Lara came to NYC to attend FIT. She was an OG beauty blogger and influencer before that was a thing and talks about how that industry has changed. She lived in NYC for the past 18 years. Unlike the quote, she didn’t feel like a New Yorker in 5 minutes but more like 5 years. She has seen how the fashion and beauty industry has changed over the years. She compares NYFW to other fashion weeks in other cities and how NYFW has changed over the past 10 years. She explains the epitome of a New Yorker through amazing New Yorkers like Patricia Field who styled Sex and the City and the Devil wears Prada to name a few. Lara shares tips on how to move to New York from the neighborhoods to subletting and find your place in the city.