jor, are you sure about the cowboy boots? Are they ok, really? Or are you just making that up? I've been reading these N.Y. fashion comments closesly, on this thread and others and I'm getting the same picture as you.

Can't wear my baseball cap (Pirates). Apparently, not even a Yankers or Muts cap! Can't wear my t-shirts with cute sayings (ILNY, VA is for L, etc.). Can't wear my white sneakers.

That means that I will HAVE TO pack light: just black socks and jockey shorts. Are black socks ok? Thank goodness that jockey shorts are ok. Jockey shorts are ok, right?

Jockey shorts are okay, but they must be black. They have underwear inspections at the bridges and tunnels before you enter Manhattan.

Tomorrow, if you see a tourist that's about 6'4", 250lbs (ok...maybe 265) wearing a Hawaiian shirt, Levis shorts, tennis shoes, New Orleans Voodoo, Kauai No Ka Oi or Betty Ford ballhat, carrying a camera bag and listing slightly to the left, please feel free to buy me....errr uhhhh, "him" a drink.

jor, are YOU the Naked Cowboy?! Why, I've seen you on TV!

No jeans in NYC?!?!?!?! Oh my gosh! Tell that to all the people here buying jeans that range anywhere from $175 - $450!!!

I saw Brittney Spears in NYC wearing the perfect outfit, black motorcycle boots, yellow cutoff sweats rolled down at the waist to the hoohaw and a black motorcycle jacket, topped off with a jaunty cap. I say if she can wear it so can I (fat, forty, fabulous)!Who knows maybe it was a wedding outfit!

Black jockey shorts? I don't have any of those. Back in the 1980s I washed my NEW black socks with my shorts. The shorts are still kind of grey. Do think they will be ok? Or do they really have to be black?

harman, I would go to The Gap and get a few new outfits.. casual, still in style and you could dress them up w/a few accessories if you were going somewhere nice.

Personally, I would never wear white sneakers either.

let's just bury this deak horse. Its been beat to death.

After 9-11 and we are all very sorry for it. Can't imagine the pain people are in.

We were there 9-26 and noboday cared what we wore as long as we were spending money. The airport and hotel empty. It seem we were the only nuts there.Everywhere we went we were thanked for coming. Back to reality now.

Wear what you want and be happy. Don't worry about what people think. You won't ever see them again anyway.

By the way I am ironing after this to go to New York for the weekend. No jeans but will definetly take sneakers.
Whatever color comes out of the closet.

Every time I go to New York I am amazed again by the discussions people have here about how to dress. You see everything imaginable on people in New York. True, there are more stylish people per square block than there are in my home town in Massachusetts. There are also more totally unstylish people per square block. It is really hard to imagine any outfit you couldn't see walking the length of Broadway.

LOL, Loki "White sneakers are definitely "in", along with white suits, teal and pink T-shirts, and Members Only jackets. I'm Hungry Like the Wolf..." ...
As I am reading " The Andy Warhol Diaries" and came to a photo section, there he is standing in a pair of jeans and very white sneakers...yes, I know it was the eighties...

I'm still worrying over finding a truly decent hotel in NYC for the average middle class family.

I never really thought of NYC folk as high dressers. Hmmmm. Manhattan, I suppose. At least on Frasier. But, on "Mad About You" never saw any high fashion there. "Seinfeld" either. Obviously I've never actually visited NYC. More and more I wonder if I really want to - perhaps I'm just not up to it?

The only "native" New Yorkers I've known have been mostly Brooklyn or Queens transplants. Guys and girls seemed to dress the same - leather jackets, jeans for everything, whatever sneakers were fashionable at the time. Only difference was the girls usually either had really big hair or almost no hair. I loved their accents. They were usually nice once they relaxed a little.

Anyhoo, the one friend I did have who spent her career in Manhattan really was fashionable now that I think back on it. She was quite sophisticated, but friendly.

If men don't wear shorts in NYC then what do they wear? Here in the South, we ladies who tire of the classic "bermudas" wear gauzy skirts or preppy cotton skirts. Do guys in NYC wear sandals? We're usually khaki bermuda/neutral t-shirt people on vacation, color of sneakers is optional. Any more advice???

Fraiser was set in Seattle not Manhattan.

I am the fashion police and will ticket you for any or all of the below infractions:

Fanny packs
gold or silver lame worn daytime
faded jeans
white tennis shoes
jellies
keds
5 panel baseball caps
too long red talons
all black in June, July or August
athletic shorts
swishy suits
feet crammed into too high heel
ugly feet in open toe shoes
hose or tights in June, July, or August
Anything Brittany Spears
anything too small or too tight

Careful, GoTravel, some people might take you seriously!
For example, independencedaybaby, we New York men really do wear shorts in the warm weather!

Hey, you're right - Frasier was set in Seattle, wasn't it? Guess they just seem more like Manhattanites to me.

I will try to steer clear of the fashion police if this trip happens. I am seriously considering cancelling it because it's more difficult to plan than any vacation thus far, and I'm a darn good planner normally. I trust travel agents about as much as I trust lawyers, so......

So, men do wear shorts in NYC? My hubby has all sorts and would probably take his linens and rayons, that sort of thing. He also has plenty of neutral Polo knit and cotton shirts, that sort of thing. But what about his feet? Are sandals dangerous in NYC, out of fashion in NYC? What about the classic Boat shoes or dockers for casual???

Anything your husband wears will be fine. I've said it before and I'll say it again - no one will care about what he's wearing. Just be comfortable, enjoy the city and don't block the sidewalk and you'll be fine.

Yes, we men wear shorts and sandals, but keep in mind the streets can get pretty dirty - another reason white sneakers aren't a good idea, they don't stay white!

Oh, and I'm a native Manhattanite!

Khaki's and polo's are also appropriate and are actually my usual work attire (when I'm not wearing shorts and sandals - a perk of being self employed).

A typical New York summer is too hot and humid for jeans.

BTW, TV is just that, TV. The actors are playing fictional characters, they aren't NY'ers or Seattleites. What you see on sitcom du jour has no connection with the reality of living in NY.

Whenever I read these "what to wear on vacation" posts, I always wonder, "why does it matter?" It's YOUR vacation, YOU need to be comfortable. Wherever it is you are coming from is a place where you have to dress acceptably. So why would you have to dress differently when you visit, for example, NY or Paris? Do you think anyone even remembers what you were wearing 2 seconds after they pass you on the street, or see you in a restaurant? And in all honesty, out of towners in any big city generally act like out of towners, and rightfully so!

So everyone out there, go on vacation and wear whatever makes you happy!

independencedaybaby, if you're getting this worked up just over what your wardrobe should be, perhaps you should cancel your trip to NYC and go elsewhere. C'mon, lady, relax!

My husband wears his rainbows all over Manhattan during the day. He also wears jeans but doesn't wear shorts.

I always love these "fashion" threads.

As someone who has turned around and driven/walked back to the house when shoes and purse were not the exact shade of some color (I've done it more than once), I can only offer this advice.

Fashion selections should always be about ONE of TWO choices:

1.) Do I want to project a certain image?

2.) Do I want to be comfortable?

Pick either #1 or #2.

If you choose 1, find out what's proper and wear it.

If you choose 2, go to your closet and/or dresser and pick out what makes YOU happy and comfortable and strut proudly in it with no regard to behind-the-hand snickers you may encounter.

Attitude is 95% of looking good.