HER FLAIR: Caroline Issa

Prone to be featured continually on plenty of street style websites during the upcoming fashion week, Caroline Issa is actually the publisher and fashion director of Tank Magazine. Beside admiring her feminine sense of style, I personally find her profile amusing. After reading an interview that Garance Dore did with her, she started it all in the financial world until she had enough of it (hello, numbers) and decided to take high risk by joining Tank in 2002. Tank remains until today, as one of alternative fashion-art publication the industry turns to, and she is then becoming the prolific measure of stylish regular during fashion week and the likes.

Talking about her style, Miss Issa is clearly on the front line of fashion, but to my eyes, she manages to keep it classic. With a few staple items such as jackets, shirts, and statement bags, complimented with her friendly smile, her style somehow looks "approachable" but it still makes her an icon of today's fashion generation. Note to self: invest in plenty simple structured shirts (especially those with embellished or coloured collar), well-structured outerwear, and comfortable black shoes.

1: Jak and Jil, 2, 4: Lee Oliviera, 3: The Sartorialist, 5: Vanessa Jackman, 6: All the Pretty Birds, 7: Vogue UK

STREET STYLE MASHUP: Collar Story

Seen on the street: all pretty ladies dressed up (and down) in collars. Perusing tons of street style photography has been my guilty pleasure--where I find myself continuing clicking older post or next page despite the fact that I should probably working on something else my project. The story this time is divided into two parts: the peeked collar and the jewel around the collar.

It is a classic approach for plenty preppy girls (or ladies) out there, to grab their most basic shirt and throw a sweater over it, especially during warm weather. Lesson of sweater over shirt I learn here is, the combination can go from boring to effortlessly chic to exciting. With a pair of shorts, an oversized shirt, a pair of oversized glasses, a denim collar peeked out, and jewelry around the collar, it is actually not that hard to still look cool in sweats.

 1, 2, 3: Vanessa Jackman--4: All the Pretty Birds

I never really button my shirt up all the way, but the idea of wearing stand-out necklace (or even the chunky ones) around the collar is pretty intriguing. The length of the necklace is one factor I am considering, since it has to fall not too far from my upper button. Besides, I also don't want to look too formal with my buttoned shirt, but how these two ladies wear theirs, just in the proper balance of chic which makes this second part of the story worth to try (means I am picturing which outfit pairing I would probably wear next, right now :p). 

5,6: Stockholm Street Style

Street Style Mashup: Good Style isn't Hard to Find

Finding a great website where I can spend hours digging the past archives can always make my day. The essence of simplicity in it that draws me back from all the highly digital evolving Net is what caught me lately, inspires me to think simple yet revolutionary. I feel rather uneasy these days seeing the whole bunch of online magazines and blogs, deliver updates beyond my speed of reading. There is an emerging need to constantly monitor the news and write on this blog, obviously.

But then, when I found The Lisbon Tailor, a street style website whose photographers are from Portugal, I immediately fall for it. The photographs are somehow humble, capture the right moment of individual style, and still manage to portray story behind them instead of mere nice outfits. I wish there are more stories about the photographers because their work is sublime yet minimal.

from The Lisbon Tailor

Aren't these lovely? :)

Her Flair: Lovely Jenny

I have just stumbled upon Jenny Kang, the senior fashion editor of Stylelist.com whose style instantly makes me smile. Either it's the Alexander Wang shoes or the subtle colour pix she pours to her outfit, I feel some friendly, down to earth vibe from her, despite her position as a fashion editor of an online publication, that makes me want to get to know the girl. Refinery 29 has apparently peeked at her apartment, and did a little nice interview with her. My favourite part is, when she was asked what she would wear if she has only 5 minutes to dress and she answered: "a button-down shirt, cropped cuffed skinny jeans/pants, a mishmash of bracelets, and something neon." I say, way to go, Jen! :p

Street style pictures are from Street Peeper

Don't you just love her? :p

Street Style Mashup: Sartorially Oversized

Within the era of street style photography that has boomed as a phenomenon, I find myself to be a loyal reader of Scott Schuman since years ago, admiring how effortless the pictures are taken. Between the glamorous editorials and bloggers' outfit pictures, The Sartorialist just fits the right place where it is all about easy elegant style and unexpected details. I do not really give a thought about his comment of how successful he is--where people accuse him of being cocky and stuffs. In reality his picture speaks, bringing some "real" personalities instead of editors, models, and "high-class" profilers (not that their pictures are bad, but a nice break from the branded outfits is definitely needed).

So I spot some oversized/ no pants snaps Mr.Schuman took, and my immediate thought was, chic chic chic :p (Don't get me wrong, they perhaps put on some bicycle pants or so beneath..). I have actually listed so many wardrobe "essentials" as a guidance to shop, yet I would definitely add oversized shirt slash dress slash anything that makes me look like these ladies. (I'm just inspired, okay?)

All picts are from The Sartorialist (here, here, here)