my friends are talented.

  

My friend Scott Kaplan {photographer, videographer, Communikey documentarian} and I shared a few ideas about life, vision, and the pursuit of creativity in an otherwise disengaged culture (...we shared those things and a few old fashioneds in front of a faux fireplace at Scofflan). With so many ideas swarming in our brains, I decided to take him to the Bloomingdale Trail, a non-running elevated train track that runs for miles above the streets of Chicago. So these were the amazing shots that Scott took that night. He is really so talented. Check out his videos here. Love him.

Sam Ng

This is Sam Ng. He is a fashion stylist in Chicago. He has a ridiculously amazing collection of baseball caps, some that he has embellished himself, others that he has found thrifting. Speaking of thrifting, we ran into one another at the thrift store the other night after we had both gotten off of work. I thought "Sam" when I bought this fake Gucci sweatshirt into my work (apparently, there are a few out there...ahem...Keisha Davis). We both own the very same matching faux Chanel silk starter jackets (unintentional). And he came back from LA a few weeks ago with a hunger for Tommy Hilfiger and other 1999 brands. He definitely brings fresh off the presses styles to the kids of Chicago. I heart him. He rules. End. Of. Blog. Post.

big in Korea: CHICAGOLOOKS X CRACKER YOUR WARDROBE

I was walking down N Milwaukee Ave the other day and ran into Isa Giallorenzo, Chicago Street Style blogger/photographer of CHICAGOLOOKS. She snapped a few photos of me (as seen above) and told me that some photos she took of me earlier this winter were featured in a Korean magazine called Cracker Your Wardrobe! Guess I'm big in Japan...dad joke...sorry...Anyway, it's always a pleasure to run into her, as she has a great eye for style and takes beautiful photos.