The fashionistas over at Gawker "...want Nick to be less Chelsea Hotel and more Soho House..." Frankly, Nick's look screams Soho House to me. (Photo credit: Jake Chessum) 
The post did get me to thinking. What is Chelsea Hotel style? I conducted an informal survey in the elevator last night to see if I could discover any hot Chelsea Hotel style trends.
Chelsea Boys Prefer:
Pork Pie hats (a mistake for both tall and short men)
Anything that is paint splattered to prove bohemian street cred.
Pink Seersucker suits
Chelsea Girls Prefer:
Vintage mumu's of the variety worn by Mrs. Roper on Three's Company.
The tourists favor jeans (not Levi or Wranger) with an artfully ripped Ramones tee shirt.
The 6th floor residents prefer Commes des Garcons.
The 8th floor sirens lean toward Narciso Rodriguez.
Last night, Chelsea Hotel style ran the gamut from bohemian cliche to high-end avant garde to total class. The main thing that I learned about Hotel Chelsea style is that you can look like a left over from Club Land or an angle with clipped wings and nobody will bat an eye. More about Chelsea Hotel style later.
A resident in Narciso Rodriguez 
Gown designed by former resident Charles James
Chelsea Hotel style as captured by Helmut Newton
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