<p>I do some work in NY and black is still big - even in the summer. NY Times just did their weekly fashion pictorial on ladies in black. Can’t hurt to pick up some black shirts/sweaters and ballet slippers to pair with nice jeans, or even black pants. Slimming too. Good buys at TJMax or Marshalls.
I also see lots of women wearing “flip flops” in the summer. The key is that they’re the dressier kind - not the sports types. One single rhinestone perhaps or even a “kitten heel”.
I think the advice to wear what you want sometimes but also dress for the crowd in certain cases makes sense. Most people want to fit in.</p>