5 Chic Items That Downtown and Uptown Girls Both Have In Their Closets

While the island of manhattan isn’t exactly a huge one, depending on the neighborhood you find yourself in, the fashion can be drastically different. Uptown you can find a sea of quiet luxury lovers, wearing well tailored clothing with that old-money, “tennis-club-membership”, “house- in-southampton” type of vibe. While if you head downtown you’ll find people wearing the coolest thrifted pieces you’ve ever seen, and people experimenting with trends and aesthetics. However there are a few fashion pieces that bond Downtown and Uptown girls alike. 5 items stand out to me as the crossover pieces that live both in the closets of Soho and the Upper West side: a white tank, a maxi skirt, linen pants, poplin dress shirts, and the classic little black dress.

Keep scrolling to see why these 5 dominate the basics game for New Yorkers no matter the neighborhood.