Ilana Glazer Breaks Down Her New Yorker and Mom-Coded Fashion Sense (Exclusive)

Ilana Glazer's New York-ness comes out when she's talking about shoes.

When the Long Island, N.Y., native, 38, sits down with PEOPLE on Oct. 8 in celebration of her Stuart Weitzman New York-inspired fall campaign, all of her other titles take the back burner (just for a moment) when she talks about finding the perfect pair of shoes as a Big Apple resident.

"Well, Stuart Weitzman, to me, represents a strong woman getting from point A to point B. That has been my vibe in New York City for 20 years now. Their shoes are so comfortable and so functional for a powerful woman making moves. You're walking around and you're not getting blisters."

It might be a coincidence that Glazer's involvement with the brand brings to mind one of her most famous scenes in the Comedy Central sitcom Broad City (for reference, Ilana — Glazer's self-inspired character — and Abbi challenge themselves to walk Manhattan from "tippity top" to "tippity bottom"). But in reality, it's a true reflection of the star's "polished, but relaxed" aesthetic that goes along with her busy life as an actress, comedian, activist, producer and mom.

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"I've started getting up and doing stand-up again, so I am zipping," she says, adding that a cool but functional outfit with a great shoe makes it easier to feel put-together.

"I always enjoy a chunky boot or a stomper, and I'm also starting to take pleasure in a mom loafer." Glazer's top picks right now are Stuart Weitzman's Britt Bow Loafer in burgundy and the gold Vinnie 85 Pump. Both retail on the brand's website and at Nordstrom, which also launched an exclusive Stuart Sculpt collection with everyday elevated styles as an extension of the Make Room for Shoes campaign.

There's more to Glazer's style these days, too, with the involvement of her 4-year-old daughter, whose young age doesn't reflect her already-mature opinions on fashion and beauty.

"I already trust in her style completely," Glazer admits. "Sometimes I think that we can share clothes, and we cannot share clothes. We are absolutely not the same size," but, she adds, "I want to share clothes with her so badly."

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With fall in full swing, Glazer too is entering a new season of life after wrapping up her Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck alongside George Clooney. "I took a few months off since the Broadway show ended [on June 8], and I'm very excited to be getting back up on stage with stand-up," she says. She's also playing mom catch-up.

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Glazer walked away from the stint with newfound confidence in "always following your heart even when it's hard to say the right thing" and an appreciation for self-care from the advice of her makeup artist, Rebecca Restrepo.

"We were talking about it before I did the play. Eating right, getting the right kind of carbs that slowly burn, taking care of my body," she says of the ways she stays grounded. "I was sitting by myself in my dressing room for many, many hours and writing and catching up while I wasn't home and trying to be productive so that when I was home, I could just hang out. But taking care of myself, eating well, drinking enough water, and getting as much sleep as I possibly could was key."