Shopping with Luis of ChiCityTrends

Luis
Luis Torres is one of the cutest fashion people I know. His enthusiasm for fashion is infectious and he’s a really fun person to shop with. On Wednesday we met up in River North, where we spent the afternoon perusing the racks at AllSaints Spitalfields and Nordstrom. I love shopping with Luis because he always tells me the truth about whether or not he likes the way something looks on me. He has a very good eye about what looks right on the female form.

Luis not only runs his own blog, ChiCityTrends, but he also interns at Refinery29 and CS Magazine while holding down a part-time job at Akira. He starts college this fall at UIC. Suffice it to say young Luis has accomplished more as a high schooler in one year than many adult fashion bloggers have in several. He’s a plain old-fashioned hard worker who lives and breathes fashion like I do. Maybe that’s why we became friends so quickly!

Find Luis on Twitter, @LuisTJr. Become a fan of his blog on Facebook here.

Click below to see a really goofy photo of me doing my best Man-Repeller impression. I’m not kidding.

Amy
Me goofing off with Luis

I have a sense of humor and like to mess around. Never take yourself so seriously you can’t make fun of yourself!

Rhianna of Breakfast at Barneys

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I photographed Rhianna after the Oliver Peoples press breakfast wrapped up last Wednesday. I had only met Rhianna once before, at the Glamorama 2010 official afterparty. Before her blog Breakfast at Barneys went dormant (I’m not going to quit whining for at least another few days) it was one of my top 5 favorite blogs. Rhianna just finished up a lengthy study abroad program in Paris so her virtual absence was not without just cause. She was quite literally too busy running into Karl Lagerfeld outside Colette and taking adventures to Morocco.

Rhianna CU

As a former history major myself I am partial to fashion coverage that explores concepts and references. Rhianna delves deep into the collections and anything else that catches her eye, which makes Breakfast at Barneys one of the leading Chicago fashion blogs. She is now “officially” blogging again so please drop by her blog and welcome her back!

Rhianna wrist

Meagan in Gareth Pugh

Meagan Shoes
I photographed Meagan from LATTERSTYLE in her new Gareth Pugh heels. If you don’t follow her already, you should start today. Her personal style is strong and her writing engaging, the combination of which creates one of the freshest fashion blogs very few people seem to know about. Meagan is a favorite within Chicago’s high fashion circles though, I can attest to that personally.
Oh, and you might have seen her on a little blog called The Style Rookie.