Margie

Margie

XL Blogger, Wannabe Britney Spears, Influencer

“Basically, if you want to live in New York, you need a dream and a passion. You create your own opportunities here. I’m constantly pitching myself. You just have to hustle yourself. A lot of my friends haven’t come here because they’re too scared. They’re like: Oh my God. New York. It’s like the movies. I say stop watching movies and just do it.”

“ I had this Carrie Bradshaw thing when I moved here. I needed to live in the West Village. $1400 a month for a shitty ass room in between two sex shops with mice running around. You couldn’t fully open the door to get into my room. I didn’t care. I was in the west village. I had all my luggage under my bed. There were no place to put it. It was a box. It was next to Boots and Saddle, a gay bar with drag shows. I tried to sleep at 4am, and the gays were singing karaoke like “IT’S RAINING MEN HALLELUJA”. So there I was, in my bed singing along, trying to hate it but I just couldn’t.”

“I was the only plus size girl in the office when I was interning at Lucky, and I had all these crazy clothes on. One of the editors asked me to start a blog and I was like: Do people really wanna see me? He was like: Bitch, just do it.”

“It takes work to be yourself. I wasn’t like this in high school. I was always loud and energetic, but I wouldn’t wear a tank top because I thought my arms were too fat. Wouldn’t show x amount of body because I was uncomfortable. It’s so cool to be one of those plus size girls now that everybody can look up to. I can do whatever I want here. Big orange fur and neon hair. New Yorkers don’t care and I love it.”

“I’m focusing on my music nowadays. I want to be the plus size Britney Spears pop star. I will have my own show, create several albums and be on tour. I wanna do both music and fashion, but maximize it.”

“You’re never too old to live in New York. Have you seen these women in their 70’s. They’re walking their ass off and looking fabulous with their fur coats and big hair. I think that NY keeps you young"

“Rats—GTF out of my way. I’m trying to walk to the train”

Favorite neighborhood? Williamsburg.

Favorite street to stroll? Bedford Avenue

Why? For the people watching, and Kent Street for the waterfront view of Manhattan.

Favorite restaurant? Cafe Mogador. I am vegetarian and they have awesome Mediterranean veggie options (the falafel is a must have!) and an awesome atrium outside eating area.

Favorite bar? Union Pool. They always are playing great music and have a super good taco truck in the back.

Hidden gem? My hidden gem is is North Brooklyn Farms under the Williamsburg bridge. I actually just got married there in June and its the most magical place to go and hang on the grass for the day with a view of every Manhattan landmark. For bar’s I would have to say the old speak easy downstairs at St. Mazie’s.

How to be(come) a New Yorker? New York is all about standing out and being who you wanna be! So the best way to blend in, is to be bold!

Your New York soundtrack? Margie — Think About It

5 THINGS THAT TELLS A STORY ABOUT MARGIE

CHANEL PURSE “It was given to me by my aunt when I was very young. She was a bad ass successful business women. On my birthday she gave this to me and said “One day you’ll be able to buy one yourself”. At that time my mother was a single mom and we had no money.”

SHOES “I got these after interning for Betsy Johnson. That was one of my best years when I was really discovered New York. Going to all the fashion parties, being a part of that scene and seeing how such an iconic brand is made. This American Flag is everything.”

SEWING MACHINE “This was the first sewing machine I ever gotten. I starting playing around with crafts and figuring out how to construct things. This was my soul inspiration for creativity for several years.”

PARTYN PHOTO “I love him so much. He and I met a couple of years ago and now we’re getting married. He’s a music producer and opened my mind to everything.”

HAIR DYE “I’ve gone through every single color of the rainbow, but neon yellow has become my signature.”