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Karrie and the City

KARRIE and the CITY Blog
Who's on the Fringe?
A new fall fashion trend is in town, and at the risk of sounding cliche, I have completely “fallen” for it. Fringe is appearing in fall...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Sep 261 min read


Tote Bags, Tangents, and True to Myself
Have any of you guys tried Hailey Bieber’s viral twenty-dollar smoothie at Erewhon? I know that is probably such a red flag, but I really...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Jun 205 min read


Midtown, Moving, and Making Decisons
It’s Saturday. The sun is just barely peeking through the clouds, and creeping over the skyscrapers. So, it may not be the nicest of days...
Karrie Kirschenmann
May 243 min read


Friends, Facades, and Western Flair
New York is like a friendship that just keeps getting better. It surprises you, changes your perspective, challenges you, and then makes...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Apr 192 min read


What are Your Intentions?
I haven't been writing recently which is probably why I desperately need to sit at a coffee shop and pour my thoughts into my laptop...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Apr 163 min read
A Letter to the SMU Class of 2029
You will be going to college soon, maybe moving across state lines, miles away from your home. You’ll feel the regular pressures of...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Jan 25 min read


Debbie Caillier assists her daughter with growing boutique business
21 September 2023 In the late afternoon, the near-closing rush occupies Dear Hannah owner’s mother Debbie Caillier with faint voices...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Jan 24 min read


Leo Hassan Beats to His Own Drum with the Pan-African Connection
3 March 2023 An African drumming class broke up the unorthodox weather on Thursday at the Meadows Museum of Arts in Dallas, TX . Leo...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Jan 23 min read


Your Dating Map of Dallas
Dating in Dallas can be a tornado of blind dates, dating apps, ghosting, and finance bros with no personality. Luckily, I spoke to some experts in Dallas and beyond to help us navigate the dating pool in Dallas. CEO and founder of a marketing agency for restaurants in Dallas, Carlie Wallace, gave me some helpful insight on some of the hot-ticket date spots in Dallas. She is now married and successfully met, dated, and wed a guy she met in Dallas. So, girls, not all hope is lo
Karrie Kirschenmann
Jan 26 min read
Pure Jeanius. Denim’s Revival is Daring and Different
Kendall Jenner may be responsible for the revival of denim in this decade. Whether it was from her infamous “You’re Cute Jeans” comment...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Jan 23 min read
Karried Away December Issue
My dear friends of LSM, I have a fun story to share with you all this month that I hope will serve as entertainment and give you some...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Jan 23 min read
Karried Away November Issue
Howdy, LSM! I am writing to you all the way from Austin, Texas! I hope you enjoyed checking out the beautiful spots in Cardiff By-the-Sea...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Jan 23 min read


Gift Giving and Giving Back
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Dallas residents are beginning their frenzy of holiday shopping. They are making their gift...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Nov 14, 20244 min read
From Clean Girl to Cool Girl
Influencer and model-in-training, Ashtin Earle, is what the internet calls a cool girl. You know what I mean – the girl who goes slightly...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Nov 13, 20243 min read
Bananas, Bell-Bottoms, and Britney Spears, Oh My! A Cultural Shift Since COVID
At almost every stage, my 5’4” body was getting trampled and towered over by the crowd of people at Austin City Limits (ACL) music...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Nov 13, 20243 min read
Earnings Report: Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale Lifts the Company’s Earnings into the Positives
Corporate giant Nordstrom's latest quarter has been fruitful. Exceeding their own expectations and falling well-within their 2024 outlook...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Oct 15, 20242 min read
The Emmy Awards Red Carpet was a Time Capsule for Trends
The clean girl aesthetic was like a disease filled with beige, blandness, and boredom that infected style like a disease. Thankfully,...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Oct 13, 20242 min read
my.smu is Supernatural
Platform UGGs are definitely not ideal for a walking tour, and yet I was hoofing it around campus in my furry boots in 90 degree weather...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Oct 13, 20244 min read
Karried Away October Issue
Hello, my friends at LSM! I hope some of you got the chance to visit Julian this past month after reading my last issue. If not, this is...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Oct 13, 20243 min read
Karried Away: September 2024
Hi there, my dear friends at LSM! This past month in San Diego has been absolutely beautiful! The marine layer is gone and the sun has...
Karrie Kirschenmann
Sep 5, 20243 min read

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