Outfit Challenge: How to Dress Like a New Yorker

In this post here, I utilized Lucky Magazine's tips to dress like a French girl. They also have a similar feature on How to Dress Like a New Yorker. And as in the last post, I already have some pieces that fit into their guide.  Here are some of their suggestions:

Chunky Scarves

Striped Shirts

Ankle Boots

Utilitarian Anoraks

 

 

 

All images via Luckymag.com

I don't really have an Anorak per say, but I do have a green military inspired jacket that I think will do the trick.  Here's my take: 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Keller calls these my pumped-up kicks.

 

 

jacket-Mikkat Market(similar here), tshirt-Uniqlo(similar here), jeans-Zara(similar here), sneakers-Dorothy Perkins(similar here), scarf-American Apparel, bag-J.Jill(old/gifted)

 

I traded the ankle boots for wedged sneakers and added my leather satchel. This reads New York to me, but it also reads as a great weekend casual outfit with a bit of graphic interest in the stripes.
We shot this in an alley near the bus station to give it a true New York flavor. No, actually this was a quick shot behind the Heinz History Center, where we saw their 1968: The Year that Rocked America exhibition, hence the sticker.