| NEW YORK FASHION MISTAKES | | | | not belong. When going to Wall Street, dress |
| There are three fashion mistakes made only in New | | | | conservatively. At the very least wear boat shoes |
| York City. This article tells what those mistakes are | | | | or, if you have no choice, tennis sneakers. |
| and how to fix them. | | | | The way to correct this error is to plan ahead and, |
| MISTAKE NUMBER ONE | | | | when going to the financial district and Wall Street, |
| It is a mistake to walk through Rockefeller Center | | | | wear shoes, preferably black or brown. Even if you're |
| wearing mismatched colors. This happens every day | | | | just walking to the office, you will stand out like a |
| but it doesn't make it right. Rockefeller Center is in | | | | sore thumb in running shoes. Don't do it on Wall |
| the heart of Midtown and any self-respecting New | | | | Street. |
| Yorker will tell you that the proper colors here are | | | | MISTAKE NUMBER THREE |
| sedate business and commerce colors: blue, gray, and | | | | The third fashion mistake made in New York is |
| beige. | | | | wearing a hat to the Met, better known as the |
| Unfortunately, some New Yorkers insist on mixing | | | | Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is a mistake |
| colors in a haphazard way. They strut through | | | | because it is inconsiderate. Even if it's necessary for |
| Rockefeller Center in poor combinations like red pants | | | | you to wear a hat outside, take it off when you |
| and a pink blouse, or, even worse, blue trousers and | | | | enter the museum. Otherwise it will impede the view |
| a turquoise sweater. Inappropriate combinations like | | | | of others who wish to look at the works of art. |
| this are virtually a slap in the face of sedate and staid | | | | To solve this problem, check your hat upon entering. |
| Rockefeller Center. | | | | There is a coat check room that will hold your hat |
| To fix this mistake, wear blue, gray, and beige. Only | | | | for you while you walk through the museum. |
| with rare exceptions will other colors be appropriate | | | | By following these three fashion rules you'll be more |
| in Rockefeller Center because it is a bastion of | | | | successful in New York: In Rockefeller Center avoid |
| conservative New York. | | | | bizarre color combinations, on Wall Street avoid |
| MISTAKE NUMBER TWO | | | | running shoes, and never wear a hat to the Met. |
| The second mistake is wearing running shoes on Wall | | | | You'll be more successful and you'll find that you fit in |
| Street. Even if you're a messenger or a delivery boy, | | | | with the prevailing fashion in the fashion capital of the |
| this is wrong. It marks you as an outsider, as | | | | world. |
| someone who has wandered into a place he does | | | | |