Does anyone else feel like they belong in two places at once? Six months ago, I moved out of New York City and returned home to Los Angeles. I'm a California girl through and through, but there's a part of me that very much belongs to the East Coast city. So, on a slight impulse, I booked a flight to JFK to live out my bicoastal dreams, my week-long schedule stacked with work meetings, photoshoots, and catching up with old friends. I took pit stops at my favorite restaurants, park benches, and museums (see my definitive New York City guide on my Substack, The Unmentionables), all while dressing the part for the best season in the city. (There's nothing as magical as fall in Manhattan.)
My checked baggage was ready for the unpredictable weather and my equally unpredictable social calendar. For a longer trip, I stick to a mix-and-match color palette of navy, creams, blacks, and browns, so I can pull pieces that all loosely go together. Ahead, I break down a few of the fall outfits I wore for a dose of city style inspiration.
