Style File: Cracking the New York Dress Code

Hailing from all corners of the earth, New Yorkers are part of a culture with a distinct fashion point of view.

The girls of Gotham are sought after for their smart style and sleek fashion sense. City living lends to a Manhattanite’s acute approach to fashion: trains, taxis and vertical living parallel their tidy and efficient threads.

At the core of a city slicker’s look is the semblance of wearability and season-less-ness. A New Yorker’s OOTD must work day through evening with a less is more approach (due to apartment size and space restraints and the obligatory girl-about-town lifestyle).

The ability to strut like you live on 5^th Avenue while killing it on Wall Street can be effortlessly achieved with a New York state of mind. A penchant for always looking put together, tidy hair, polished nails and a lacquered lip, New Yorker minimalism becomes city chic when donning denim dresses and pumps, culottes and carryalls, shirtdresses and slips-ons.

Agnona Checkered Blouse $667

Jil Sander Knee Length Short $469

Icone Navy Pump $168

8 Camel Carryall $182

Gucci Denim Shirt Dress $1,290

Marni Sandals $370

Jil Sander Knee-Length Dress $273

Salvatore Ferragamo Low-tops $367