New York State of Dress

6:00 AM PDT 10/30/2012 by Daniela Gilbert

The "sexless sack" dress exists no more as three top Big Apple entertainment players discuss how the style divide between the two coasts is closing in.

The off-red-carpet style of Los Angeles long has been considered second-rate compared to the sartorial sophistication of New York City -- particularly by New Yorkers. And the reputed contrast was even more pronounced when it came to power dressing. But Rachael Horovitz, the Manhattan-based producer of Moneyball and About Schmidt, is convinced L.A. has caught up.