Gingerbread

I LOVE this picture of Shaun White. Totally makes me kind of have a crush on him. The styling is great, the composition is great, the lighting is great. Great, great, great.

In case the Olympics didn't satiate your hunger for media coverage of the snowboarding legend, New York Magazine did a nice little article about him in which he admits to being mistaken for a woman in a bathroom. God bless him.

Bundle Up

If I was a guy, I think this is how I would dress for the snowpocalypse. Furry hat, plaid, rugged bag and Hunter boots. Perfect. Thanks to The Sartorialist for snapping this man.

Also, it's still snowing in Pittsburgh. This is getting ridiculous. The sidewalks still aren't cleared from a week and a half ago. I just want to be able to wear regular shoes again!

Fashion on the Street: London Edition

Sometimes I'm far more inspired by men's fashion than women's. It's either because:

1. I went through a tomboy phase in elementary school

2. I read too many fashion magazines and get sick of looking at girls clothing

3. Men's wardrobes are based on simple, structured pieces that I completely envy.

(*side note, Alexa Chung wrote a great article about her tomboy style for Vogue UK last month. Get your hands on a copy.)

Anywaayyys.

Meet Leslie Allotey. He was my neighbor over in London and I loved his style. I convinced him to let me snap his picture and we chatted about fashion:

Leslie Allotey, senior at University of Minnesota majoring in Applied Econ

Shot: in northeast London

Sported: sneakers, jeans, shirt, leather jacket all from H+M, chain from market in Soho, glasses from the Dollar Store.

Style Influences: Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, my own imagination

Said: "My style is versatile, I like to mix it up depending on how I feel. Sometimes I like to look hip hop-y or business casual but funky. I like to take fashion risks and stand out. You have to change it up, come up with your own trends--you should be a trendsetter, not a trendsweater. You can't follow people too much.