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Q. What should I wear when I’m going to a monster truck rally and then the Manhattan Inn? - Miriam
A. A sandwich board that reads “I’m trying too hard to look cool.” You’ve got a 11211 ZIP code, live in a converted warehouse, and work as a designer. We get it, you’re the ne plus ultra of “in”-ness. You really don’t need to go to such lengths to prove your hipster mettle.
But if you’re insistent upon asking me for style advice (despite the fact that I could not care less what you wear, as I will most certainly not be in attendance with you), I should take a second look at your day’s itenerary.
You’ve set your sights on attending, in an ironic manner no doubt, a monster truck rally at Madison Square Garden. Forget the absurdity of bringing oversized gas guzzlers to a city of 8 million people that has fewer and fewer stretches of open tract; such fawning for rural Americana is right on trend! Well done.
From there you’ll visit the opposite end of the hip-to-be-square spectrum — Manhattan Inn. One of our fair borough’s examples of urban sophistication featuring repurposed materials, pricey cocktails, and a working piano as a focal point. A place more likely to attract Lindsey Naegle than Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel.
So what’s a lady like you supposed to wear to two such disparate events? Denim. Lots and lots of denim. Sorry, I mean chambray.
Personally, I think you’d be better off saving your country mouse/city mouse escapades for a 2-in-1 event. Say a New York Times Talks presentation with Larry The Cable Guy. I’d hate you 10x more for attending that than I do for your current social calendar.
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