Michigan Ave~Love is in the Air

American Girl and Coffee

Honey Butter Fried Chicken is Amazing...that is all.

Cool beer tat.

Wicker Park-My Kinda Neighborhood

There's something about Wicker Park, it always makes me feel as if I've fallen upon a slightly magical sub-reality.  Yet unlike Disneyland, hip hop beats are bumping on the streets, there's a beautiful imperfection in the amount of decay on many of the buildings, interesting and rather artsy graffiti is around every corner.  Other than on intensely frigid days, there's also the constant hum of cycling chains as bikers roll down the streets.  

The "look" of Wicker Parkians is creative balanced with a very Midwestern mentality of not trying to create a "look."  However, unlike much of the rest of the Midwest, the people of Wicker Park don't hesitate before breaking a few rules.

Filter Coffee, self-proclaimed home of the "sluts, monkeys, and the best fresh-roasted coffee."

Nick bartends at The Flat Iron and Johnny is a pro skateboarder and DJ at Rodan.  "Just put that we are bartending, skateboarding DJs."

I like to call the stuff that's hidden out under the snow for months "After Winter Delight."

Guy on the left as I walked by, "Did you get me in your pic?!"

The End.

Trench Season is Official on Michigan Ave

Enough with the heavy, dark and drab winter coats...trench season is here, literally a physical and mental relief!

On the Ave (or downtown) khaki, and variations of it, is in.  Especially when paired with navy or grey for men and a pop of a bright color for woman.

I once heard it told that people are influenced by their surroundings and as Chicago is full of steely grey skyscrapers, it's people tend to dress in more of the neutral colors.  I would argue further that people in Chicago can be differentiated by their neighborhood.  Where there is more graffiti, there tends to be more color in clothing, etc.  I love that many of the people on Michigan Ave. do dress in neutrals, but have began to add pops of bright fuchsia color...perhaps in an attempt to add the spring pallete that the stubborn weather has not yet permitted.