my chin, like a baby in need of serious attention or DSS removal. The couple continued to argue, but I had had enough, (plus I didn’t want to get to close to this STI infected freak,) so I walked away wondering what in the world was happening. What is it New York City, where is the love?

Like Nina Simone says, “I put a spell on you, because you’re mine,” Could just be the best advice anyone gave us (either that or that song sparked the whole series Law and Order SVU), So the question remains, how do we keep our chins up, souls light, and passions strong with all the heart break in New York City?

10 Steps to Pass a Chic Weekend Heartbroken

1st Step is to call in your funniest friends, the friend that can make any situation better, no matter how bad it is. For me I call in Bear. Bear and I have been BFF for 21 years and going strong. Laughter will make everything fell better, and someone that knows you well will make you comfortable.

2nd   Classy Saturday Breakfast Getting up early and spending the day doing things that make you feel good  will give you the illusion of being in control of your life. Sleeping in after heartbreak is a pity party.

3rd Tracy Anderson DVD Work that ass out! The best revenge is a better body. Tracy is a personal favorite, but just hitting the gym will get the endorphins flowing!  

4th Mani Pedi Immediately Ideally it should be about 10:30 am, hit up your local nail salon, and get your paws taken care of. Attention to the small details always helps the bigger things fall in place.

5th Hair. Just get a blow out, that simple.

6th Shop & Splurge if you are anything like me, there is that one thing you have had your eye on for a while now. For me, it’s been the Proenza PS1, just buy it. Be smart about your purchases, but treat yourself.

7th Underwear head to any chic lingerie store and buy a new set. Studies have shown that woman feel better when they look sexy underneath.

8th Make plans its girl’s night. Look up some fun low calorie cocktails to have that night at the bar with your girls! Something to look forward to always keeps your mind off him.

9th Mood board GO to local craft store and magazine shop, cut out favorite quotes, pictures that inspire you, and goals you have for the future, and put together and amazing mood board that you can look at, and feel motivated by.

10th SMILE. No seriously. It’s usually the last thing that anyone wants to do after being hurt, but it’s the first thing you need to get back out there. Men love woman who can throw their heads back and laugh. Be genuine, have fun, and smile when it hurts. 

My Spots

Here are a few of my go to locals!  

Eat:  Esperanto 145 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009  

Workout: Model | FIT 212 Bowery (bet. Prince and Spring) 2nd Floor New York, NY 10012

Nails:  Spa Belles 170 W. 23rd Street

Shop: Tokio7 83 East 7th Street

Underwear: Journelle 125 Mercer St

Out: Rose Bar 2 Lexington Ave., New York,  NY  10010

Gearing Up for NYFWss15

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... or eating more, you take it from here.

As I turned off my 20 min beginner’s yoga class on YouTube for the, “Kendal goes on birth control” archive episode of keeping up with the Kardashians, it truly hit me just how close we are to NYFW SS15. At this point I have faired one fashion week observing, not casting, and I have already begun to think about my past fashion weeks goals. Most young NY fashion gals I have come across are busy planning their outfits weeks prior to the spectacle, but here at Style&Air.com we consider the show season a reason to feast, binge if you will. Last fashion week, just as pastels and the oversized pink Carven coat were trending, so to were mashed potato’s and slimy diner food. I found myself ordering side after side, of buttery carbs. Menus were almost as blinding as the shoe section at Barney’s; minus the five pounds I gained. So this week, in my, post yoga -pink exercise mat- to much Kardashians daze, I wonder just what will be trending this season? ... (Other than me in maternity wear because the Isabel Marant jeans I was planning on wearing shall I say, are not very forgiving.) <3

It was my birthday. 

"Preparing for NYFWss15 over here at Style&Air! We will be back next week with party, show, and street-style coverage ! Can't wait!"  

xxx C