American v.s. European style?

Today I was told that I dressed European.  What?  There is such a cool factor associated with Europeans, and a European was the one handing out the compliment!  I was gloating all day!  I was even late to work today!  I guess it's a case of always wanting something you don't have, straight hair curly hair, you know what I mean.  I don't know that at my age that I am going for any sort of look or persona, I dress how I dress.  Always denim and always comfort.  It got me thinking, maybe the Europeans are actually dressing American.  Or maybe today, due to my tardiness, I wasn't trying to hard, and what mattered, my personal style, came shining through.  Still smiling.