This Sydney Sweeney Outfit Is Top-Notch, But I'd Never Wear Her Jeans in NYC
If you live in NYC or have ever visited in January, you know that the condition of the sidewalks and streets can be less than ideal. Wet and icy concrete with patches of leftover snow is the norm when it comes to what you're dealing with this time of year. I actually love visiting NYC in January, as the crowds are far smaller, and restaurant reservations are a bit easier to snag. I don't love walking around in the sludge, though, so I dress accordingly. When I saw the outfit Sydney Sweeney wore in snowy NYC earlier this week, my first thought was that I loved her head-to-toe Chloé look, and my second was that I could never bring myself to wear it in the middle of winter in NYC.
The reason behind my bold statement? Sweeney wore a pair of wide-leg light-wash jeans that dragged on the ground. While she looked incredibly cool, as Chloé Creative Director Chemena Kamali intended, there's zero likelihood that the bottom of her jeans made it throughout the day unscathed. Instead, I typically go for jeans in a darker wash that hit closer to the ankle. That said, that's what washing machines are for, so if you want to follow Sweeney's lead and wear your long light-wash jeans on the city streets, everything will be okay. If not, keep scrolling to shop jeans I'd wear during winter in NYC instead.
On Sydney Sweeney: Chloé Long Officer Jacket in Herringbone Wool ($2890), Draped-Sleeve Silk Top ($2990), High-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans ($475), Iconic Chain Belt ($790), and Bracelet Embellished Glossed Textured-Leather Shoulder Bag in Tan($2850)
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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