Eight Ways Miami Fashion Beats New York City Style

Dress by Valeria Amaral

In a recent Travel & Leisure poll, Miami ranked #4 as the world's most stylish city - not far behind the #1 New York City. Not too shabby, but also a little bit irksome. Comparing NYC fashion to style in MIA is like comparing apples to oranges -- if the apples in question wear mostly black and survive in snowy climates, and if the oranges are actually mangos.

New York fashionistas have plenty in their favor: the world's highest-profile fashion week and glossy fashion mags produced in their own hometown, for starters. But Miami has several style perks of its own.

So before you buy into the T&L hype, read on for eight great attributes of Miami's fashion scene -- none of which you can say about the Big Apple.

Roller coaster curves.

8. All the Real Girls
We're a Latin culture; therefore, our women are hotter. And curvier. And clothes look better on curvy women. Just ask Sofia Vergara. Or JLo. Or 151 million American men.

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Not so sexy.

7. No Jacket Required
Everyone knows a heavy winter coat can ruin even the most stylish getup. Here in the tropics, we don't have that problem. Jackets aren't even a factor unless the AC gets a little too intense.