The Art of Style by Kit Mills 072: Primary Colors Backpack in NYC
This gangly adult human walking in NYC probably wasn’t deliberately trying to look like a small child, but that backpack looks like a prop from Sesame Street,
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 071: King of Hearts in Harlem
wearing his heart on his sleeve
I’ve written a lot about my love for all-black outfits that feature some kind of eye-popping accent. Shadowy clothes with a weird detail say, “I can’t be bothered to think about colors but you’d better not think I’m boring,” or “I’m dark, but not that depressing.” Sometimes the detail …
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 070: Mad Men Style in NYC
Last Sunday brought us a momentous event: the return of Mad Men. Much fuss has been made over Mad Men being the most stylish show on television.
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 069: NYC Stripes in Spring
In New York City, it’s always refreshing to see outerwear in March that isn’t a globby mass of black, especially now that the claws of winter have finally begun to retract. Practicality is a less pressing concern, leaving room for some frivolity. Coats can be fun again, not just something you wrap around your body …
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 068: Springtime Punk in NYC
Springtime in NYC brings out new fashions. Street fashion columnist Kit Mills discovers springtime punk fashion style on Ninth Avenue
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 067: Colors & Capes in NYC
Our Art of Style Columnist Kit Mills takes a break for scarves and coats to capture the dramatic and less common cape, spotted on a woman on the street in NYC
MoreThe Art of Style by Kit Mills 066: NYC Subway Composure
We’ve all seen unsavory actions go down on NYC public transit. The expression of disdain on this person was impressive: true subway composure.
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 065: Stockholm Style
It’s too blizzardy in New York for fashion right now. Luckily, I was in Stockholm last week eating a bunch of fried herring and observing a whole lot of cool street style and am here to tell you about it and relieve your snowy boredom.
Though the sun : darkness ratio isn’t as extreme in mid-January …
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 064: Armor Against Winter NYC
Ah, the first Friday of the new year (when I wrote this). The champagne has been drunk, the hangovers have dissipated (I hope so), and the resolutions have been drafted. I’ve always thought January 1st to be an arbitrary and inauspicious time to figure out how to be a better person. Everyone else is doing …
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 063: Orchids on the Wintery Streets of New York
Just as a vase full of flowers is a surefire way to brighten up a room, a bundle of them meandering down the sidewalk will lighten the mood of any NYC street.
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 062: Scarf Tactics in NYC
If you absolutely must leave your NYC apartment, the best way to protect yourself is to recreate the conditions of being wrapped in a blanket on your couch.
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 061: Houndstooth Chic on the Upper East Side
Kit Mills heads up to the Upper East Side pf NYC and captures a chic older lady in houndstooth with a dash of red in the latest Art of Style street art column
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