Style Week

Going, going . . . Take my jacket, please!

by Deanna Isaacs on May 25, 2012 at 4:42PM

Issey Miyake was born in Hiroshima in 1938. He survived the atomic bomb and grew up to design items of clothing that are museum-quality art, along with Steve Jobs's famous black turtlenecks.

How I learned to never go out of style

by Mara Shalhoup on May 19, 2012 at 9:37AM

I count myself lucky to have fallen early in life under the spell of a bona fide style icon. As far as such icons go, this one's elusive—more obscure than an Audrey or Katharine, but no less chic.

Facehunter and me: a story of admiration and rejection

by Isa Giallorenzo on May 18, 2012 at 6:46AM

I first heard about street style blogs through a magazine article featuring a list of the best ones—which I'll do at the end of this post. But first let's talk about the very best one (in my opinion).

Outfit for a 60-degree spring day (plus shoes)

Why a cape?

by Kevin Warwick on May 17, 2012 at 6:47AM

Honestly, there are really only a handful of instances outside of Halloween and jaunts to Medieval Times in which I consider donning a traditional cape—not something you can buy at American Apparel—to be fashionably appropriate: singing "Please, Please, Please," camping at Burning Man, living in a Jane Austen novel, or discussing the "Number of the Day" with Count von Count. (Sorry, Avengers fans, I'm over you at the moment.)

Giving away: a bad-luck jacket

by Deanna Isaacs on May 16, 2012 at 6:26AM

FREE, to anyone who dares claim it: One deep-purple, near-vintage, cotton summer jacket by legendarily inventive designer Issey Miyake. Meticulously constructed, immensely comfortable and versatile, with top-stitched and embroidered seams, creative yoking, side pockets, and apparent curse.

Street View 008: Casual + Neat

by Isa Giallorenzo on May 15, 2012 at 12:31PM

Street View is a series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights fascinatingly fashionable Chicagoans. Ed attains the difficult balance of relaxed yet well put together.

"My breasts are now your art"

by Elly Fishman on May 15, 2012 at 6:32AM

“This party is like: ‘I just lost my virginity and I’m hiding a bottle of my parents’ best liquor under my dress,’” said a woman swathed in gold sequins as she leaned over the bar. My high school boyfriend dumped me on prom night, but I understood the sentiment.

On style

by Heather Kenny on May 14, 2012 at 7:52AM

The theme on the blog this week is style, a concept that is often perceived—in American culture, at least—as an accessory to life, if you will—as a bit of frippery, something nice to have but not really necessary, especially in tough economic times. In fact, style is possibly more important when life presents challenges, because ultimately it’s an appreciation of life in the simplest sense.

This week: Style, street and otherwise

by Kate Schmidt on May 14, 2012 at 7:27AM

For this week's Variations on a Theme, we'll be loosely riffing off Leor Galil's cover story on the symbiotic relationship between Chicago's hip-hop artists and local streetwear lines ("There's no longer a Tower Records or Virgin store where you can have parties or signings when mix tapes drop," says Fake Shore Drive's Andrew Barber. "The streetwear stores gave people a place to hang out.").

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