Street Style, Chicago Spring 2011

This is another street shot, of a little girl I saw in Wicker Park, who had a great balance of mixed patterns.  I have been thinking that if I was 8 years old making these drawings I would have a lot more followers at this point.  I could be the new Tavi.  Is it to late to lie about my age not by 5, but by 20 years?  Who would ever know. I could hire a kid actor to act like me during interviews.  Hmmmmm...evil plotting.....

Street Style, Chicago Spring 2011

I have never seen someone rock an eye patch like this 4/5 year old girl, who I saw downtown.  Not really an eye patch, more of an eye cover.  She also had glasses.  There is something about little kids wearing glasses that make my heart go pitter patter.  This girl really was a styling tot with her skinny jeans, moccasins, and zebra sweater!

Street Style, Chicago Spring 2011

Seen at SAIC's spring art sale.  The tights and oversized scarf sold the look for me.  While I am ready for summer, I will miss the fact that it will be too hot to wear fun tights.  They make biking in a skirt or dress possible.  

Street Style, Chicago Spring 2011

This past weekend was a busy weekend for artsy people in Chicago.  Not only was it SAIC's MFA opening, but it also was Art Chicago, an art fair where you can look and buy art from around the world.  It is insanely overwhelming and can only get more insane by being a mad women and not only trying to soak up the art, but also make sure to document and take note of any unusual style.  I saw this guy a couple of times and finally thought it was divine intervention who wanted me to take notice.  He really confused me because he wore a motorcycle helmet the whole time.  Is it possible that he, like me is growing out his hair and is embarrassed by the in between stage?  Also why did he only have on one red sock?  Strange thing, but some how he fit right in at Art Chicago, there is truly a place for everyone in this world, which reminds me of a classic song from "Pete's Dragon".

Street Style, Chicago SS 2011

This past weekend was the opening for SAIC's MFA show.  Peter went for the art, I went to spot some style.  Whats great about such events, is they are so crowded nobody notices if you take pictures and if they do everyone thinks you are just photographing the art.  Here is one look that caught my eye because of the fur bag.  It almost looked homemade, like the woman had scraps of fur or faux fur and sewed them together to make a oversized bag.  I like how her colorful key chain hung outside of the bag, clashing perfectly with the fur.  

Street Style, Chicago: 2011

Far from yesterday couture post, here is some 90's grunge style which is all over the place these days.  I believe it will become the art school uniform for the season.  Why its easy, comfy, cheap, and requires a hat to hid one's greasy hair.  This is another street style post and a first look at style from behind.  If her tights weren't ripped my cartoon self probably wouldn't be wearing her look.  It just gives the look an extra push in some imaginary style/inspiration direction.  Not that I am ripping all my tights, in fact I still get really upset when they tear, which happens often because I am tall and sometimes try to squeeze into too short of tights, damn legs.

Street Style, Chicago spring 2011

So to follow up with my ever broadening search and interest in seeing identity through style I have decided to expand my series and begin looking at not just runway, but street style.  Again I am not so interested in documenting the fashion forward people as I am in documenting any individual, male or female, child or adult who's style shares a story and expresses something.  So to start things off....


                                                         

I saw this girl walking in wicker park.  The best part about her was that her lime green hair matched her lime green head phones. From a far I couldn't tell what was going on with her legs, but as she got closer I noticed she had on funky tights.