TOMORROW: Amy on WBEZ (NPR) between 9-10am

August 4, 2011  |  Announcements, Featured in the Media, Streetstyle

Tomorrow morning I’ll be on Chicago’s NPR station WBEZ 91.5 talking about Chicago street style with Alison Cuddy, the host of radio show Eight Forty Eight. The program airs between 9am and 10am and every Friday morning they feature a local expert or celebrity to talk about something unique to Chicago. I was chosen this week because Lollapalooza is so well-known for its street-style! I’ll be there shooting photos on Friday and Saturday, so please make sure to dress stylishly!

Please tune in to 91.5 tomorrow morning if you’re awake!

If you don’t live in Chicago but want to hear my segment, visit the podcast website for Eight Forty Eight on iTunes here.

7 Questions With Amy Creyer

July 29, 2011  |  Featured in the Media, Special Features
Amy

Original article here on 7 Questions

I was asked to participate in a really fun Tumblr called 7 Questions run by Fredrick, a.k.a. Thug-Life. He hand chooses people from Twitter who he feels embody the thug life and have achieved a level of prominence in youth culture. I had no idea I was considered a thug until I saw my photo alongside KREAYSHAWN and other rappers on his website. Guess this little white girl has got that swag, right?!

1. What do you want to be when you grow up?

A cross between a fairy princess and an urban warrior.


2. If you had a magic lamp what would be your 3 wishes?
    1. To own everything at ikram.
    2. Perfect lighting outside every time I go street-style hunting.
    3. For everyone to realize the power of dressing like an individual.

3. At what point will you feel that you’ve accomplished something?

Haven’t I already? The real answer is never. I can always go higher, faster, further, deeper. 

4. Do you fart in public?

Only when plausible deniability is an option.

5. What was your last dream about?

Swimming at a water-park with my best friends and eating lots of bagels. Have no idea where that came from.

6. what does money mean to you?

Fake monopoly bucks that I can trade in for clothing. Money seems to constantly seep through my fingers like sand. It doesn’t feel real. No matter how hard I try, I can never hold on to any.

7. Favorite toy as a kid?

The Super Nintendo my parents bought me as a birthday present when I was 6. 




http://7questions.tumblr.com/

My Response to the GQ Article on The Feast

July 21, 2011  |  Featured in the Media, Special Features
 
Jeff from The MidweSTYLE
After GQ released their list of America’s Worst-Dressed Cities the Twittersphere erupted in outrage at Chicago’s ranking. “How dare they?! That’s ridiculous! That article is so wack!” (I think I tweeted the last one). Listed the 4th worst out of 50, the authors wrote:
Chicagoans like to hedge descriptions of their style with, “It’s not New York, and it’s not LA…” It’s self-conscious Midwestern. Lucky for them, harsh 11 ½-month winters serve to excuse a look that screams third-coast-insecurity: The Parka Pierogi. Ingredients: Blown-out Nikes; torn cargoes; favorite novelty T-shirt; Bears/Bulls/Blackhawks hoodie—all wrapped up in a totally nondescript parka. Are those things municipal-issue?—Robert Fischer
It’s clear from the mocking tone that the editors had only one purpose for this article – to garner attention for GQ by angering people. Sadly, it works. It’s one of the cheapest ploys in media, and only a few steps away from the Paris Hilton/Kim Kardashian “accidental” sex tape leak strategy. Even I fell for it because I’m not only posting about it now, but I was also interviewed by a writer at NBC’s blog The Feast for a story about it. 
Chicago Street Style Blogger on Why Chicago Men Are Stylish
By Daisy Simmons

What do you think about the idea that we suffer from “Midwest insecurity”?

 
I think years of listening to lies and stereotypes have taken their toll on Chicagoans. It’s cool and fashionable in many circles to rip on Chicago, even here in the city. It’s more of a defense mechanism I think—people have to put something down to make themselves feel better, and Chicago has long been fashion’s punching bag. So of course we’re going to be a little hypersensitive. Rather than complaining about it or believing it, go out and change it. I see the stereotype of Chicago as unfashionable as an obstacle to overcome. It’s driving innovation. Plus with the opening of the new ikram and the recent nomination of Chicago-based Creatures of the Wind for the CFDA/Vogue award, the belief that Chicago is unfashionable is as outdated as ever.

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