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I'm Hallie, a Midwest native, New York City transplant and the mind behind corals + cognacs. If you're looking for an online destination for stylish inspiration and musings on Manhattan living, you've come to the right place.

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FAQ // LOCATION: New York, New York • BY WAY OF: The Midwest (Cleveland/Chicago) • HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE? Attainable, trendy and fun. I’m constantly wearing unexpected pairings – like statement pumps and a graphic tee. • FAVORITE ITEM IN YOUR CLOSET? The vintage Gucci clutch I thrifted for $40. • ANY OBSESSIONS? I like my coffee black, my heels high and my martinis dirty. • GUILTY PLEASURES? Complex carbohydrates and shoe shopping -- both in excess. (And SoulCycle, as a result.)

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July 21, 2024

Hot, Hot, Hot

Want to know the fastest, sure-fire way to (1) ridding your body of a hangover and (2) hating yourself?

Yoga. Hot yoga. Sixty minutes of it.

Well, that, and wearing pants in the summer (the hating yourself part).

It gets really, really hot in New York City — particularly in July and August. Like, the kind of hot where you’re sweating the moment you switch the tiny AC unit propped in your window to “off” and open the door in the morning.

I feel for the work-goers who have to head out in this heat everyday wearing a suit of sorts — and I really feel for those who have to do this and ride the subway. (The back sweat discussion is right this way.)

Thankfully, I work in a pretty lax office environment, so shorts and dresses are the seasonal norm. (I actually wore a similar version of this look not too long ago.)

But as I’ve mentioned, we don’t have in-unit washer-dryer units here in the city (most of us don’t, at least), so some days you’ve got to dip into your closet archives, pull on a pair of wax-coated denim and pretend like you don’t have sweat dripping to uncomfortable, unspoken depths of your lower body.

The same goes for that sixty-minute hot yoga cleanse, too.

Here’s hoping your neighbor doesn’t judge the rosé-scented smell seeping from your pores during half-moon pose.

*Wearing: Club Monaco vest (THE vest!), floral Loft blouse (also wearing this style on repeat), Joe’s Jeans wax coated denim (love this style and this style), Ann Taylor sling-back pumps (love this Kate Spade pair), 3.1 Phillip Lim medium Pashli satchel, Tory Burch sunglasses , Loren Hope earrings c/o Julia’s store, Lemon Stripes | *Beauty: YSL Rogue Volupte lipstick in Opera Rose (#29)

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18 comments

Rosa Diana on July 21, 2024 at 11:55 am

You’re too funny! The outfit is great and you don’t even look a bit flustered!
http://ladydianaspearls.com

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Franziska on July 21, 2024 at 12:54 pm

I’ve spent the last 3 days in the city (away from my oooooh so posh living in drive-everywhere Pennsylvania) and I have no idea how you guys do it! I was also a fool and mostly wore jeans because I’m an idiot…but still. props to all of you.

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Lauren on July 21, 2024 at 1:52 pm

At least all the office buildings blast their AC!!!

-Lauren
http://www.prettypiecesblog.com

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Rachelle on July 21, 2024 at 2:00 pm

You look stunning and love this vest.

xo
PinkSole

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Dhwaja on July 21, 2024 at 2:58 pm

Love this look…the shoes are perfect!!

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shell chic'd on July 21, 2024 at 3:17 pm

Bahaha I love this- my lack of in-unit-laundry has definitely put me there a few times this summer… and if I just can’t bear pants, then I usually have to opt for some very-inappropriate-for-the-office dress which I instantly regret upon walking in. So I feel you!

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Melissa on July 21, 2024 at 3:38 pm

LOVE those pants Hallie!!
xo,
Melissa
MissyOnMadison.com

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Megan // F Yeah! on July 21, 2024 at 5:17 pm

You may be sweating your buns off, but you look chic as shit, and that’s all that really matters, right? And, don’t even get me started on those earrings…

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Gabriela on July 21, 2024 at 6:23 pm

Serious kudos to you for committing to the hot yoga thing- I can’t get past an hour of a regular class. Love those Loren Hope earrings!

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20somethingsimple on July 21, 2024 at 7:47 pm

Major props for wearing pants! I don’t live in NYC but I’ve heard about how hot and humid it can get. I’m in the desert of the west-land of no humidity-but even still, I’m sweating just looking at these photos!

xo Kimi

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Ella on July 22, 2024 at 12:20 am

I’m a new follower of yours- can I just say how much I love your writing voice. You’re so funny and REAL. Thanks for being really cool, girl.
http://www.youtube.com/sparklesandsuch26

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Meagan on July 22, 2024 at 12:14 pm

Oh the summer heat! It is killing me here in San Antonio too! But soon enough we’ll all be complaining of the cold, so I’m trying to “enjoy” and “appreciate” the heat! Easier said than done!
-Meg
http://www.smalltownsisters.blogspot.com

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Liz Dyer on July 22, 2024 at 2:11 pm

I feel your pain! I just moved here 3 weeks ago and the subway commute is the worst. Haha and I totally feel for the guys in suits. #majorbacksweat

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scallopedandbows on July 23, 2024 at 12:15 am

I love this look. Luckily, it’s been relatively cool in T.O. this summer (and raining enough that an ark is in the works), but I feel your pain about melting on the subway. I’ll never understand why it’s so freaking hot in the summer. Umm, hello subway operators, there is this amazing invention called air-conditioning. It would be nice if you used it.

-Katherine
http://thegreenbows.blogspot.ca

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lizmcavoy on July 23, 2024 at 3:57 pm

This sounds like me trying to wear black faux leather shorts on a 95-degree day… Let’s just call it a fail.

xo, Liz
{What Dress Code?}

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