I don’t feature enough men on this blog. It’s a problem I’ve been avidly trying to reconcile. The fact is that the majority of Chicago men don’t really understand how to dress well. The minority who dress very well I spot from time to time and I’m always elated to do so. Randy was waiting outside of the Burton store on Walton Street for his son to finish up shopping. I could use a crude acronym to refer to this extremely handsome father, but I’ll just childishly allude to it instead. I can’t help myself!
When I saw Nadia on Rush Street what caught my eye was the simplicity. A great look can be created by combining a tough edge with soft elements but requires a measure of restraint. A fail-safe combination is to combine girlier elements, like a flowing skirt and knit sweater with combat boots as seen above. It’s perfectly stylish and totally wearable.
This is another one of those great unpublished photos from New York that I’ve been hanging onto for the right moment. After reading Ari Cohen’s street-style blog Advanced Style for so long, it was a pleasure to finally meet the two Idiosyncratic Fashionistas in person at the IFB blogging conference in September.
The circles in Valerie’s earrings and necklace reminded me of the giant swirls used for time machines in movies like Austin Powers. How perfect for the first day of 2012. Happy New Year’s everyone!
