Everyone was having a great time until the storm clouds rolled in and literally began to rain on our parade. Thankfully I got to hang out with many of the lovely women who won the competition:
Leilani (@TheThriftaholic)
Sara (@About_The_Look)
Kelly (@PathToPositive)
Jules (@ShopJules)
Adriana (@AnarchyGarden)
Vanessa @vanewpc who came in winner Tamariie (@LeTamz)’s place
I will let you all know when the Havaiana flip flops you won arrived, and it was really nice meeting several of you for the first time in person tonight!
Havaianas is opening a pop-up shop in Chicago and I am so excited to be co-hosting the exclusive opening party sponsored by InStyle Magazine event this Thursday, June 30th. The main attraction of the event – besides a live DJ, BBQ, and drinks – is the opportunity to design your very own custom pair of Havaianas flip flops. Most people outside of Chicago forget that the Windy City is very much a beach town, but those of us who live here know better! There’s nothing more ludicrous than watching people walk in heels on the sand. Now is the time to get yourself a proper pair of flip-flops to wear on your summer afternoons at Oak Street and North Avenue beaches!
Five lucky winners will win the chance to create their own Havaianas and hang out with me! So here’s how the contest works, broken down step-by-step:
1. Follow me (@ChiStreetStyle) and Havaianas (@Havaianas) on Twitter
2. Take a photo of your feet in flip-flops (bonus points for Havaianas)
3. Tweet the photo on Twitter along with the phrase, “I love @ChiStreetStyle and @Havaianas”
It’s really that easy! I posted a photo of my feet to make you all feel better about participating. Ignore the sock marks, and I’ll do the same on yours. Ladies, you get bonus points for crazy nail polishes! I will post the winning images on ChicagoStreetStyle.com, along with your Twitter username, so this is a great chance for you to generate more followers AND create a free custom pair of Havaianas!
Let the competition begin!!
Via Chicago Reader: Best Local Fashion Blog
The results of the Chicago Reader’s annual poll of “The Best of Chicago” were released today. I had no idea that this polling was even taking place, otherwise you can be sure I would have been campaigning. I am doubly shocked that I won one of the top spots without even trying! I went to check my website traffic today to see why it had rocketed up so high. Imagine my utter and complete surprise that when I clicked on a link from the Chicago Reader website, I saw Chicago Street Style was voted one of the Top 3 fashion blogs of 2011.
Tavi of Style Rookie was voted the best, Refinery29 Chicago (which I freelance for) was the first runner-up, and my website was the second runner-up. Congratulations to Tavi, who hands-down deserves this award for her boundless creativity, work ethic, and success. She earned it!
Since this is all happening right around the time of my one year anniversary, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of my readers, supporters, friends, and family for helping make Chicago Street Style one of the best fashion blogs in Chicago. Without your feedback, support, care, and reading of my blog, I would not be anywhere near as successful as I am today. I am so honored to be given such a large platform in the press and in Chicago society to promote the city’s fashion scene. That’s really what all of this is about. Chicago Street Style – at its core – is about one girl with a camera, running around the streets of Chicago, photographing things and people who inspire her. It’s really about the nearly one thousand people I’ve photographed over the past year, and the style of the Windy City.
From the bottom of my heart – thank you to everyone who reads my blog, and especially to those who leave comments, tweet, and promote my posts on Facebook. You are the ones who I really owe much of this success to!
*Also, congratulations to our friends over at Kokorokoko for winning runner-up for Best Vintage Store!
