Hate the girl, love the clothes.

OK, it's no big secret that Olivia Palermo isn't the most likable person. I mean she's, like, uptown and the rest of the world is like, downtown. She can't help that she was born into wealth.

But God does the girl know how to dress. I am instantly smitten with any magazine or blog feature focusing on her style, so naturally I was outrageously excited when I saw that she was British Vogue's April style icon. Each day of the month, she'll do a post of what she's wearing. It's pretty great.

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.