Fashion & Style
Street Style: Queen and Spadina
Name: Clark
Occupation: I'm sort of between jobs right now. I just graduated from university.
My style: I like to mix it up. I like to play between casual and a bit more formal.
Favourite item: I like these boots. My girlfriend found them on the side of the road and brought them and said, "Do these fit you?" And they're pretty close, anyway, so now I can wear them. I think they look awesome.
Sunglasses: I was at the Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival in Halifax this summer, and there was a street vendor who was selling these for 15 bucks.
Interests: I like basketball. I like going to electro shows and just dancing like crazy.
Name: Zhuo
Occupation: International program co-ordinator
My style: Relaxed.
Style influences: Asian style.
Favourite item: I like these boots. They're unique. I got them from China.
Favourite place to shop: Queen Street West.
Interests: Movies. That's my favourite thing.
Name: Corey
Occupation: Film student
My style: A bit of everything.
Favourite item: I love my shoes. Got these off eBay. Cheap price. Pretty cool style. Go with a lot of things.
Headphones: I just wear them because they're really loud and I don't have to hear everything else around me.
Favourite places to shop: French Connection, Value Village.
Interests: Anything film-related. Production, editing...
Name: Emily
Occupation: Theatre student
My style: The perfect mix of vintage and new styles. I like really classic items that will last forever.
Style influences: My favourite celebrities, fashion magazines, runway shows, friends.
Bag: I stole it from my roommate this morning. So, credit to her (laughs).
Interests: I like theatre. I like acting. I like the city.
Name: Lacey
Occupation: Sales associate at clothing store
My style: Usually, I describe it as hobo chic.
Outfit: Mostly vintage, some American Apparel leggings, and this three-dollar sweater from Value Village.
Bag: It's from Goodwill. It was four dollars. It's really retro. It's '80s. Anything '80s, I'm in love with.
Interests: Drawing, painting, music, movies.
Name: Beth
Occupation: Art school student
My style: I've never described it before. I don't know. Every day is different.
Boots: I'm going up to Nunavut in a few hours, so I needed to wear my winter boots. I'm going there for Christmas. I'm from Nunavut.
Hat: I found it at Goodwill, and I really liked it. For Halloween, I wore it and put all these other things on it, and I was an Octopus.
Interests: I like to talk to people. I like making things. I like knitting.
Name: Amy
Occupation: Shipper/receiver
My style: Whatever's comfortable, I just put on.
Favourite item: My boots, because they're new. Got them for my birthday.
Interests: Playing with my kid, playing with my dog, going for walks, reading books.
Name: Michelle
Occupation: Journalist
My style: Pretty casual and easygoing.
Favourite item: I love this jacket. I just got a good winter jacket this year. It's from the Bay, which I love.
Gloves: I made them. I'm also a crafter and knitter, so that's why I like the handmade aesthetic. They're my first pair of successfully made mittens that don't have any mistakes.
Interests: A lot of reading and writing, and biking around - just wandering around the city - and taking photographs.


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Glad to see it's not all students this week! Maybe soon... people over 30 years old!
value village, goodwill, the side of the road.
regina has better style than this.
Why hate on the free boots? Does the two dollars you'd pay for them at Goodwill make them acceptably cool?
is this what we want? boring boring boring.
I'd rather you guys ran a smaller section with the most interesting people you could find instead of just finding eight okay-looking outfits to fill a quota and then diving inside for warmth.
"I'm sort of between jobs right now, but I go on vacation to Halifax and party all the time."
"My style: The perfect..."
"I'm going to Nunavut in a few hours."
Yup - just your regular Joes! Oy vey. Here is my entry (picture not available):
Name: Steve
Occupation: Something that earns about $20/year, but that people would really love doing if they didn't have to earn an income.
My style: It's really obscure and you probably wouldn't understand it.
Favorite item: Some homeless guy paid ME twenty bucks to take his boots. I am the absolute-zero of cheap-cool.
Interests: I like odds, ends, stuff and things, but most of all I'm interested in saying things that define my image.
In summary, while I love diversity, people need to find real meaning in their lives - the clothing reviewed in these articles are the least fabricated parts of the articles.
Another note: If these are 'run of the mill, typical hipster looks' that you can see anywhere, how come it takes a specific street to see these? Or, why is it you go to other streets and you see other styles that people won't give as many snide and negative feedback to? It's all in the diversity, and there is nothing wrong with that.
A little sanctimonious, no? You're judging people on like seventeen words. Not everyone's going to spill their hearts out to a blogger taking their picture on the street.
Amy, I like hobo chic, but late 20's mom chic? really we have to be stretching to justify her look as stylish, functionality is a nice way to put her taste, bland and broad in a not so nice way
"Good thing there are lots of students out there pursuing degrees of questionable value that enjoy other people's garbage."
A straightforward comment if you ask me...no reason to force myself to read between the lines. There is no subliminal message!
Some of the fits of things leave stuff to be desired, but I am picky about that.
Clark- best dressed 'asshole' at the UKC for 4 years. Ill be blasting it over our eastgottigeneaster electro speakers you westqueenwester.
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& Beth's, very stylish, are you sure those are warm girl? I'd raid Mom's seal skin supplies and make some Real boots. And a coat....
Clarks boot story is funny. Good thing his gf didn't bring home ---- ah, nm!
Howzabout some Older folks heh? They're dressed too well for BlogTo eh?
Starting to think that you just post a sign that says "Hey! Wanna be on BlogTO? Line up here to have your photo taken!"
Spend more than 30 minutes shooting next time, and please, take a stylist with you.
clark wins.
emaily and amy have no businees being featured. whatsoever.
otherwise, shut it down. just shut it down.
zhuo, michelle, amy (in reference to the photos)..... are you kidding??? standards!!