Fashion Trendsetter Carly Steel's top 5 Tips for Manhattan Style

Fashion Trendsetter Carly Steel’s top 5 Tips for Manhattan Style

May 25, 2016 · by · in World of Fashion
I sat down with the beautiful Carly Steel, actress and host of Entertainment Tonight to talk her NYC vs LA street style and you’ll want to know her top 5 tips. Manhattan is one of the most unique stomping grounds for fashion and style. In our city, we take a little bit of everything and create our own trends. One of the things I love observing most is how influential people incorporate that Manhattan flair into their wardrobes when visiting from LA. So when Carly Steel came into town — it felt only right to talk style. UK born, Carly has spent the last 9 years in LA where she’s made an everlasting impression on Hollywood. When it comes to fashion, Carly has seen it all!
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Photo from Carly Steel’s Twitter: “this film will make u laugh AND cry @emiliaclarke @samclaflin @mebeforeyou #MeBeforeYou #EmiliaClarke @etnow”

 

Leather jacket or trench coat are my staples in NYC. I do more accessories here because there is more thought put into it. In LA I wear almost no accessories.

 

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Manhattan street style

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When it comes to LA vs. NYC styles, Carly expresses that she tends to be more daring with her wardrobe in Manhattan. There are so many different influences that allow her to be more edgy with her selections. She prefers to do more of a masculine look in NYC rather than LA where “I’m more feminine.”

Photo cred: LA Lauri Levenfeld

Photo cred: LA Lauri Levenfeld

 

With a strong background in fashion, starting her career at Vogue in NYC 8 years ago, Carly Steel is a trendsetter to follow. She stresses the importance of separates, staying comfortable, and being practical with the seasonal changes. Here are 5 factors that help Carly get into her Manhattan style zone:

1. Comfort matters!

 

I always do more comfortable shoes — lower heels or flats. I try to do dressier ballet flats like my Jimmy Choo’s.

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Photo from Carly Steel’s Twitter: “love the civilized @AmericanAir #flagship experience at #JFK”

2. Being conscious of your day to night wardrobe.

 

… [I] wear things I can dress up or down with accessories.

 

3. Invest in pieces that will last! Her go-to items are:

 

Balmain shoes, leather Wilfred jacket, and my thick tights.

 

4. Ankle booties with dresses!

 

It slightly winterizes your wardrobe.

 

5. Hairstyles — Carly loves doing more updo’s in the city, incorporating braided pieces into her look.Carly notes the irony in NYC day to night attire, which from her experience working at Vogue:

… the funny thing was you do dressy with a touch of casual during the day — like a ballroom gown with a casual blazer — then dress it down when you go out at night channeling that carefree attitude.

Photo from Carly Steel's Twitter: happy birthday @KevinFrazier continuing the celebrations in #NYC

Photo from Carly Steels Twitter: “happy birthday @KevinFrazier continuing the celebrations in #NYC”

One thing that will never go out of style is how you wear your clothes — confidence is everything and in NYC you can get away with a lot more when your heads held high. What are some of your favorite go-to style tips when you travel to Manhattan?

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Check out my article on the Examiner.com for more images of Carly Steel in this slideshow ♥ See how she wears it in NYC!

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