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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Microtrends in the city https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:47:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php DonnaF on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372949 Sat, 26 Oct 2024 19:12:13 +0000 DonnaF 2372949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ “The City” and “The Town” with those caps will always be San Francisco and Oakland, respectively, to me lol. I knew the city meant NYC because it wasn’t capitalized that way. LaPed on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372914 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:04:32 +0000 LaPed 2372914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love how regionally dependent the term "the city"/"city people" is in the US. Where I am in New England, it typically means New York or Boston, but go just a bit west and it always means New York. In Minnesota, it means Minneapolis; in Colorado, Denver. Big swathes of the country, I can only guess! I have noticed the tiny (sometimes custom?) embroidery trend as well. Not just images, but words too. It has a vibe that is either old school preppy or old school service worker, depending on the iteration. I could definitely see doing this to an older piece of clothing to give it new life -- or even cover small stains/holes.  Jenni NZ on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372908 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:19:16 +0000 Jenni NZ 2372908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes I did remember that you said you were going to be a New Yorker- otherwise “the city” may have been a bit tricky! I remember Carla talking about “the big city”, that is, Toronto. Interesting fashion report! Black is New Zealand’s national colour anyway and especially our capital city Wellington so we never really get away from black here. JAileen on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372877 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:22:56 +0000 JAileen 2372877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ When I was a kid, The City always meant San Francisco.   Ginger on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372876 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:03:23 +0000 Ginger 2372876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks also for clarifying - I'm in the US and not sure what "the city" was. I agree that Docs and floaty skirts is SO 90s. Wow. Vicki on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372858 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:59:01 +0000 Vicki 2372858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love this, bj1111 anthro, and your observations are fascinating! Thanks for the "caveat" as until that moment I wasn't sure where you were located, although I knew it was in the U.S. (I'm in California) and to Angie for helping those outside the country. Katerina on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372857 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:42:25 +0000 Katerina 2372857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Fun observations! Thank you. I am not in the US - so it is very inetersting. Angie on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372824 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:38:49 +0000 Angie 2372824@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ (For people who are not in the US - "the city" refers to New York City here). I have '90s and '80s flashbacks reading your report - which is right on trend :)  Bonnie on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372822 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:26:15 +0000 Bonnie 2372822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Fun review! Jaime on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372793 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:07:23 +0000 Jaime 2372793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow Docs and floaty skirts sounds sort of 90s to me. Not that that should be a surprise. Thanks for the report! Lisa on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372791 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:14:58 +0000 Lisa 2372791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Black, that is never going to change for the city. It's just a classic. Tiny food prints, that sounds cute and fun!  The juxtaposition of docs and floaty skirts sounds interesting too, a visually interesting outfit. Thanks for sharing your observations! bj1111 on "Microtrends in the city" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/microtrends-in-the-city#post-2372774 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:13:02 +0000 bj1111 2372774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Very rough observations after a few weeks here Docs with slip skirts or floaty skirts and going out tops on a Sat night below 42nd Tiny food related embroidery (? Logos) on casual wear in the lower UWS—spotted a coffee, cherries, pizza slice 8am doctors commute on the north bound A train, ON gym shoes are a thing Daytime trans dressing (eg working person dress) is definitely more common. Still draws looks and comments. Dressers are very composed going about their day. Looks get more flamboyant the lower one goes and the closer to the weekend one gets. This is a style segment that i do admire. Black, black, BLACK **caveat—observations are highly situational and reflect the areas of the city that I frequent. Your intrepid anthropologist will be walking the length of Broadway from upper Harlem to the Battery and will report back