New York Street Style: Vika Gazinskaya

December 20, 2011  |  Designers, Fashion Week, New York, Streetstyle

I crop most of my street style photos quite close to the subject. With this photo of Vika Gazinskaya, a Russian designer who counts Miroslava Duma amongst her supporters, I thought that the background was an unusually compelling element to the shot. I love how it feels like she’s engulfed by trees and concrete yet totally peaceful.

 Vogue via Instagram

Yesterday I posted a photo of Caroline Trentini rocking a red peplum from an editorial in the January 2012 issue of American Vogue on my Instagram (@ChiStreetStyle). I thought choosing a photo from my archives with a similar look would be a great way to encourage all of you who haven’t followed me on Instagram yet to start today.

New York Street Style: Blowing in the Wind

Billowing Coat
Here is another amazing candid photo from New York fashion week last September that I haven’t had a chance to publish yet. This photo is a persuasive argument for wearing full-length coats and sticking to a neutral color palette. The fabric dancing in the wind was a spectacular sight.

Virginie Mouzat at New York Fashion Week

Virginie Mouzat is the fashion editor of Parisian newspaper Le Figaro. Along with her fellow Parisian Carine Roitfeld, both have a serious love affair with Givenchy Fall 2011 novelty prints. Who can blame them?

This photo also demonstrates precisely why I believe candid street-style photos are superior to posed street-style shots. It is very difficult to take high-quality candid street-style photos on the streets of Chicago due to sidewalk crowding in the areas where fashion is the best. In fact, capturing amazing candids is one of the reasons I most look forward to shooting street style at New York fashion week. There is an unmistakable authenticity that cannot be reproduced or faked in a candid shot.