Comments on: Style on the streets of New York City http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/ Look fab, feel fabulous. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:15:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Deborah http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41568 Deborah Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:35:26 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41568 I just watched the slideshow - that could totally be mpls, except for the accent. Our narrator would sound less like a Woody Allen movie and a little more like "Fargo." It was priceless! I did love the girl in the red coat! I just watched the slideshow – that could totally be mpls, except for the accent. Our narrator would sound less like a Woody Allen movie and a little more like “Fargo.”

It was priceless! I did love the girl in the red coat!

]]> By: Deborah http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41566 Deborah Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:24:11 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41566 I live in Mpls and it's the very same. Black black black! You'd think an area that is so bleak in the winter would embrace color. Interesting (or maybe not - ha!) side note: YEARS ago (I also work downtown mpls), probably 8 or so years, I railed against the black and got a beautiful dark red Coach huge duffle sac bag for Christmas (youngest daughter was instrumental in this gift from then hubby). It made me sooooo happy during the winter. I carry this bag to this day. Awesome bag. I live in Mpls and it’s the very same. Black black black! You’d think an area that is so bleak in the winter would embrace color.

Interesting (or maybe not – ha!) side note: YEARS ago (I also work downtown mpls), probably 8 or so years, I railed against the black and got a beautiful dark red Coach huge duffle sac bag for Christmas (youngest daughter was instrumental in this gift from then hubby). It made me sooooo happy during the winter. I carry this bag to this day. Awesome bag.

]]> By: Budget Babe http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41234 Budget Babe Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:51:21 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41234 That slideshow was PRICELESS! :) That slideshow was PRICELESS! :)

]]> By: Wendy http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41217 Wendy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:13:17 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41217 I'm very pleased to see that folks enjoyed the slide show. I’m very pleased to see that folks enjoyed the slide show.

]]> By: Sarah http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41208 Sarah Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:11:47 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41208 Fun post, and great video. Sounds like our temperatures here in Kansas City (Missouri) right now. I’ve seen lots of girls running around in ballet flats without socks lately. They must have warmer feet than I do. I certainly couldn’t do it. I’ve been sticking to my boots. I can perfectly understand the longer coat look in theses temperatures. More often than not, I find myself reaching for my long, black, ankle-length coat. Mine is not a puffer though; it’s a long sleek trench. So I look more like I stepped out of The Matrix than a walking marshmallow. :) Fun post, and great video. Sounds like our temperatures here in Kansas City (Missouri) right now. I’ve seen lots of girls running around in ballet flats without socks lately. They must have warmer feet than I do. I certainly couldn’t do it. I’ve been sticking to my boots. I can perfectly understand the longer coat look in theses temperatures. More often than not, I find myself reaching for my long, black, ankle-length coat. Mine is not a puffer though; it’s a long sleek trench. So I look more like I stepped out of The Matrix than a walking marshmallow. :)

]]> By: Eva http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41168 Eva Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:21:42 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41168 Angie, I'm glad you are back safe and sound. What a fun blog and start to the NYC week. I can't wait for the rest of the week. Wendy, thanks for the slideshow. It was very fun to watch. We had a bit of the slush high jump when we had our snow in December. I agree with the author that women tend to wear more appropriate shoes, but men jump farther. Angie, I’m glad you are back safe and sound. What a fun blog and start to the NYC week. I can’t wait for the rest of the week. Wendy, thanks for the slideshow. It was very fun to watch. We had a bit of the slush high jump when we had our snow in December. I agree with the author that women tend to wear more appropriate shoes, but men jump farther.

]]> By: Maya http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41164 Maya Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:32:10 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41164 Living in NY has given me a less glamorous vision of the style factor. Of course there are a lot of brilliantly dressed people, and overall, it is a very stylish city. But it still has its problems. PPL is definitely an issue that I see all the time on my commute and at work. Women will commute in one pair of shoes and then change into heels when they get into the office. The problem is that the pants were hemmed for the commuting shoes, not the work shoes. In the summer, flipflops reign supreme. They are the ultimate in gnarly summer footwear. I would NEVER want to leave that much of my foot exposed in an urban area! Yuck! If I see another pair of dirty footprints embedded in a pair of flipflops, or another pair of dirty feet, I will collapse. It's getting very old. At least Crocs remain rare, if not completely alien. One must consider two things as well: income and gender. I find that overall, there are a lot more stylish men in New York than elsewhere, but the sad truth is that most men still dress sloppily. And it goes without saying that those from poor neighborhoods and projects have bigger things to worry about than style. There is a very gritty, very non-glamorous side to New York that I try to keep in mind and remind others of. That aside, I think your assessment is pretty accurate. New Yorkers are very good at balancing style with practicality. Living in NY has given me a less glamorous vision of the style factor. Of course there are a lot of brilliantly dressed people, and overall, it is a very stylish city. But it still has its problems. PPL is definitely an issue that I see all the time on my commute and at work. Women will commute in one pair of shoes and then change into heels when they get into the office. The problem is that the pants were hemmed for the commuting shoes, not the work shoes.

In the summer, flipflops reign supreme. They are the ultimate in gnarly summer footwear. I would NEVER want to leave that much of my foot exposed in an urban area! Yuck! If I see another pair of dirty footprints embedded in a pair of flipflops, or another pair of dirty feet, I will collapse. It’s getting very old. At least Crocs remain rare, if not completely alien.

One must consider two things as well: income and gender. I find that overall, there are a lot more stylish men in New York than elsewhere, but the sad truth is that most men still dress sloppily. And it goes without saying that those from poor neighborhoods and projects have bigger things to worry about than style. There is a very gritty, very non-glamorous side to New York that I try to keep in mind and remind others of.

That aside, I think your assessment is pretty accurate. New Yorkers are very good at balancing style with practicality.

]]> By: Julia http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41163 Julia Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:45:05 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41163 Watching the slide show makes me appreciate our sunny days and mild Winter so much more. Thanks for sharing Wendy! I had the same impression when I was in New York many years ago during the Christmas. I actually loved all the black clothes, they are urban, sophisticated and chic to me. I have lots of black myself too. Watching the slide show makes me appreciate our sunny days and mild Winter so much more. Thanks for sharing Wendy!

I had the same impression when I was in New York many years ago during the Christmas. I actually loved all the black clothes, they are urban, sophisticated and chic to me. I have lots of black myself too.

]]> By: Lena http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41162 Lena Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:39:35 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41162 I was in NYC only once, in December (late 1990s). I remember I was freezing, even with long silk underwear. I didn't pay much attention to style on the streets, I was too busy window shopping and trying to find my way around. I swear I didn't plan it this way, and it turned out I had a lot of black in my travel wardrobe. Black pea coat, black gloves, black booties, black denim, black velvet pants, black bag. Oh dear, at least I had a plaid scarf to break it up :) I don't remember what kind of hat I had. I was in NYC only once, in December (late 1990s). I remember I was freezing, even with long silk underwear. I didn’t pay much attention to style on the streets, I was too busy window shopping and trying to find my way around.

I swear I didn’t plan it this way, and it turned out I had a lot of black in my travel wardrobe. Black pea coat, black gloves, black booties, black denim, black velvet pants, black bag. Oh dear, at least I had a plaid scarf to break it up :) I don’t remember what kind of hat I had.

]]> By: Louise http://youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-41161 Louise Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:34:26 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2009/02/02/style-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/#comment-41161 It is interesting to me that fur is not worn in so many places. I grew up in the northeast and I visit NYC several times a year. My children and husband's family all live there. When I was in church on a Saturday afternoon in January, I counted 19 women just in front or to the sides of me that had on fur coats. My mother-in-law had on a knee lenth mink jacket with her dressy jeans. She is in her 80's. I have two NY weddings to attend this spring, and I will be wearing black to the one in April. I plan to mix it up with bronze heels and I don't know what yet for a jacket. I will count the black numbers and report back! It is interesting to me that fur is not worn in so many places. I grew up in the northeast and I visit NYC several times a year. My children and husband’s family all live there. When I was in church on a Saturday afternoon in January, I counted 19 women just in front or to the sides of me that had on fur coats. My mother-in-law had on a knee lenth mink jacket with her dressy jeans. She is in her 80’s. I have two NY weddings to attend this spring, and I will be wearing black to the one in April. I plan to mix it up with bronze heels and I don’t know what yet for a jacket. I will count the black numbers and report back!

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