Summer Nights In The City: An Ode, With Fashion Made To Move In
It is the beginning of May, one of the first truly beautiful weeks of the year. I put on a light jacket that buttons all the way to my neck. I'm in a little red box like a fishbowl, all done up in dim lighting. An open bar. I am wearing a see-through dress that was made before the Depression—hand-stitched, short-sleeved, with little blue ribbons on the skirt. I take a sip of my wine, a cheap red blend.
The party spills onto the streets. Everyone around me is smoking. This party—a party for a magazine—could be any party in New York that I have been to. What makes it special is the fact that I do not feel the urge to cross my arms due to the cold. What makes it special is that I am in love. That my hair is so long that I can wear it in two braids. That I can feel summer around the corner.
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