FASHIONABLE SCIENCE

The Magazine’s WEAR WHAT WHERE series provides capsule wardrobe looks according to the neuroscience of personal style. Pair outfits with the best ways to stay balanced through eating and doing.

This article provides fifteen outfits for transitioning into Spring. These looks serve dosha nuances without sacrificing style.

The moment temperatures hit any reading near 50 degrees, we are ready for cropped and short-sleeved anything. That's happening now. Here we put together fifteen, yes 15, looks for transitioning away from blizzard season. Start with a base and pick a path that supports your unique profiles.

A base serves universal characteristics and the optional layers distinguish personalities. Mix and match items and to-dos consistent with the weather and mood forecast.

THE BASICS

Basic Yellows

A titration of yellows mirrors the welcome change in sun exposure. Loewe gold and lemon, and Jil Sander blue and butter are the makings of a palette that reaches into the early-to-mid 2000’s. With brown suede from Rag & Bone booties and a Tom Ford bag, this is desk-to-museum workwear. Meander through Carol Bove at The Guggenheim or Roy Lichtenstein at Gagosian (both in NYC).

Basic Blues

Dress in the bluest ensemble on a jaunt to Happier Grocery for a strawberry mocha smoothie and salmon poke bowl. Boot cut black jeans by Citizens of Humanity or 7 for All Mankind pair with Repetto flats for natural style. A Hommegirls blue and yellow stripe button down with a Jil Sander blue cardigan provides unconstrained layers. Tap into Blair Waldorf accessories with a gemmed headband (Valentino) and structured black suede bag (Tom Ford). Top it off with a trench coat for temperature-friendly versatility.

Tuesday Bites

Bite into dinner on a Tuesday at Bridges like our founder and EIC. Red Versace suede pumps and Bottega Veneta grey suede clutch and texture to early week goings-on. The Row’s black dress is flirty on its own or paired with tights (Wolford shown on Dr. Kuver). Accessorize with black and white bangles (Tom Ford) and a gold bomber jacket (Loewe). Cheers to hot Tuesday!

Buzzing Bee

Fly out of the bee hive and start March-ing. A sleeveless turtleneck (Loewe) in bright yellow paired with a trench in sand (The Row) gives comfort for hot to cold change-up. Embellish the look with the texture of woven clutch (Bottega Veneta), the clink of stacked bracelets (Tom Ford), and the point of ballet flats (Repetto). Buzz over to Union Square Green Market for fresh apples.

WORK

Home/Work

Some days need to be as easy as possible. Set a base with a trench, ballerinas, bag and pinky lip. Importantly, invest in a sweater-shirt two-in-one like Acne Studio’s because who really wants to use the time to layer. The bottoms distinguish the homies from the cubicles. Sweats that Aimé Leon Dore calls “track pants” like anyone is going anywhere near a track, are in cashmere ease. The Row’s pants in grey are to move. Let Hot’s Pizza do the cooking with their namesake slice.

Executive Assistant

No company needs co-CEOs. These looks differentiate Kapha assistant and Pitta executive energy simply with the choice of pants and bags. The base is elevated essentials, the rest is of one’s own accord. The yellow in Loewe’s side stripe pants and the weaving in Bottega’s grey suede clutch pump up the volume for our Quiet Luxury Matriarch without changing her easy listening Spotify playlist. The tailoring of Tom Ford’s silk blue pants with the structure of The Row’s suede bag champion our Power Player. Acne Studio tops off both looks with easy layering, Hermes throws punches with a pink mani, Prada straps on equal footing with Mary Jane ballerinas. Meditate and breathe at Elizabeth Street Garden.

Day To Night In Yellow

Don’t get chilly at work in a Willy Chavarria butter yellow sweater dress. Pair it with a large suede black tote from The Row and matte pink lips by Tom Ford. Head in with a trench and patent black Manolo Blahnik Mary Janes, step out in his gold metallic mules and Loewe’s gold crinkled bomber jacket. Celebrate the sun staying out after 530p at Reception.

Minty Fresh

Indoor work is necessary even on the sunniest and warmest days. Mint green Tom Ford silk pants pairs well with a warm icy blue The Row long sleeve sweater and navy wool cropped JW Anderson Navy coat. Find equilibrium between fun and function with Valentino’s jeweled headband and Chanel flap-front ballerinas. Carry it all neatly in The Row’s suede bag. This look brings in fresh air with lightness despite the layers. See Winfredo Lam’s MoMA exhibition before it goes to sleep.

Not Too Soft

Pitta, are you stern or passionate today? Nurture February’s love vibes with JW Anderson’s pink sweater, but choose between Givenchy’s red decisive pumps and Tom Ford’s incisive jacket. Sequin Valentino pants are an ode to all the happenings in the night sky. Cat eyes take a new shape with Chanel’s Flamboyant liquid liner. It’s a fine line between sneering and piercing. Two-tone slingback pumps (Chanel) signal Executive Disruption with the addition of red. The Row’s clutch in a soft leather and grey hue offset inflexible stances. Order up a champagne tasting flight at Champers.

Friday Finals

It is finally Friday, aka straight jeans day (The Row). Tea during the day wearing suede olive boots and just one perfectly made classic martini in the eve wearing Manolo’s gold sandals. Pair staunch with fun in a cropped military jacket (Tom Ford) and bright tank (JW Anderson). It’s also time for the cherry red nails to blossom. Check out a book at the NYPL.

WEEKEND

Saturday Night Special

Saturday nights are classic with a long silk Tom Ford belted dress and gold Manolo heels. Add a bold bangle (Tom Ford) and smooth clutch (The Row). Polish on tulip-like pink Hermes nails before heading out to Metrograph for a flick or Swan Room for a clink.

Sunday Rain Or Shine

The copious rain, snow, and -teen degrees have fatigued the strongest New Yorkers, so everyone is heading out no matter the precipitation forecast. We will work around it with shoes. Switch out of ballerina flats to booties not galoshes. Repetto and Rag & Bone are solid foundations in unpredictable times. A plush The Row bag compliments the most delightful JW Anderson shirt dress. Choose an Hermes scarf to either boost a low mood akin to Kapha proclivities, or add just enough energetic solar energy with a yellow trim and a lot of beige for Pitta and Vata. Visit BKE in Williamsburg for kombucha tasting.

Uptown/Downtown

The only things uptown and downtown share is a pair of The Gap’s Long and Lean white jeans, a Blair Waldorf gemmed headband, and Tom Ford pink pouts. Uptown does Manolo Mary Jane slingback heels in soft suede, downtown hits the streets in Tom Ford boots in hard black and hard leather. Uptown coordinates Tom Ford baby blue and Jil Sander bluest blue. Downtown layers yellow with neon and gold from JW Anderson and Loewe. Both carry their baggage in suede but either brown or black. Have a glass of Sancerre at Bemelmans or Chardonnay at Odeon.

Foxy Ingénue

Transition from bashful to sly-ful. Leggings, a button down, and ballerinas make for a more perfect base than a lead-free protein smoothie. Ingéue’s keep it simple with an Audrey Hepburn-ish trench and red ever-so lady pumps. Or go Jimi Hendrix foxy lady with pointed high-heeled booties. Triple dare with a double trouble tailored red suede coat. Knock on Cry Baby’s front gate to check if they’re finally open.

Silky Dreams

Feel loose whether the weather is warm or chilly. Set a base of ballerinas, polka dots, and a clutch. Layer with a cohesive, or Kapha-appealing, trench, kinetic, or Pitta-powering, glint, or nomadic, or Vata-lowering, navy. The three outerwear choices depend on personal energy and how change affects that. This look will help spring into daylight-savings time. Maybe. Devour the Brooklyn Blackout cinnamon roll at Sunday Mornings’ new Flatiron location.