Fit And Tied

2009-10-17T23:28:00.001-07:00

May Sixteenth, Two-Thousand and Nine

2009-05-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

These girls are awesome!! They were about 15, drinking Mickey's 40s in the shade at Delores Park. Pretty sure they were chillin behind the ever-present green storage bin to shield their 'hawks from the SF breeze.

So stunning. I was quite intimidated to take this girl's picture but she didn't miss a beat. Such a model! You don't see this type in SF much, all black, model-y. Despite her clearly stunning presence, it was really her shades that did it for me. I love sunglasses more than most things.

True street fashion. I'm not sure that this model needs a Squeem, but I'm sure it helps.

May Thirteenth, Two-Thousand and Nine

2009-05-18T10:52:00.000-07:00

Loved this girl. She'z a fellow SFState fashion designer. She tried to recruit me and Brisa to be fashion models in her SF State show...noooo thanks. I'm not a fan at all of college fashion shows, in fact, I just dropped out of the SF City College show. To many 20 something fashiony girl egos. Can't deal. You know.
I love her outfit, my favorite part is the little denim collar that matches the skirt that kind of comes out of no-where. Love these boots too, what do you call that little fringe part? I want a pair I can clip on to all my shoes!!

May Twelveth, Two-Thousand and Nine

2009-05-12T16:45:00.000-07:00

This guy has no idea of how cute he is! I usually am not a fan of jewelery on guys, but I love how he has matching silver rings on both his hands. I also love the stripe/plaid combo. Its so hard for me to take pictures of guys! I was blushing like crazy when I stopped this one. The guys are always more skeptical and less instantly flattered than the girls are. "Wait, what is this for?" "You're not going to make fun of me....are you?" NO! You're adorable! I really really like how he's wearing a shirt over a sweater, never tried that before.

The shoes. The shoes. I told her I loved her shoes and (so cute) she said "Me too!! I've been looking for them forever!" I also am in love with a current pair of boots I have that I've been looking for forever. We all know how that goes, its such a great concept. Chasing after a specific item that we have in our head...like a boy or a girlfriend. And when we finally find that magical, perfect boot, its so exiting, kind of like falling in love, but without the possibility of heartbreak.

This girl was so friendly and sweet it was out of control. I love her little jacket over the lace top. I love when girls wear little white socks with flats like this. I can't quite do it myself, but its killer on her. Her hair is beau-ti-ful! She was so friendly, I hope she looks at this and loves my blog. She told me there aren't any good fashion blogs for SF. Here I am!!!

God I love this girl, she's kind of like the perfect boot I've been looking for, but cuter. This beautiful girl has graced my blog before...Brisa. I've broken my own rule of not posting my friends, but that rule no longer exists! Read: Friends!! Dress cute! You'll be on the WWW!!! Brisa is my soulmate, the little sister and best friend I've been missing. Her art is beautiful, unique, inspiring and for sale!!!

May Eighth, Two-Thousand and Nine

2009-05-12T16:34:00.000-07:00

This girl is so hot. I want to be her! She was super distracted, I don't think she realized how glamorous she looked. This outfit has such a great sense of proportion. I love the oversize, easy T. The jacket she's wearing is so incredible, it has a sort of day of the dead, punkrock mariachi band feel. Very chic. I'm such a sucker for curly hair, pretty much always. Why is that, because my hair is so pin-straight? Probpossibly.

May Seventh, Two-Thousand and Nine

2009-05-07T00:23:00.000-07:00

This is ideal street fashion. I love living in San Francisco. These kids are always out here, dancing and making hella money doing it! I feel like there's always dancing in the street at powell and market.
His hair is unlike I have ever seen. He looks like a classic dancer in the second shot. I'm surprised my awful camera was able to capture him so well.

This girl. I believe she was French, but I'm awful at that sort of thing. I think she just comes from someplace magical. I love girls in hats, I need to be that girl more. She was a fellow fashion blogger, check for her site!!

Love denim shorts with tights. Always, all the time. Also love T-straps all the time. I wish I needed glasses sometimes.

Still wishing I wore glasses. And could rock super short hair. This is kind of cheating because I know this amazing babe, but I hadn't seen her in years and stopped her on the street!

April 29th, Two-Thousand and Nine

2009-05-01T12:42:00.000-07:00

I love that this guy is the first to get his photo taken for the fresh start of my new blog. He is pure SF all the way. Just what I want to be all about! He complimented my neon pink leggings first-"Nice Pants!" Thus solving the leggings as pants debate. Yes I was wearing a very large T-shirt, but this arbitur of fashion clearly deems legging pants. Done and done. Check the huge crystal and various knives.

Fresh Starts

2009-04-24T22:08:00.000-07:00

So due to many factors, I have not been posting to this blog AT ALL. I have deemed it dead. Well, I deem it alive as of this week. I will be posting pictures again! Also, I started a vintage shopping site with my amazing sister Ariel.
OMG Vintage
check it.

October Eleventh, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-10-26T15:45:00.000-07:00

Beauty is green socks and white shoes. Wish I looked this good in shorts.

October Tenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-10-26T15:40:00.000-07:00

I love the belted cape. They both have great bags. The slightly icelandic needlepoint style detail on her dress is so sweet and right up my alley.

October Second, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-10-05T21:14:00.000-07:00

I love all the different textiles that are going on in this outfit. Great belt and pants, too.

Too Cute.

Great sleeve on this top, love the T-strap too.

I love how these two are kind of matching, and her sleeve is peeking out of her sweater.

September Twenty-Fifth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-09-28T13:00:00.000-07:00

This is such a beautiful dress. So old fashioned, with a perfect, graceful fit. It had beautiful fabric covered buttons down the back. This woman was in Hayes Valley and I love the mystery of the dress: was three hundred dollars in a boutique or much much less in a vintage shop?

I was hard up for pictures, when I saw these two kind of hipstery girls. I was having one of those moments where I could not decide wither to take their picture or not. I finally resigned myself to taking the picture of people who were cute, yes but not unique. As I was walking back to them, I saw this gem of a fellow. Pretty much everything, but mostly the embroidered vest and the rings.

This is in Berkeley, and this girl stood out a lot among the flip flops, jeans and sweatshirt crowd. Great glasses too.

September Nineteenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-09-19T20:32:00.001-07:00

This guy reminds me of Harold so much. His suit fits him so well, he said he just likes dressing up sometimes. Nice.

She looks so cute, I love the slouchy tank and over sized sweater. Grey looks great on blondes, always.

I love butt-flaps.

Goth done well is so killer.

Her great trench had a gold sheen to it. She also had a really interesting scarf on.

Love this silhouette. She had the little faux suspenders hanging down in the back too, something that I really like, despite myself.

September Fifth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-09-19T20:19:00.000-07:00

These two are so so cute. Such city kids. I love her long hair, unfortunatly its covering up an amazing Harold and Maude shirt. I'm also a sucker for freckles.

I love her shoes. Her whole look so so crisp. Very smart.

I realize these pictures are from days and days ago. I'm trying my best here, and my best right now isn't that great.

August Eighteenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-08-19T15:12:00.000-07:00

I've been such a bad blogger. Its been a rough couple of months for me, personally. But my non-personal excuse is that my work schedule changed so radically. I used to take pictures when I would walk to and from my retail job in Hayes Valley, but I've been working a ton in Berkeley. My least favorite city. Barting to Berkeley, apart from the sheer awfulness of the trek, does not impart very many opportunities for me to take pictures, compounded by the fact that I have my bike and I can't take people's pictures when I'm burdened by Old Pinky.
I'm going to try to be better, at a lot of things, this blog being the top of my short list.

I love this girl's haircut. I have been flirting with the idea of cutting all my long hair off. Her skirt has such great texture, and in the drabness of downtown, swamped by tourists these days, she stood out quite beautifully.

I see this adorable girl quite frequently, as I believe she works near me. She is always vintage chic, with her impeccable sleek hair. She told me she had cuter shoes on earlier, but it was the amazing silhouette of the huge boots that made me finally stop her for a picture.

August First, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-08-02T23:13:00.000-07:00

I love this girl. She is so effortlessly chic. So many great details, to the ever-popular cuffed trouser to the interesting top. She's so tall and modelesque.

This girl struck this pose like- bam. I love the matching shoes and bag. The sunglasses are so fun.

This guy was sitting on a street bench, penning a beautiful poem or story no doubt. His hat was sitting next to him on the bench, I asked him to put it on. Such a beautiful man, beautiful hat. So hard to pull off this gramps thrift store jacket, and he does it perfectly.

Such a pretty outfit, I love the denim motorcycle jacket. She has great rock'n'roll hair.

Street fashion as slow food. There is an urban garden in front of city hall right now, I'm not sure how long its going to be there, but its really amazing. It is extremely beautiful and powerful as both a visual and a concept. I would love for the garden for be there forever. I am petitioning my landlord to be able to create an urban garden in my small plot of dirt near my house.

July Twenty-Fourth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-07-25T11:00:00.000-07:00

This guy has great shoes and jewelery on, although you can't really see them because the picture is so washed out.

July Twenty-First, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-07-22T00:08:00.000-07:00

Love this skirt made into a dress with an amazing belt. I also LOVE jean jackets with dresses!

I am loving the print on this jacket, so original, soft and pretty.

Another jean jacket! But mostly MOSTLY amazing shoes!! so so cute. to die for. Also, amazing little bag. Love structured bags.

July Twentieth, Two Thousand and Eight

2008-07-20T23:46:00.000-07:00

This girl has so much look. So much color and just...bam. Love it.

This lady is amazing. I love her Vivienne Westwood style hair, the whole look she has going on is impeccable. Check out her flickr for endless amazing pictures.

This girl is just so put together. I love a fit that is very toned down and class, then a big old statement bag. fun.

OK. I know this isn't Fashion, and these guys are literally construction workers, but I love Carharts!!

July Nineteenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-07-20T11:15:00.000-07:00

This girl is so sweet. I love how her lip color matches her jacket.

This gentleman told me that he had only been in the country for two months. He's looking sharp. So many well dressed non-American men in Union square.

I love the fabric that this girl's dress is made out of. Its a pattern that is associated with wools, but it is on a sheer silk or poly.

I like the floral that this girl is wearing. But I also like her baggy army style jacket. I was wearing one when I took this picture.

Last Night

2008-07-19T10:42:00.001-07:00

Last night, I was riding my bike home from my friend's house-warming/birthday dinner party/real party. I was stopped at a light, right across the street from my home, wearing this scarf. An SUV stopped next to me and an angry looking red faced white guy stuck his head out the window and asked me so so hatefully and seriously, "Are you a terrorist?!" I was so confused, so I told him no, with a confused/annoyed look. He told me that I look like a terrorist with my scarf on, equally as hatefully. A terrorist!?!? It's a Japanese scarf that is one of my treasured treasures. I have rarely if never really seen legitimate racism and fearful hate. This guy was the real deal, he really hates terrorists. It was an intense interaction to say the least.

July Seventeenth, Two Thousand and Eight

2008-07-19T10:40:00.000-07:00

I saw this girl at the Civic Center Farmer's Market. Her shoes are what first caught my eye, but I also love her drop-waisted dress with the sweet wooden buttons.

July Sixteenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-07-16T23:17:00.000-07:00

I spotted this girl from the back. I love how she was wearing the granny style shawl actually as a shawl, and not as a scarf. I also love the mix of the leather (faux?) and floral and knit. Mixed textures always make for a great outfit. I wonder if she made the line on her stocking wrap around on purpose? It looks neat.

This girl looked great from the back too. I love the blousey shirt with the hard denim overalls. Its a very creative and adventurous mix. Her socks are great too. Great color.

These kids from the School of Rock in SF were playing at Union Square! I was wandering around down there and all of a sudden I heard Dead Kennedys and I was so confused to hear California Uber Alles in front of Saks. It was these kids playing all these classic rock songs! These two were by far the best, and really had the rockstar thing down pat at the tender age of what..nine??

July Fifteenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-07-16T23:13:00.001-07:00

I usually don't like sandals on men, but that is because they are usually (unfortunately) flip-flops. This guy has the male sandals down pat, they fit him and suit him perfectly, and look great because he's not all beachy and wearing shorts. The shirt has great piping detail all around it. Just a great, polished, guy look. So so rare.

Thoughts on NY

2008-07-13T20:37:00.001-07:00

So I was in NY for about five days with my little brother and took ONE picture. Why wasn't I snapping hundreds of pictures like I thought I would? Mainly because me and the brother were running around trying to do tourist things, but also because everyone in NY dresses SO fashionably, I was super overwhelmed, and admittedly intimidated by many of the people I saw. Who were also inevitably on headphones or cellphones. What I really want to do now, is go to NY JUST to take pictures for my blog, and nothing else. I would have gotten no where with my brother, stopping every Tom Dick and Harry on the street. Seriously though, people dress so overwhelmingly better over there it makes my job of finding the ONE person out of 20 in SF who is cute much harder. It is a different hunt over there.

This is the one picture I took. And yes, she was as seemingly displeased with me stopping her as she looks. After that awkward exchange I was even further put off.

People in NY are so very friendly, don't get me wrong. People say sorry to me as they walk past. Literally. But everyone is very much in their own bubble as they go place to place. People in SF are 90% of the time extremely flattered when I stop them for a picture. New Yorkers seemed like they would be more confused and inconvenienced.
So thats my New York experience. I am going back and I am going to try MUCH harder next time. I deeply regret not taking more pictures, because I saw some pretty great examples of style. My favorite was a young guy I saw on the subway, who had ripped the collar off a basic white button-down, rendering it modern, casual and summery.

July Thirteenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-07-13T19:50:00.000-07:00

Okay, so this is kind of cheating. These girls are styled for a photo-shoot for a new vintage shopping site of theirs. But they're so SO cute and all wearing fits that COULD be street worn. So we get five for the price of one. I'm sure you can see oodles of better shots on the website. But I have to say that my favorite fit of the bunch is the little one on the end. You really have to be tiny to pull off wacky over-sized shit like that. I also really like the pseudo creepers that the girl on the other end is wearing. But I really hate fur, its so archaic and visually ugly. Wouldn't she be so much cuter in a chunky, over-sized knit? Fur is the only part of fashion that I truly despise.

July Twelfth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-07-13T19:39:00.000-07:00

I've told myself a million times, if I see another gladiator sandal...But, I secretly bought a less buckle-y pair myself and it seems that they are not to be escaped from. What I really love about this girl is that she is perhaps unknowingly, wearing them with the colorful floral that Nicolas Ghesquiere originally mixed with this harsh styled shoe. I also am way into her intense eye make up. You can't really tell, but her dress has a drawstring bottom, I love anything with a drawstring, its an easy way to make something more interesting.

How cute is she? Love the sandals, I think my mom had a pair, and I'm always looking for them in my size. I also love this stripey shirt on her, great colors to bring out her amazing hair color.
P.S. See my new Sound of Music hat on her left.

I love what a beach bum this girl looks like. The cute little ratty sneakers are the final touch. She's a L.A. mermaid.

New York

2008-07-08T06:18:00.001-07:00

I'm so, so sorry that I have blessed you with exactly zero pictures from New York. I have a ton of excuses, none of them good. Except for maybe that its so hot my brain is not smart enough to stop people in time.

June Twenty-Sixth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-27T15:07:00.001-07:00

Today, my sweet young readers, I am post-posting to you from New Hampshire. Its humid and boring here, not to many stylish individuals. I'm going to be here till the 5th, when I traverse to NY, which will hopefully bring a bounty of pictures.
But these are from my last day in sweet SF

I love this girl's jacket. The sleeve and length of the jacket is absolutly perfect. Her hair is also really pretty.

I love this style of jacket, I'm usually strictly against anything army surplus save this style of jacket, those boyscout style button downs and the boots. No cameo ever, please. She looks so warm and comfortable on such a SF summer's day. Her scarf matches her eyes so well.

Do I even need to make any commentary here? Matching, my friends, is always good. I don't care if it looks like you are Trying, why did Trying become such a bad thing?
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June Twenty-Fourth, Two Thousand and Eight

2008-06-24T22:03:00.000-07:00

Finally. I felt like I had writer's block, but it was just that people have been boring to me. Maybe its the weather, people are just confused and don't know what to wear.

This girl's hoodie instantly caught my eye. She said her friend did the applique. I love the whole mild jungle theme she has going on. The bag, the hoodie and the necklace. Hers shoes are great too.

I love this jacket, the shape is just perfect. Such class.

I'm going to be in NY soonish, hopefully I'll get a shit-ton of people. Any recommendations of stuff to do?

Sorry

2008-06-21T20:14:00.000-07:00

for the lack of pictures. People in this city are so uninspiring sometimes. So many platform flip flops. ugh.
Sometimes I'm really tempted to take pictures of ugly outfits. But that is too easy in a city like this.

June Nineteenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-19T22:31:00.000-07:00

Love this. Whoever Dracula is, they always come creative!

Straight up Safeway. I love pretty much everything about this fellow. He's clearly feeling the weather just as much as I am.

This little strappy number he had on, Amazing! I have no idea what the real purpose of this could possibly be.

His friend is also named Megan! I love her little belt and the pleated skirt.

I'm usually not one to be lured in by matchy bike.. But this girl just looked so perfectly co-ordinated with it. She reminded me of Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes somehow, with Bart Simpson's lucky red cap on. She's cool.

I'm sorry to post so many non-fashion pictures, but this is so fucking ridiculous I just had to share. These shitty weird pipes were all over Safeway, all duct taped together and creepy. Very Brazil, the movie, not the country.

June Eighteenth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-19T01:02:00.000-07:00

Today was a slow day, mostly because I worked, rode my bike (I can't take pictures when I have my bike), and I've been consumed by finding roommates.

I love that this girl is actually wearing this. I always see amazing colorful mu mu things like this, but don't have the courage to actually wear them. Its incredible. She spread her arms at first, but I wasn't quick enough with the camera. I also love her hair. I have tried so many times to bleach out my hair to that white, with no success.

June Seventeenth, Two Thousand and Eight

2008-06-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

I always wonder how FaceHunter gets people to pose so posey for his pictures. Does he ask them? I can't imagine asking a complete stranger to poise gracefully on top of a fire hydrant or on a cute little stoop. "Hi, you don't know me, but can you frolic for me?" Maybe he just tells them who he is and they'll eat out of his hand. I would.

But. New theory. This guy was totally French and he gave me this great little leg cross pose. Maybe Americans are just awkward and have no sense of poise. I'm sure this theory would have many fans. Regardless, this guy's look just screamed at me from across the street. I think its the gold scarf/vest/suspenders/hat combo. Love it. Close up he was basically a French gypsy with all sorts of earrings.

Effortless Beauty. Love the shirt unbuttoned with the delicate necklaces, so sexy.

Can't you totally see these pants being sold for like 600$ by Heatherette or some such label? I would wear them so quick, yet you know these pants are this guy's life journey in pant form.

June Sixteenth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-17T00:06:00.001-07:00

Oh my god. This gentleman was such a good sport. I basically made him spill his soda and he was so sweet about it. I felt awful, I should have offered to buy him another, or at least give him a couple bucks. When I take these pictures I am in permanent flustered mode. I love his coat so much, this is a great, sophisticated look for men. It just fit him so well. I also love his shoes that have a very cowboy boot shape without being campy.

This girl's lip color is so great. I love jeans that have seams down the middle like this. Her sweet frames are just the icing on the cake.

This is a great floral for men on this guys shirt. More good florals for men! I demand it.

June Fifteenth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

A while ago I read some street fashion blogger write about how it was bad form to ask people for pictures on public transportation. I have mixed feelings about that advice. It was slightly awkward after this picture, and this picture does NOT do this girl justice at all. BUT look at her brooch!! And she was wearing a secretary top with the little tie under another top, or maybe she was just wearing a loose bow around her neck. Her jeans were great vintage jeans too. I contemplated getting off at the same stop as her to get a better picture, but I didn't want to creep her out anymore.

So many details, I wish I had gotten two seperate pictures of these two. They told me it was the fifth time they had been stopped by a street fashion blogger, but not in SF. No surprise there.

What really attracted me to these two wasn't the sleeping bags. Surprise! It was this great little feather on ties thingy, straight off the runways of Ann Demeulemeester. Although I'm fairly certain these boys have never heard of her. Love it.

This guys pants. Life changing. His body shape is thrown way out of proportion by a single extremely well designed garment.

I love socks with sandals.

This girl is perfect. Gauzy top, pretty face, funny shoes. Beautiful.

June Fourteenth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-15T00:05:00.000-07:00

I'm such a sucker for a good matchy-matchy. Not only is this guy matching his shoelaces insanely perfectly to his shoes, but he's matching with his adorable little yorkie! Love it. His jacket was cool too, it said NY and SF on either side. I'm going to guess he got it at his work, Huf..?

I attacked this girl as she was working on Hayes today. She didn't seem so pleased about it, I probably shouldn't harass employees? Her cute little skirt caught my eye from across the street, she was wearing a yellow cardigan with the outfit when I first saw her. The skirt is super expensive from her work by Opening Ceremony. But a girl can dream. It was actually made of embroidered burlap!

This fellow said he was on his way to work, which I can only imagine was as a waiter as it was well after 5pm and he's all in black. I just love the sleek, all black look he has going on. Very smart. Great jacket for men, love the double breasted look.

Okay. I just had to include this shirt. I saw a gentleman wearing this shirt on Haight and Fillmore the other day, and he didn't want his picture taken. I was so disappointed, because he looked so killer in the shirt. But here is the shirt, on sale on some random "street-wear" store on Market. You know the kind. I like it, despite what it is.

June twelfth, Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-12T23:05:00.000-07:00

I think I just took this girl's picture because she looked so comfortable on a hot day. I need a dress like this. Cotton, comfortable modern no frills. I love how it has two of my favorite style details, pinstripes and a painterly effect. I also love the neckline.

First I noticed this girl's pants, I really like the length and that kind of bloomer-y look. Very Oliver Twist. But THEN i saw her bag. AMAZING. She painted it herself! So creative and fun, it's teeth! I seriously want one. Playful, colorful accessories are the best. Its all about having a very cute, simple outfit, with a funny but not tacky accessory.

Spy-status. She was on the phone! I cannot interupt people on their stupid cell-phones. Its very frustrating, the best dressed people-always on the phone. But I love her hat. I own a hat like this but not as nice. My friends make fun of me. They don't know. This girl knows.

His name was Chewy! Like Chewbacca!

June Eleventh Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

I love everything about this girl! skateboard, jacket, haircut. A+

June Tenth Two Thousand and Eight

2008-06-10T22:57:00.000-07:00

I love this girl's proportions with the skinny jean and big old boots. This girl is so S.F. but not in the typical ways at all. Only the good ways.

June Ninth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-09T23:39:00.000-07:00

It was so hard to get a shot of this beautiful girl without 50 crackheads in the background/foreground. Sweet, sweet Civic Center. I really love her belt, actually. Even though her shirt is beautiful and the pant is perfect, the belt really polishes the whole look. She had a beautiful ring too, that you can just barely make out in the photo.

This skirt is so beautiful, I love what she has done with the whole outfit. I rarely wear T-shirts or skirts, but this look makes me want to wear both. The print is just really lovely. I love her invisible hands too! So so cute.

Great little tooth necklace. Something interesting but easy to wear everyday.

I love the slightly chicken-wire print on this girl's dress. This dress could easily be very dressy, I love silk dresses worn casually. Of course her little tennies are adorable as well.

This girl's necklace is so killer, its very DIY, in the good way. Her whole look is so unique. I ran into her on my way to work today, so don't be surprised if you see her again grace my pages.

Sorry to bore you again with a car, but it's Tin Tin!! I was deprived of popular culture as a child, so I got Tin Tin instead. I swear I don't care about cars, but these beauties keep showing up!

So again, no men. I see a lot of stylish men around the city, but none inspiring me enough to take their picture. Please provide me with feedback. Do you want more men? I could do it, but I promise it'd be mostly boring. I'll try harder to find some stunners, I promise, but don't think I'm not!

My sister

2008-06-07T10:24:00.000-07:00

My sister has been a huge, gigantic influence on my stye. She is the one who introduced me to thrift store shopping when I was 13 or 14, and she was the first female in my life to assure me that being obsessed with clothing was more than okay. If it weren't for her influence in my life, I'd probably be a plumber or something weird.
She has also graced the pages of fashioni.st

June Sixth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-06T15:23:00.000-07:00

I don't really care about cars much, but this car is pure street fashion! The color is amazing. This is what my bike would look like if it was a car.

I love this girl's colors. Her sweater had these great little rosettes all over it, on the elbows. I only saw them after she walked away.

This is her friend, cute little white dress. What really caught my eye about these girls were their necklaces.

They were both wearing this necklace. Turns out they're designers and have a shoe and jewelery company out of Japan! Their website didn't work so hot for me, but check it out: sellenatela.com

This guy, Crockett, was selling his neat, tiny little paintings on Hayes street. I asked if I could take his picture, and he was like "You want it in the van?" I had no knowledge of a van. But now I do, Crockett and his girlfriend are based in SF, but drive around recording music, making art and living out of this amazing little renovated van. So amazing. Check out their site, drawingwhiledriving.com. Apparently their blog has been assassinated, but the video that loads is the cutest thing alive.

These are the paintings. cute.

I hunted this guy down for an embarrassing number of blocks. I finally caught up to him got his picture on the traffic median. His look is basic, but the sparkly sneakers and weird T-shirt set it off. I didn't notice till right now that the guy on his shirt is wearing two different shoes.

Neat shoes.

This girl is so festive! I need more colorful purses. She was chewing on a toothpick, which I adore.

Life-changing sunglasses that she said she got at General 54 a boutique in Montreal. So if you're in Canada anytime soon you could score some amazing stuff.

This girl's look is so clean and effortlessly put together. I think its the stripes and straw-ish hat that caught my eye.

I saw this middle-aged woman near civic center today that was wearing what I perceived to be a really chic, neutral colored layered look. Very Lilith. I approached her and said "Excuse me..." in my tiny little nice girl voice that I use when harassing strangers on the street. She gave me the most terrified and aghast look ever! It was then I realized she was not chic, but crazy! This is the danger of the whole area of market between Franklin and Powell. So many people wearing great, interesting outfits, but they're all just crazy!! Some brave individual could do a whole street fashion blog just on these people. I avoid them, great looks, but not worth the spittle.

June Fifth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-05T15:50:00.000-07:00

This girl is cute as a button. I love the turban on her. To me is such chic thing that is near impossible for about 99.6% of the population to pull off.

This girl pulls off the vintage look so authentically. She looks so natural and fresh an outfit that could easily look dated.

This girl has a really great blazer/sunglasses combo, but I'm more concerned with the fact that she has legs to die for!

I was really attracted to this girls torn stockings and colorful top. She has pattern-making equipment in her bag, I didn't realize before she told me that I was right outside of fidm. Maybe I should lurk outside that school more. Would that be cheating? (edit: This is NOT me. There has been some confusion. Yes, she looks like me. My best and oldest friend thought this was me. Its not. She's cute. But I would never wear that. Thank you.)

This girl is so put together, I love her top and necklace combo. Her braids had little gold details that matched so perfectly.

Her bag matched her hair perfectly. I love a pixie haircut on a petite girl like this, its so chic. Its really washed out in the picture, but her jacket had a perfectly matching plaid print on it. I love matchy-matchy when done well.

This guy is kinda my favorite. When I was walking downtown, I was searching for guys. The pickings down there are pretty slim. Most guys are either tourists, Ambercrobie types, or Hot Topic/Urban Outfitters status hipsters. This guy is so legit with his vintage Cal t-shirt and vintage haircut. I couldn't get a whole body shot, he told me "Make it quick, I have to go to Walgreens"

June Fourth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-05T00:33:00.000-07:00

This girl did such a cool thing with her necklace, its a string of rhinestones with a neat little tassel on the end. So creative. I love her sandals too.

I love this girl's hair! Such amazing color, and she and her friend just made such a colorful and festive pair, I had to take a buddy shot!

Another shy beautiful dresser, I adore the color combination, pink bag, orange sweater and blue shoes. Blue shoes are so rare but always perfect.

I love the little peter-pan collar on this top. I'm so attracted to color. I think it is because so many people in this foggy city dress so drab and dumpy.

This guy had such a great cardigan, it looked like it had been worn by his ancestors but was so well made that it stood the test of time.

June Third Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-03T18:40:00.001-07:00

Today was such a dreary day, again. I only saw stylish individuals at Scrap, a secret place I go to get practically free fabric.

I usually (always) hate flip-flops on men, but he was wearing stirrup pants!!

Great polka-dots

May Thirty-First Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-06-03T12:35:00.000-07:00

I went to a party at my friend Sarah's house in Oakland. Her house is so cute, it makes me embarrassed at the hovel that I call my home. Sorry pics are so shitty, my camera is from Costco!

There were quite a few fashiony kids at the parlay, but its harder for me to approach people at parties. I think I need a better camera to take good party pictures.

May Thirtieth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-05-31T19:37:00.000-07:00

Both this girl and the girl below were shocked that I wanted to take their picture! I love how this girl's shirt is sorta tucked in and I love how she has it buttoned up all the way. So rare to find a girl who buttons her shirt up all the way, it's much more interesting and classy.

This sweater is so cozy and huge and the color is so perfect on her. I love her zipper jeans unzipped over her boots.

So sharp. Sharp as a pin.

This weather is getting me down! Whats the deal, its nearly June and I'm wearing a sweater and a jacket. So sad, I want to wear shorts!!! But we all know what Mark Twain said about our sweet SF summers...

May Twenty Ninth Two-Thousand and Eight

2008-05-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist how well she matched the Marc by Marc Jacobs store. I love grey shoes and little jacket. Very simple but extremely well put together.

This woman was shocked that I wanted to take her picture, she thought she looked awful. I had to snap her picture really quickly, as her bus was right next to me. I wish I was brave enough to wear the sweatpant/boot combo going on here, its so neat looking. I also wish I could pull off strong lipstick.

Another Gimmie employee! I want a pair of pants like that so bad.

The colors in her bag and shirt are very dynamic together, and I love her organic-styled necklace.

This fellow wasn't so into me taking his picture, I think that's why I seem to be avoiding guys. This is the perfect men's sweater. I wish more guys would wear sweaters.

This kid thought that the MUNI was his personal play structure. Note the HUGE band-aid on his face, this kid is clearly perpetually crusin' for a brusin'

May Twenty Eighth Two Thousand and Eight

2008-05-28T17:33:00.000-07:00

I love this girl's proportions. The over-sized look really suits petite frame when done right. She was on her way to Venus Superstar.

The colors in this girl's top really caught the corner of my eye as I passed her. I love the pose in front of the neon sign. She's wearing a neat feather necklace. Turns out she's a friend of my friend who's friend makes the necklaces. Does that make sense?

I saw this kid a few times and was debating whither I could have a picture of a drug rug on Fit To Be Tied. What can I say? The right colors get me every time.

Love. The. Pants. And of course she wasn't American.

Rico, your hair is amazing. As are your magical little talismans. This is a great shirt for men, long and skinny, wish more guys would try this out. Check out Rico's website to download his play list

You can't see that well in the picture, but this beautiful British girl has real money sewn to the front of her shirt. Her hair was so perfect. Pompadour in the front, and asymmetrical fade in the back.

Another beautiful Brit, although this pic is not the most flattering. I need to learn to take multiples.

Dresses

2008-05-27T21:21:00.000-07:00

I tried to sell these dresses at Pins and Needles AND Venus Superstar and both times it was a no go. I think they're cute. I think the issue is that they're tiny. But now they're a bargain!
Check out my meager offerings at etsy

May Twenty Seventh Two Thousand and Eight.

2008-05-27T18:39:00.000-07:00

This lovely girl has the red white and blue look down pat. I love the sailor pants, the bangs, and the little red shoe. Nautical without being obvious.

This is my favorite picture of the day. I saw this girl across the street, so I anxiously waited for the traffic to desist, so I could cross the street. She was almost getting away! She crossed the street just as I did, and I quickly turned around to catch up to her. I love the color of her tights contrasted with the colors in her dress. Which she created! Her name is Jenny, email her to buy her dresses at knowwhere@yahoo.com.

Carmen looks so tough, when she turned out to be shy, it made me blush. Another perfect red white and blue look. Wish I had gotten a picture of the necklace. Also wish I could afford to shop at Gimmie Shoes.

Another designer! This girl said that she wasn't so comfortable having her picture taken, so I said I could cut off her face, now that I look back, I should have just made her more comfortable, because she had an amazing asymmetrical haircut. You can check out her designs at tincwear.com. They are organic, sustainable and beautiful. I would love to work or intern for a designer like Savannah.

Patrick said I flattered him when I stopped him for a picture. Please! Patrick, your outfit is impeccable, down to the toe. I wish I had one pair of pants that fit me that well. I love this polished look for men, its so rare to find in this city.

A Fresh Start

2008-05-27T12:12:00.000-07:00

The other day, a stranger stopped me on the street to harass me with extreme flattery! She wanted to take my picture for her fashion blog. Hey. I want one of those fashion blogs...check me out

More to come.

November Eighth Two-Thousand and Six

2006-11-12T22:58:00.000-08:00

I firmly belive that this boy had no idea that he was dressed in classic 50s garb. He has the look down pat, however, right down to his cuffed Levis! He didn't move from his great pose while I was talking to him, but you just know they were Levis. Something about the way they're faded in the front.

November Seventh Two-Thousand and Six

2006-11-12T22:48:00.000-08:00

I love this guy,clearly some sort of satanist. What really attracted me to this gentleman was his killer necklace.