Katie Holmes looks effortlessly stylish in a suede jacket and light-wash jeans while stepping out in New York City

Katie Holmes showed off her chic casual style as she stepped out in New York City on Friday.

The stylemaker, 45, who sent fashion watchers into overdrive with her black slip dress earlier this week, opted for a mix of cool and warm tones for her outing.

The Rare Objects star and director stayed warm in a brown suede jacket over a blue and white striped top.

She wore straight, ankle-length jeans and a pair of plum-colored leather ballet flats.

The Ray Donovan actress appeared to be wearing little to no makeup behind her dark sunglasses.

Katie Holmes, 45, showed off her chic casual style as she stepped out in New York City on Friday. The Rare Objects star and director stayed warm in a brown suede jacket over a blue and white striped top

Her long, dark hair was styled in a high, loose bun.

Carrying a black leather shoulder bag, the Batman Begins star was spotted making an animated phone call as she made her way through the Big Apple.

The actress, whose daughter Suri just turned 18 and will graduate from high school in the coming weeks, could soon be an empty nester.

The fashionista shares Suri with her ex-husband Tom Cruise, 61.

“Suri is applying to schools all over,” but is leaning toward attending college in New York, a source told DailyMail.com

‘[Katie] really wants her to stay in New York so they can be close to each other. Katie is very proud of her, but is also extremely overprotective.’

As she prepares for Suri to helm the coop, Holmes is “actively looking for roles and is keen to get back into the industry full-time,” according to a source who spoke to In contact.

She recently completed an as-yet-untitled project in which she plays an FBI special agent who tries to rebuild her career after an affair tarnishes her professional reputation. IMDB.

The Top Gun star has reportedly had minimal interaction with his ex and his youngest child since he and Holmes divorced in 2006.

Holmes wore straight ankle-length jeans and a pair of plum-colored leather ballet flats.  The Ray Donovan actress appeared to be wearing little to no makeup behind her dark sunglasses

Holmes wore straight ankle-length jeans and a pair of plum-colored leather ballet flats. The Ray Donovan actress appeared to be wearing little to no makeup behind her dark sunglasses

Holmes reportedly wants to revive her career when her daughter Suri Cruise, 18, graduates from high school and goes to college (pictured in New York in February)

A source told Daily Mail that the teen has been looking at colleges in New York (pictured in New York in April)

Holmes reportedly wants to revive her career when her daughter Suri Cruise, 18, graduates high school and goes to college. A source told Ny Breaking that the teen has been looking at colleges in New York

During the marriage, Holmes reportedly received instruction in Scientology, and Suri was said to have been raised in the controversial religion.

Following their split, the Dawson’s Creek alum returned to her Roman Catholic faith.

Former leading Scientologist Karen De La Carriere, who was married to the religion’s president, told DailyMail.com that Scientology is at the center of Cruise’s alleged estrangement from his teenage daughter.

“Katie was seen as an oppressive person and Suri, by extension, as a potential source of trouble,” she explained. ‘Tom can’t connect with his own daughter. In Scientology, Scientology comes first; family priorities rank low.”