I stopped a girl on the train in her tracks to ask about her personal style
We got to talking
She said when she noticed me she thought I looked like an FIT girl, "put together" in some way
I had no idea. I have no idea what I look like
She said she thought I was a New Yorker, based on how I look
Yes!
She is from the Bronx
I was once drawn to a boy at a party who lived in Washington Heights
Both of these people were Spanish and had vintage-y style in a way that stands out, and I found myself talking to them
My maternal grandmother grew up in what is now Spanish Harlem, dark Italian
When she was five one day, no one showed up to walk her home, so she found her way back along the river, walking alone, all the many blocks.