The Upper East Side is having a much-deserved moment right now. People can only take so much of the chaos in Williamsburg, SoHo, and the Lower East Side, and they’ve found that when you jump on the 4, 5, or 6 train and keep going past 59th Street, a far slower experience awaits. The stores—even the same ones that exist in SoHo—are less busy and more spacious, and the restaurants rarely have lines out the door (unless you’re trying to get frozen yogurt at Madison Fare or Butterfield Market). Plus, if street style interests you, there’s a whole new world to see and take note of, as completely different trends gain popularity on the streets of the Upper East Side compared to downtown Manhattan.

In the wintertime, Fifth, Madison, and Lexington will be filled with long fur stoles, cashmere wrap coats, and sleek pointed-toe boots from the Manolo Blahnik flagship store, one of many shops to stop into if you find yourself uptown. Soon, those same streets will be adorned with some of the best dressers in NYC, wearing strappy sandals, pencil skirts, dainty jewelry, and little white dresses. These aren’t trends. Rather, they’re classic pieces that feel especially relevant and fresh because of the way that they’re styled on Upper East Siders. Think a flower brooch on a simple tank dress or a patterned bandana dressing up linen Bermuda shorts and flip-flops.