I did a little sneaker hunting in on the ‘L’ today. Â (That’s the Chicago train system.) There were some great kicks– just thought I’d share them with y’all.
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when a painting inspires an outfit
I painted a few panels the other day and I thought it would interesting to plan an outfit that was inspired by them. (dress: Free People, belt: Target, shoes: Nikes, bracelet: made by my friend, Paige)
Read Morefor the love of nike featured in LeCloset (a French magazine)
Exciting news everyone! French sneaker magazine, LeCloset, ran a story on for the love of Nike. Check out the online version of the cover and pages 22-23 by clicking HERE. The photos above are from the shoot we did for the cover.
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my first Cubs game
what to wear to a type show
Last Friday night, I went to the opening night of Typeforce— a show featuring some of Chicago’s typographic all-stars. It was a great show, with tons of work that pushed the idea of typography into some really fun exploratory areas. My friend, Jennie Li, had work featured from her blog Shit People Tweet.  (the prints about hipster…
Read Moremuseum garb & an 80’s art show
The MCA in Chicago is currently showing a collection of work from 1979-1992 entitled, This Will Have Been: Art, Love, & Politics in the 1980s. Yesterday I went to check it out– and I figured I’d dress festively for the occasion. I’m wearing a skirt, tights, and mismatched earrings from Target, jean vest from Forever,…
Read MoreChicago fog
There has been a fog laying so beautifully over the city the last two days. It’s so lovely that I had to go out and take pictures of it. I’m not sure why, but there is so something so peaceful about fog– especially when it quietly eats up the tops of skyscrapers. I wore my…
Read Morelovely day
I was down in Wicker Park for a while yesterday. My first stop was the Carhartt store for a bit of blog work, then IÂ salivated over some sneakers at St. Alfred’s. I also got a few new things to read at Myopic Books. I’m really excited to read the book by Christy Brown. He was…
Read MoreChicago beach days
The weather in Chicago has been unbelievable the past few weeks. I think it’s breaking records for how warm it is for this time of year. To refuel my vitamin D, I’m out in the sun as much as I possibly can. Yesterday I was reading and writing at the Lake Michigan beach for a…
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