New York: What they are wearing

I'm in New York; it's Fleet Week, when the US Navy and Marine Corps deploy 4, 500 sailors to Manhattan as a PR exercise.

Ships parade in the harbour, sailors in whites pack the city streets, lending an extra shine to the Big Apple.

What do they wear? Whites! Me too; I've packed white jeans after checking the hotel's turnaround  time for laundry service.

I may check a few favourite addresses while Le Duc communes with butterflies at the Museum of Natural History, but for the moment, it's windows and people-watching.

In the luxe windows:
Dreamy summer clothes and accessories, such fun to look! A few standouts:

Nappa leather quilted leather skirt, Bottega Veneta. (Where would you wear in summer's heat? The craftsmanship is incredible; the piece is astoundingly light.) Hermès' window featured black, white and acid yellow, with these Torsade sandals, a summery way to wear black.

On the streets

In real life, many grown women are in shirtdresses, to the knee or just below, worn with a waist-length cardigan, much better-proportioned for these dresses than the 'coatigan', pretty much ovah here. (Shown, left to right: by Equipment at Saks, Diane von Furstenberg at Intermix, and 1901 at Nordstrom.)

I'm seeing NYC black everywhere, but lightened by the fabric and shoes. This shirt dress is by Lafayette148 at Nordstrom:

A black leather tote or satchel in sunny, 72F weather looks heavy, so women change over to colour, whether pastels or brights. Perfection in a work bag: Dagen Dover's Signature Tote, shown in Sunbreak, but available in many colour choices.

Truly chic: a summer umbrella. At Rain or Shine, oh would I love this one by Arsushi Nakashima!

More later;  I'm off for more exploring, sailor sightings, and an egg cream.