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I am an upstate NY girl and plan to go to Monterey Cali in Feb. I am going out of my mind trying to figure out what to wear does anyone have suggestions or know what is the "in" for the California area? Being that it is winter here in NY we usually have several feet of snow and we feel lucky when it's 35 degrees. I don't want to go to California looking like the NY girl that is in short sleeves and shorts. I need help!
ahhhh you're gonna love monterey. lived there for a while a few years ago. my best friend still lives there. weather is just gorgeous. cali folks are pretty easy o fashion. monterey esp. lots of students, lots of old folks, and military personnel. so forget the heels, get good sneakers, jeans, not too thick sweaters, a jacket and you're good to go. oh my god you made me think of saturdays in carmel. alright, have fun, kiss the mry ground for me .
ps you're going to the best place on earth
I've worked in several parts of CA, you'd be fine in jeans and a nice shirt, it will be cool in the eves, as another poster mentioned. bring a light sweater/cardigan for this. if you follow the look in the JCrew spring catalogs, I think that would give you a nice example. I found the style of dress to be casual, not as much black at night as in NY. I wore mostly nice jeans with a short sleeve top, but a nice one, not a wal-mart s/s top, you know? if you go to Victoria's Secret and look at their collection of tops, that will give you a nice example also, and check out the looks the LA celebrities are wearing, not the crazy over-the-top designer looks, but the casual looks if they are running errands or something, make sense? you'll mostly find much more color in CA, so you'd stand out more if you were in all black, even at night IMO. you won't find too many shorts other than the beach areas or working out, so stick to nice jeans/khakis (low slung, not mom-jeans!) or other fresh color pants.
hope this helps!! have a fun trip!!
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I am an upstate NY girl and plan to go to Monterey Cali in Feb. I am going out of my mind trying to figure out what to wear does anyone have suggestions or know what is the "in" for the California area? Being that it is winter here in NY we usually have several feet of snow and we feel lucky when it's 35 degrees. I don't want to go to California looking like the NY girl that is in short sleeves and shorts. I need help!
Casual is the style. Lived in SF bay area for 25 years.
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