Roberta Brown is a bonafide Chicago legend. In one of the coolest and most bizarre experiences to date in my streetstyle career, the famed Marshall Field’s Walnut Room pianist pulled up next to me in a car as I was walking down Rush Street. Roberta was sitting in the passenger seat and leaned forward to compliment me on my Mongolian lambswool fur coat. She had no idea I was a photographer, or even what streetstyle blogging is, but was more than happy to let me photograph her famous hands. Roberta always wears her beloved rings and has her nails painted in fabulous colors. The octogenarian can still be found playing the piano in the Walnut Room at Macy’s on State Street.
Sasha Hodges is the co-owner of Kokorokoko Vintage, a hip boutique specializing in clothing and accessories from the 1980s-1990s.
Although lately I’ve found myself bored with “complete looks” from a single retailer or brand, the lighting in this particular photograph was too spectacular not to post. Plus Sonia is breathtakingly gorgeous in her American Apparel menswear look. This photo taught me the power of the “golden hour” in photography.
