Streetwalker: Almost Famous?

Aug 22, 2008 @ 3:07pm

streetwalker almost famous.jpgCheyenne, Make-up artist

Got Her: At Broadway and Prince.

Stalked Her: Because ever since we saw Gucci's Fall 08 collection, we've been on the lookout for cool gypsy inspired pieces. This hippie chick's blouse definitely fits the bill. Plus who doesn't want to channel Penny Lane every once in awhile?

Shot Her: Because her top looks comfortable and breezy now, but will translate perfectly into fall when paired with black skinny jeans and boots. Her short shorts and slight wedge keep the billowy look flattering. And while we usually stay away from a matching purse/shoe combo, it actually pulls the look together in this case.

She says: "I bought my blouse in Brooklyn. It's vintage."

We say: Cool. Just don't call her Lady Goodman.

--HAYLEY PHELAN

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posted in Streetwalker tags Almost Famous, Bohemian, Gucci, Hippie

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posted by guest

Aug 22, 2008 3:31PM

Oooh I really love that. The top is fantastic.

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posted by guest

Aug 22, 2008 3:48PM

Those dashiki tops are pretty popular on eBay. They always go for a ton. And they certainly will now.

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posted by misscynthiabell

Aug 22, 2008 4:03PM

"I bought my blouse in Brooklyn. It's vintage."

Isn't it always?

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posted by guest

Aug 22, 2008 4:29PM

"It's vintage." Are there two other words in fashion that can so easily make you look utterly arrogant? I guess the "Brooklyn" (not Williamsburg by chance?) part only adds to it.

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/03/49-vintage/

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posted by guest

Aug 22, 2008 5:21PM

Ooh! My friend has that top! It used to belong to her mother. Cool. I'll have to tell her to wear it.

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posted by guest

Aug 22, 2008 5:35PM

The kork-ease work really well with that look, too. She looks comfy and not too hippy-dippy.

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posted by Halie

Aug 22, 2008 9:30PM

mmm. je l'aime :)

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posted by guest

Aug 22, 2008 10:26PM

now, this i love. she looks great.

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posted by daisy11

Aug 23, 2008 11:19AM

Love the look - she looks great

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posted by guest

Aug 23, 2008 5:00PM

Wow.....not until this chick have i seen this look pulled off with such ease. Great choice of textures pulling this look off too. Hopefully we wont see TONS of girls replicating this same exact look throughout Brooklyn..

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posted by guest

Aug 24, 2008 1:55AM

hippy chic. genius.

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posted by syako

Aug 24, 2008 5:26PM

I believe Gucci Fall 08 was inspired by cossacks, not gypsies. In fact, confusing the two is pretty far off since gypsies are a stateless people and the Cossacks have a rich Russian and Ukrainian tradition as the Slavic people.

But cute outfit!

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posted by guest

Aug 25, 2008 9:43AM

guest #4, the answer is no. There is nothing more pretentious than that comment.

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posted by guest

Aug 25, 2008 9:58AM

I like her look. But this is an African print, not gypsy. Walk through any market in West Africa and you will see these piling up on the stalls. And the people you see wearing them will not tell you "its vintage."

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posted by guest

Aug 25, 2008 10:58AM

Commenter #12 nice way of being casually racist by creating the false juxtaposition of "stateless people" vs. "rich Russian and Ukrainian tradition". It's not that the Roma don't have a rich tradition...

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posted by syako

Aug 25, 2008 11:39AM

way to look way too into my comment, commenter #15. I was meaning that the two are not the same, and they should not be confused. Not that one was rich and the other poor. In fact, the stateless reference was straight out of wikipedia, so take it up with them.

Racist? Seriously? Why is that always the argument?

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posted by mpw

Aug 25, 2008 12:15PM

Yeah, this top is definitely West African. I have a vintage one, too, and it's so great for summer, but there are a couple of stores in my neighborhood (Fort Greene) that sell them new.

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posted by guest

Aug 25, 2008 1:21PM

Love this look! Can anybody ID the shoes??

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posted by rasha

Aug 25, 2008 4:58PM

gypsies? cossacks? what?

i live in cairo, and there are plenty of sudanese men here wearing this exact same shirt... but of course not with shorts and wedges, more like with beards and shishas.

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posted by guest

Aug 26, 2008 12:10AM

My brother owned an identical dashiki in the early 90s, back when he used to cornrow his hair. lol.

This is a cute look though. Very casual, very summer.

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posted by Serge

Sep 01, 2008 5:01PM

Me encanta!

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