I met Julie of the blog Born and Bread during my recent trip to Gap’s design studio, Pico Creative Loft. She is as nice as she is beautiful. I think that is the one thing that continues to surprise me, how lovely all of these drop dead gorgeous women in fashion are.
After much anticipation, I am so excited to share with all of you the video about our friendship Jena and I made with Bing. Jena was the first friend I ever made through blogging. I met her over one year ago in July 2010 at a coffee shop in Lincoln Park. She tweeted at me a few days after I created my twitter account. I thought it was literally the most amazing thing that ever happened to me since she had over 2,000 followers on twitter and her blog, ChiCityFashion, was full of exclusive interviews. Looking back, I remember how scared I was to meet her and how intimidated I was.
Friendships are like wine; they improve as they age. Over the past year, Jena and I have shared successes and disappointments, leaned on each other for support and sought out advice when making key decisions. Much of what you see on ChicagoStreetStyle.com is the result of Jena’s critiques and encouragement. She has influenced my decision to tell the story of the individuals who I feature on my blog instead of just throwing their picture up. Jena has also influenced my personal style as well. Since virtually day one, Jena has been my strongest supporter. I realize more and more everyday how lucky I am to have made a true friend in the fashion blogging world.
I ended up purchasing the bag Jena thought was perfect for me. You can purchase the bag online here.
You can follow Bing on Twitter, @Bing, and on Facebook here, where you can also find a link to our video.
The person I was most excited to meet during my recent trip to Los Angeles to the Gap design studio was EvaLotta of the LA street-style blog, Hi Styley. I’ve been reading Hi Styley for a few years now. We first started tweeting at each other after both collaborating with JBrand for the JWorld launch. It was actually through Twitter that we realized that the both of us had been invited to stay at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood for the Gap collaboration.
EvaLotta and I spent all evening dishing about street-style, the rise of bloggers as a formidable force in the fashion industry, and what a great honor it was to attend Vogue’s presentation at the Gap. EvaLotta is the proud mother of two children, who are now pros themselves at spotting fashionable people. She told me that now that her kids are older, they point at stylish people and yell “Hi Styley!” How cute is that!! If I ever have or adopt kids, it will be my proudest moment as a parent when my progeny begins to help me street-style hunt.
Follow EvaLotta on Twitter, @HiStyley.
