Kids in the hall

I don’t like fashion. That must sound like an extreme contradiction coming from a fashion columnist. Style though, style is something I really dig. I love to see people who are confident in what they are wearing, especially those who don’t give a shit about labels or what’s popular on the runways. I love style because it’s completely subjective.

With the emergence of blogs, street style has become a powerful force in the fashion community. People around the world have created careers through photographing and blogging about the streets’ most stylish people. I am freakishly obsessed with street-style blogs. I spend hours dreamily gazing at tattooed boys from Copenhagen wearing perfectly-faded Levis, Parisian women who magically ride their bicycles wearing five inch heels and teenagers dressed in Anime-influenced outfits all the way in Tokyo.

I decided to scour the halls of Mount Royal University to find inspiration from our peers. Admittedly, it took me a while to weed through the sea of Uggs, Toms and sweatpants. Eventually though, I was able to find a few diamonds. Take note and see what your comrades are wearing to class. I’ve provided a list of my favorite street-style blogs, I think it’s a perfect way to waste time over the reading week. Enjoy.

Guide to Street Style Blogs:

thelocals.dk — Perhaps they are considered the happiest people in the world because they are dressed so well. Go here to look at beautiful Danes in all their stylish glory.

stylefromtokyo.blogspot.com — I am captivated by this blog. I want to know the story of the people in the photo and I want to visit the beautiful parks, shops, metro stations and graffitied alleyways they are photographed in.

canadastreetstyle.com — A collaborative blog created by a brother/sister duo out of Winnipeg. Very cool to see what our Canadian brothers and sisters are wearing nationwide.

thesartorialist.com — Scott Schuman = pioneer of street style blogs. All you need to know.

Jakandjil.com — A great blog for candid photos of beautiful style.