I recently took a trip to California. As there was some rain in the forecast,  I brought along a raincoat.

I purchased this particular raincoat on clearance at Lord and Taylor. It is very dark green with black faux leather sleeves and belt. (Yes, Cindy and Riva, I bought it during one of our lunches). It has become a favorite of mine as it is very easy to wear and matches almost everything.

When wearing  the coat in New York, I don't generally receive compliments on it from strangers. In California, however, it was as if I was wearing a totally different coat. Almost everywhere we went, someone stopped me to compliment me on the coat. While in an outlet mall, somebody commented on the coat in almost every store we walked into.

Which leads me to wonder about New York fashion style versus California fashion style. What is New York style? Do you have it?