I decided to publish one of my favorite unpublished portraits from New York fashion week in honor of the New Year. I have such a huge archive of photos that I still haven’t published. Rather than subject you guys to any more obnoxious retrospectives featuring photos you’ve already seen and covering things you already know (which I did below, if you’re interested), I figured why not celebrate the arrival of 2012 with something new?
I spotted Krystal the other day while I was looking for a copy of the Style.com/Print magazine at Quimby’s on North Avenue. I am really strict with myself about never pulling customers (or sales associates) out of stores because I never want to be disruptive to businesses. So when I saw Krystal browsing the Zine rack, I crept outside to wait. And wait. And wait. I watched two North Avenue buses sail past before Krystal walked out but it was totally worth it. I mean seriously, a rubber chicken handbag; there was no way in hell I would pass up the opportunity to snap a street-style photograph of such an intriguing accessory. She told me she purchased it at the Art Institute gift shop. Humor and great design in one piece, how genius!
