Katie Holmes has traded in high maintenance Hollywood chic for the look of a jobbing actress, wearing the same outfit two days in a row during rehearsals for her new play.

During an outing in New York on Thursday the usually sleek actress stepped out in a see-through vest and low-slung  jeans, which swamped her petite figure. Her new look was more in keeping with that of a stay-at-home mum than the multi-millionaire wife of Tom Cruise.

But Katie obviously liked her new look, wearing the same rolled-up jeans with a clean white t-shirt and oversized navy jacket yesterday.

On the go: Katie's look was uncharacteristically thrown together

The casual style was reflected by her footwear, with the slim-line mother at ease in sandals and ballet pumps, rather than her usual sky-high heels.

Her wash and go hair had clearly received very little attention and her huge sunglasses covered most of her make-up free face.

The star was attending a rehearsal session for her upcoming Broadway show, All My Sons, which opens in October.

Homeward bound: After flinging on a jacket Katie headed home from rehearsals

Mrs Cruise thrown herself back into work in recent months after taking time out to raise her 2-year-old daughter Suri.

She recently wrapped filming a guest appearance as a nonprofit attorney in one episode of US television drama Eli Stone'.

Dressed down: Katie Holmes abandoned Hollywood chic while rehearsing her new Broadway show in New York