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Style Starter Kits for 10 Different NYC Neighborhoods

How to dress well in the vastly different corners of the Big Apple.

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Every New York City neighborhood exists in its own bubble. How you move through the Lower East Side is completely irrelevant to the vibe in the Upper West Side, that Greenpoint steez is completely out of place in Crown Heights, and so on and so forth. Navigating this myriad of communities can be confusing, so we've got you covered on the style tip with a little primer. If you venture out to post up in one of these 10 'hoods, here's a Style Starter Kit for fitting in.

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Williamsburg

Junya Watanabe Striped Knit T-shirt, $245

Common Projects Achilles Sneakers, $400

Super Classic Clear Glasses, $149

Tuck that Willamsburg hipster stereotype away. Girls-land is becoming steadily high class with local dudes on their grown man gangster-and-a-gentleman steez. The clothes look simple but the swag is everything but.

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Bushwick

Cheap Monday Tight Stretch Jeans, $75

American Apparel Check Plaid Flannel Button-Up, $68

UO Classic Beanie, $15

Pretty much the last corner of the city where Urban Outfitters and American Apparel are truly thriving—for now.

SoHo

John Elliott Villain Crewneck, $160

A.P.C. New Cure Jean, $185

Timberland 6 inch boot, $155

There's probably a covert security team on site to remove you from SoHo if your alphet isn't cumulatively at least $400. If you're regularly traversing south of Houston, then obviously you have a taste for all the expensive cool-guy, #ontrend brands. But the best know to add a streetwear element, like Timbs, to really complete the cypher flawlessly.

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Upper West Side

Brooks Brothers Oxford Gingham Sport Shirt, $92

J. Crew Bowery Stripe Pants, $98

Clarks "Desert" Boot, $120

Welcome to the Upper West, where apparently no one ventures out further than the Shops at Columbus Circle.

Greenpoint

Your Neighbors People Party Shirt, $49

Nudie Thin Finn Blue Strike, $199

Vans Authentic Core Classics, $45

Classic hipster fits in the skinny jeans, tatted-up, beard-gangs's new favorite part of Brooklyn.

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Lower East Side

Stussy Crew Mesh Tee, $50

Nudie High Kai Twill Jeans, $179

Air Jordan Infrared VI, $170

Where the quasi-hypebeasts and general streetwear enthusiasts come together to flourish in their latest cops, mostly because the worthwhile night spots are less enforcing of that swagless jeans-and-dress-shoes rule.

Murray Hill

Burberry Modern-Fit Polo, $150

Levi's 501 Original Jeans, $68

Basic bro shit, i.e. relying on polos like a bad habit and being unaware that there are other jean options besides 501s.

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Carroll Gardens

Barbour Sander Jacket, $249

Brixton Hooligan Driving Cap, $34

RRL Trail Workshirt, $195

Cool dads of the world who hit life's Normcore trap with the ill sidestep and skirted into maturity ever so fresh and clean.

UES

Polo Ralph Lauren Checked Poplin Sport Shirt, $90

Polo Ralph Lauren Straight-Fit Chino, $125

Ray-Ban Original Wayfarer, $155

In the home of the prep, it is Ralph tho, it has always been Ralph, and it will always be Ralph. Tho.

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Crown Heights

Norse Projects Mads Windowpane L/S Shirt, $232

Saint Laurent Slim-Fit Velvet Collar Wool Coat, $2,690

Borsalino Seamed Fedora, $350

Don't sleep on the merits of Hasidic steez, breh.

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