New York style - October 😎

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Off to New York for a few days in October to celebrate a 50th (not mine 😅) and am starting to think about what to wear - early I know but planning is part of the fun of it for me! I know it’s still roasting there at the moment but I expect it will have cooled down a bit by then. We are probably going to go for a couple of fancy meals and a cocktail bar or two, and I wondered if anyone could give me some pointers on what stylish (not hugely fashionista) mid-forties ish people might wear to go out in Manhattan. I can’t seem to get beyond And Just Like That/Sex and the City 🙈which really is too fashion for me… Footwear ideas also - I love my chunky boots but are fancy shoes more of a thing there?

following - am in the same boat, going in Oct with friends!

Any ideas anyone? 🤣 Would be great to know what people generally wear to go out…

Oh awesome! Have you been before?

The weather can do anything there in October, from heatwave to freezing. So be prepared. As for what to wear, it depends where you’re going? I generally pitch it the same as if I’m going to London, to be honest. Comfortable if sightseeing and going to casual eateries, with a couple of reasonably dressy outfits if we’re eating somewhere fancier.

Ahhh that's so exciting!

When I went at that time of year it was a cold snap, I wore lots of jumpers with skirts + tights + knee high boots and a coat (normally a camel coat) or leggings + oversized sweater + trainers/uggs + cap. Both worked well depending if we were street stomping or fancy sort of day!

For the evenings I did heeled boots and dresses with or without tights depending on the length, or dark jeans and cute shoes with a nice blouse.

Most people I saw in the daytime were in trainers / Uggs / boots (not very SATC) and everyone looked lovely. I'd 100% dress for comfort with your shoes, not point looking cute and being covered in blisters 😂

Ah ok, that’s great - I can do dressing for London so if I stick to that I should be ok? Just had a panic that everyone would be in LBDs and pointy heels to go out in, but if more ‘normal’ dressed up for drinks is ok, I can do that 🙂

Have fun. New York is fantastic. Go for a walk along the High Line if you can.