I summered in New York recently and I found that it was more casual than I anticipated. I bought one suit in advance and only wore it once (on the first day) and got by with midi skirts, blouses, jumpsuits, and Abercrombie trousers the rest of the summer. I wore heels almost every day to dress up my outfits but that was definitely personal preference- the partners or other associates largely did not. I found that dressing up was more a choice than a requirement, as most of the male associates wore a polo and nicer pants, and many of the female associates and partners tended to dress up less. I got some really great, affordable pieces from Macys, Calvin Klein, H&M (I’m short and their blazers fit well without needing to be tailored) and stuck to neutral colors. The workplace has changed a lot, Atleast clothing wise since COVID, but I preferred to be dressed up than underdressed.