CHICAGO LOOKS * a Chicago Street Style + Fashion Blog*

Cate

2012-01-25T13:52:00.001-06:00

Sasha

2012-01-25T13:44:00.003-06:00

Sasha owns Kokorokoko, certainly one of my favorite vintage shops ever (located just south of the Division blue line station, on 1112 N. Ashland. They'll be having a photo contest in the Facebook page soon, stay tuned.

Megan

2012-01-21T15:08:00.004-06:00

Check out Megan's photography work here.

Erica

2012-01-17T21:44:00.008-06:00

Samm

2012-01-09T13:25:00.003-06:00

Nuj

2012-01-09T13:22:00.002-06:00

Eric

2012-01-09T13:19:00.002-06:00

Aleem

2012-01-07T10:42:00.003-06:00

Ameena

2012-01-07T10:37:00.003-06:00

Taj-ae

2012-01-07T10:32:00.002-06:00

Alexia

2012-01-07T10:24:00.004-06:00

Gina

2012-01-07T09:59:00.006-06:00

Gina will be playing with her band Outer Minds at The Empty Bottle on January 20th during a benefit for DJ Jonathan Toubin. Read more below (from The Empty Bottle site):

"The Empty Bottle and Beauty Bar have had the pleasure of hosting storied NYC DJ JONATHAN TOUBIN many times over the past few years and we were shocked to hear that he had become the victim of a freak accident in which he was hit by a taxi while asleep in a Portland hotel room early last month. Benefits popping up for TOUBIN across the nation are a testament to what a fine fellow he is and we are honored to be hosting a benefit for the man in Chicago. Tonight (JAN 20th) RADAR EYES, OUTER MINDS and HOUSE SOUNDS bring their distinctly Windy City garage sound to the stage and DJ sets by JAMES PORTER, EMILIE JAEGER, KRISTIN MARX, NAOMI WALKER, ALEX WHITE & BRENT ZMRHAL help raise funds and send positive thoughts towards JT. More information on his condition and benefits around the country can be found at http://www.iheartjt.com."

See a super cool video of Gina's band below:

Outer Minds "Bohemian Grove" from Chris Anderson on Vimeo.

Evan

2012-01-07T09:50:00.003-06:00

Evan works at Lula Cafe.

More CRACKER

2011-12-27T09:10:00.003-06:00

Clokwise from top left: Ellie, Andre, Zach and Mallory and Megan.

Leo

Clockwise from top left: Ryan, Mischaela, Ashley and Dylan and Erica.

Chicago Looks is featured monthly in the street style South Korean mag Cracker Your Wardrobe. If you see your picture here and would like to get an issue please send a message to chicagolooks@gmail.com.

Check out previous issues here, here, here, here and here. See special features here, here and here.

*Chicago Looks is taking a bit of a vacay this week and it should be back soon.

Fay

2011-12-18T21:39:00.003-06:00

Check out Fay Leshner's amazing work here.

PS: She's one of the gorgeous girls shot by The Sartorialist. I bet many of of you have seen the image below:

(Picture taken from The Sartorialist)

Amandine

2011-12-18T21:35:00.003-06:00

Eric

2011-12-18T21:29:00.002-06:00

Eric Hehr is DJ, musician and writer for the Chicagoist. Check out his site here.

Danielle

2011-12-17T22:34:00.003-06:00

Danielle is a freelance makeup artist and aesthetician, contact her at danrashin@gmail.com.

Anika

2011-12-17T22:31:00.001-06:00

Xavier

2011-12-17T22:24:00.002-06:00

Wirot, Thammawt and Phaibat

2011-12-16T08:19:00.005-06:00

More Chicago street (monk) style

2011-12-15T10:37:00.001-06:00

Picture by Theresa Neef

Chicago has a new street style blog: Layers. Check it out here.

Krystal

2011-12-12T00:59:00.006-06:00

Krystal is a cartoonist, you can check out her work here.

Liz

2011-12-12T00:29:00.007-06:00

Check out Liz's cool blog, Cosmic Pull.

Germana

2011-12-11T08:27:00.002-06:00

John and Eva

2011-12-11T08:24:00.002-06:00

Eva made her hat herself.

London

2011-12-09T08:13:00.002-06:00

Dweston

2011-12-08T08:24:00.003-06:00

Seo-Jin

2011-12-05T08:06:00.001-06:00

This weekend

2011-12-05T08:04:00.003-06:00

Yaa

2011-12-01T08:16:00.002-06:00

Coria

2011-11-29T08:06:00.001-06:00

Street style galore

2011-11-26T12:04:00.005-06:00

While Chicago Looks is spending the holidays elsewhere check out these cool street style articles by the NY mag:

Street Style Outliers: Cats, People on Bikes, Kids Dressed As Hipsters, and More
How Street Style Changed the Frontier of Fashion Photography
Video: Watch Street Style Photographers in Action During Fashion Week
Ten Rules for Getting Shot by Street Style Photographers
Here Are 28 Items Street Style Photographers Can't Resist Shooting
Off-Duty Models: The Starlets of Street Style
Video: Street Style Hunting With Jessica Hart

See you guys soon!

Ruth

2011-11-26T12:01:00.002-06:00

Ruth was shot at the MoMA in NYC.

Nicholas

2011-11-26T11:57:00.003-06:00

Ryan

2011-11-19T17:31:00.002-06:00

Michelle

2011-11-19T17:29:00.001-06:00

Emily

2011-11-16T23:16:00.003-06:00

Mischaela

2011-11-16T23:12:00.002-06:00

Jiaye

2011-11-16T23:06:00.002-06:00

Ian and Roz

2011-11-11T11:42:00.004-06:00

Danny in Cracker Your Wardrobe

2011-11-11T10:30:00.008-06:00

My dear friend Daniel Tucker Nelson was featured on the Attack Your Wardrobe section of the street style South Korean magazine Cracker Your Wardrobe last October.

Danny is an amazing designer, and one of my fashion inspirations. His style is incredibly minimalist but always with a twist. I just love his futuristic shapes and his muted color palette. And the fact that he totally reminds me of a young Yves Saint Laurent.

He had a very cool line called "Saddle Tramps", which he created with BFF Erin Frumet. Now he's super busy finishing his SAIC graduation collection and visiting his boyfriend Dilan Walpola - and Erin herself - in NY.

After I shot him that day - and we talked about how awesome Freja Beha, Patti Smith and the Amish are - we went shopping together. His influence was on me was so strong that now every time I shop I wonder what he would say.

See one of Danny's latest shows here.

Dylan and Erica

2011-11-03T08:09:00.004-05:00

Ashley

2011-10-31T07:20:00.003-05:00

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Kirsten

2011-10-31T07:16:00.002-05:00

Kirsten is The Sometimes Store's co-owner and one of my favorite models (see more pics of her here). She was dressed as J.Lo.

Maggie

2011-10-31T07:14:00.001-05:00

My favorite Halloween costume this year: a loofah!

Kit

2011-10-31T07:05:00.002-05:00

Leo

2011-10-29T21:46:00.002-05:00

Paul

2011-10-29T21:33:00.004-05:00

Paul Kelly is the über elegant manager of Paul Stuart, a luxury tailored clothing retailer located on 107 E Oak St. and 208 S LaSalle St.

Jenn

2011-10-27T23:14:00.005-05:00

BEST. DRESS. EVER.

Jenn was shot during the Evenings in Vogue event promoted by Vogue magazine at Public Chicago tonight.

Katarina

2011-10-27T23:06:00.005-05:00

Katarina Visnevska is a violinist. See her site here.

Krysta

2011-10-27T23:02:00.003-05:00

Check out Krysta's blog here.

Douglas

2011-10-27T22:58:00.002-05:00

Chicago Looks in CRACKER - September/October 2011

2011-10-27T07:16:00.003-05:00

Marion

Clockwise from top left: Candyce and Genghe, Maria, Corey, Caleb and Elise

Esperanza (miss you, darling!)

Clockwise from top left: Ashley, Charlotte, Kelsey and Emily, Patty

Chicago Looks is featured monthly in the South Korean street style magazine Cracker Your Wardrobe. If you see your picture here and you'd like to get the issue please send a message to chicagolooks@gmail.com.

*Danny, I'll be showing your Cracker special soon!

So, what's up with this blog?

2011-10-24T13:51:00.003-05:00

Hey, followers! YES I know I've been (even more) erratic in my posting, but that's because:

1. I got a new job;
2. I got a second new job;
3. I had a little mishap last week and burnt my hand (all good now, but I was at home for 4 straight days).

So even in this eventful Fashion Focus week I couldn't really go out and shoot. Later on I'll post some stuff from Cracker Your Wardrobe, a street style magazine Chicago Looks is featured in monthly. So hopefully new posts soon!

xo
Isa

Dilan

2011-10-18T22:52:00.003-05:00

Dilan Walpola is a clothing and jewelry designer who is collecting donations to put out his new collection. See some of his gorgeous creations here and read more about him here.

If you'd like to help Dilan reach his $3,000 goal please donate here.

Andre

2011-10-18T22:48:00.003-05:00

Shaun

2011-10-18T22:44:00.001-05:00

Natalie

2011-10-18T22:38:00.003-05:00

Natalie is 5 months pregnant. Best of luck, Natalie!

Zenobia

2011-10-18T22:32:00.001-05:00

Zach and Mallory

2011-10-16T13:12:00.003-05:00

*Mallory, this is what I was talking about.

Megan

2011-10-16T13:05:00.004-05:00

Check out Megan's photography here.

Eduardo

2011-10-15T08:14:00.002-05:00

Sam

2011-10-15T07:50:00.006-05:00

Sam Rolfes is a producer, DJ, designer and owner of The Studio. He was shot during the opening of "Frequent Fits", a fabulous exhibit by James Gallagher happening at Pawn Works gallery (on 1050 N. Damen, between Augusta and Division). See a bit of his collages below:

More info here and here.

COMING SOON!

2011-10-15T07:42:00.003-05:00

More info here.

Emily

2011-10-13T13:44:00.006-05:00

Evan

2011-10-13T13:39:00.002-05:00

Wesley

2011-10-13T13:33:00.002-05:00

Colleen

2011-10-13T13:30:00.002-05:00

Ashlee

2011-10-13T13:23:00.003-05:00

Check out Ashlee's travel blog here.

Francis

2011-10-07T17:06:00.000-05:00

Justin

2011-10-07T01:00:00.001-05:00

Brittany

2011-10-07T00:54:00.003-05:00

Brittany Julious is a freelance writer for Gaper's Block.

Mallory

2011-10-07T00:50:00.001-05:00

Ellie

2011-10-04T07:16:00.002-05:00

Chris

2011-10-04T07:11:00.002-05:00

Chris works at the Chrome bag store on Milwaukee Ave.

Brent

2011-10-04T07:06:00.004-05:00

Brent works at one of my favorite vintage shops, Lenny and Me.

Magen

2011-10-04T06:58:00.005-05:00

Magen is a hair stylist and colorist at The Circle Salon on 2135 W.Division.

Nick

2011-09-28T13:16:00.004-05:00

Nick Marzullo runs Pawn Works along with Seth Mooney from NYC. Their space showcases contemporary artists with a focus on street art. They also started a sticker club, in which they provide the printing and distribution of vinyl stickers for their network of artists at no cost to them. Pawn Works distributes the stickers through sticker machines located at places like Quimby's and North Coast Video - among many others.

Right now Pawn Works is presenting Remixed Remains by Brent Houzenga (featured above). They're located at 1050 N. Damen Ave in the Ukrainian Village. Gallery Hours: Thurs-Sat 12pm-6pm.

Megan

2011-09-28T13:11:00.004-05:00

Gotta absolutely adore Megan!

Seen in the streets

2011-09-28T13:08:00.002-05:00

Mia and Amelita

2011-09-28T13:02:00.004-05:00

Mia and Amelita were about to enjoy breakfast at The Bongo Room, which serves THE BEST FRENCH TOAST EVER, I know that for a fact. If there's ever a better french toast than that the world would explode.

Kyle

2011-09-22T11:58:00.002-05:00

TOMORROW!

2011-09-22T11:51:00.002-05:00

Labrabbit Optics will be celebrating its first anniversary tomorrow from 6 to 10 PM. Really worth checking out, since its owner - Coyote - really knows how to throw a party. Plus all frames will have a 30% discount. See you there!

Thank you, ASOS!

2011-09-22T11:33:00.003-05:00

The online shop ASOS invited a few bloggers to check their new arrivals a couple of weeks ago. Besides showing us a good time - and some great clothes - they gave us a much appreciated gift card, which I used to buy the dress above.

See more about ASOS in Chicago at Blonde Bedhead.

Keiko

2011-09-20T14:27:00.002-05:00

This and the next 3 posts were shot at The Vintage Bazaar last Sunday.

Emma

2011-09-20T14:25:00.000-05:00

Anna

2011-09-20T14:19:00.001-05:00

Jezebel

2011-09-20T14:18:00.000-05:00

Jezebel's post at The Vintage Bazaar last year was one of my favorites.

* Sorry to all the gorgeous girls whose pics I didn't post, many of my shots kinda sucked. Next time!

Woody and Lauren

2011-09-20T14:10:00.002-05:00

Chicago Uniform Project

2011-09-20T13:31:00.002-05:00

One of my favorite fashion sites used to be The Uniform Project, in which the super creative Sheena Matheiken wore the very same little black dress for a whole year, styling a completely different look every day. With this project she ended up rasing $100,000 for her charity.

Now Chicago has its own fashion philanthropist, Sarah Braunstein. During this month she's been wearing the same dress in all possible ways. Her goal was to raise $5,000 for Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC.org) - which she already did. Check out her site and help her in any way you can, either by donating money or accessories so that she can she make her dress and project more fabulous each day.

Mariangelix

2011-09-14T16:26:00.002-05:00

Check out Mariangelix blog here.

This and the next 6 posts were shot at Renegade Craft Fair last Sunday.

Rachel and Marissa

2011-09-14T16:20:00.002-05:00

Kate

2011-09-14T16:13:00.003-05:00

Thora

2011-09-14T16:10:00.001-05:00

Michelle

2011-09-14T16:05:00.002-05:00

Elsie

2011-09-14T15:59:00.003-05:00

LeGrande and Vaughn

2011-09-14T15:52:00.002-05:00

Alexis

2011-09-10T22:19:00.004-05:00

Alexis, now I know why I didn't recognize you right away: you used to be blonde!

Alexis's first post on Chicago Looks is to this day one of my favorites. LOVE her minimal style!

Gabriel

2011-09-10T22:16:00.003-05:00

CHICAGO LOOKS ***** a Chicago Street Style + Fashion Blog*****

Cate

Sasha

Megan

Erica

Samm

Nuj

Eric

Aleem

Ameena

Taj-ae

Alexia

Gina

Evan

More CRACKER

Fay

Amandine

Eric

Danielle

Anika

Xavier

Wirot, Thammawt and Phaibat

More Chicago street (monk) style

Krystal

Liz

Germana

John and Eva

London

Dweston

Seo-Jin

This weekend

Yaa

Coria

Street style galore

Ruth

Nicholas

Ryan

Michelle

Emily

Mischaela

Jiaye

Ian and Roz

Danny in Cracker Your Wardrobe

Dylan and Erica

Ashley

Kirsten

Maggie

Kit

Leo

Paul

Jenn

Katarina

Krysta

Douglas

Chicago Looks in CRACKER - September/October 2011

So, what's up with this blog?

Dilan

Andre

Shaun

Natalie

Zenobia

Zach and Mallory

Megan

Eduardo

Sam

COMING SOON!

Emily

Evan

Wesley

Colleen

Ashlee

Francis

Justin

Brittany

Mallory

Ellie

Chris

Brent

Magen

Nick

CHICAGO LOOKS * a Chicago Street Style + Fashion Blog*