Weekend Casual

Photo Credit: Keri Wood

Classic stripes in the sweater and casual shredding in the jeans make for a stylishly casual weekend.

My Little Brony

Friendship is magic, and so is this awesome kid's techni-colored locks as spotted one weekend afternoon at the High Hill Ranch.

Street Style: Black Beauty

This Sacramento beauty stands out in a crowd.

This lithe and leggy beauty could easily be from a Keane's "Big Eye" painting. Her name is Nicole, and while she looks like a model, she's a Barista at Temple Coffee.

The look is sweet and child-like, down to the crayola styled red-heart tattoo.

What works in this deceptively simple black-on-black ensemble are the subtle textures- from the girl's lank, unkept curls, the horizontal stripes of her tank, to the brilliant vertical run in her black stocking.

Twilight Talismans

Talisman: A object held to act as a charm producing magical or miraculous effects. (Photo Credit: Vincent Kenney)

This creature of the night works her magic with her silvered collection of modern-primitive jewelry + her dark as dusk distressed leather jacket.

NIght Scene: Torch Club Shine

                                                 
Seen outside the Torch Club on a Saturday night: this lovely lady wearing a simple black dress with some colorful embroidery at the neck. Crystals and sequins were embellished on the floral applique and they caught the light on the darkened downtown sidewalk.

A new Sacramento transplant from Seattle, she found her dress at the nearby Salvation Army thrift store, and is enjoying discovering the sights and sounds on the streets of Sacramento.

White Tie Optional

Ivan is a high school student with a penchant for spiffy dressing. He stood out in a crowd of jeans & t-shirts with his version of "white tie." When asked what his influences were, he said "Korean street style." Creative dress runs in his family; his big brother is designer Ceazar Cabreros who showed during the finale of Sac Fashion Week.

Street Style: A Couple of Cuties

Loressa & Ethan share a kiss on the streets of Sacramento

 Meet Loressa & Ethan.

Newly transplanted via Truckee & Tahoo, this lovely couple now calls Sacramento their home and Midtown their stomping grounds. Ethan is a graphic artist, and Loressa, a nanny by trade has also added a new hat to her titles: BLOGGER. 

Encouraged by Kara over at Crimson & Clover, this adorable fashionista recently took the plunge and started her own blog on Wordpress. Entitled "L on Sac," Loressa hits the pavement and explores her new city. When SSS met Loressa & Ethan, Loressa was wearing an all thrifted outfit, including that killer red vintage wool hat scored from an antique mall, and a LBD freshly plucked from the hangers at C&C.

A couple of cuties, doncha think?  
Street Style SACRAMENTO would like to personally welcome L & E to the neighborhood.

If you'd like to check out Loressa's blog, click here.

Local Color: Meet Jacque Marie

Name: Jacque Marie

Occupation: Stylist/Make-up artist

How would you describe your style? "My style is always changing..you don't have to be tied down to one style. Mix it up a bit! Today, it's just a nice black shirt, some fitted jeans, of course some boots."

Style inspirations: "I am inspired by life, and the ever changing styles I see just walking around downtown."

Style icon: "Marilyn Monroe."

Favorite quote: "Fit in, don't blend in."

Where do you work?    Bia The Salon
                           1320 20th street
                           Sacramento, CA 95605
                           916-443-3044
Your website:               www.biainternational.com/

Photo credits: Bella Q

Street Style: The Artist's Way

I actually followed this cool-cat of woman a block before I worked enough courage to ask for her photo. We were both on bicycles; I was riding the opposite way. 

She was game, but very nervous. Me too. I'm still getting used to walking up to strangers and asking to shoot them. I'm hoping it gets easier over time. What struck me was her mix of patterns: animal prints with plaid AND argyle. Genius!

Guessed she was an artist. Yep. Her name is Casey, and she and her boyfriend are artists. They live and have their art studio in a Midtown flat on P Street. She's into "monster art."  After  a few minutes of yakking, we both relaxed a bit. Took better pictures. My favorite: the close-up of her leopard coat, tiger print scarf and vintage bra.

After few more minutes of chatting we felt like old friends. One of these days I'm going to have to hunt down her art studio on P Street.                           -Bella Q

Photo credits: Bella Q

Bella Q is a street-style crazed blogger from Sacramento. 
She currently writes for the Citizen Rosebud.

1 woman, 4 closets.

Photo credits: Kerry Dolan

This girl, hands down, is one of the most stylish women you will ever lay eyes on. We worked together 6 years ago. Day after day, her coming into work would knock me off my feet. She is always polished from head to toe. She leaves nothing out and always compliments herself perfectly.

I feel like I have never seen the same outfit worn a second time.  I got my confirmation that Stacie might not wear something twice. Stepping into her Tahoe Park home, I was given a tour of her closets: CLOSETS! Count them: 4. Packed with hounds-tooth loveliness, berets, dresses, shoes, skirts, blouses, and who know what else might lie in the beautiful madness. I think I actually, was actually floating for a minute.  If I had my say, she would be Sacramento, San Francisco and New York street style!

Her dress was purchased at Prevues, and her pumps at YSJ vintage.  - Kerry Dolan

The Mayor Of Midtown: Steven Michael Millington

Photo credit: Bella Q

Photo credit: Nora Mattes-Kniveton

The self-proclaimed "Mayor of Midtown," presides over the Sacramento Midtown Bazaar every Saturday, where he sells vintage and hand-made jewelry. Mr. Steven Micheal Millington and his partner create original one-of-a-kind jewelry re-using a variety of objects including scrabble tiles, old jewelry bits, and vintage buttons. You can see examples of his work here.

No stranger to fun and fabulous, this warm hearted, honey-throated gentleman makes a perfect candidate for any party. When it comes to Sacramento style, this man's got our vote.

Midtown Bazaar

I Street (between 16th & 17th)

Saturdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For more information: info@midtownbazaar.com

Street Style: Corduroy & Khaki

I love it when couples dress complimentary. This cute boxed-set was captured in front of the Crest in queue for a movie. Handsome sports an olive khaki-green jacket, beige corduroy pants and a pair of black Addias, while Darling takes to tan corduroy, salt/ pepper plaid, black boots & denim like a duck to watermelon. Adorable.

Street Style: Intergalactic

This is Rufus. He calls himself "the brother from another planet," and you may guess that this shiny gentleman is a street performer. I caught him practicing some out-of-this world dance moves this evening in the quiet confines of Cesar Chavez Park. Boom-box blaring, body-bending, this spaceman kindly consented his picture being taken. He really puts the style in street-style. Thank-you Rufus. See you on the dark side of moon. 

Happy Halloween, Sacramento.

Haute for Teacher

I captured these early evening shots (on my Canon PowerShot A480 point & shoot), just around the corner of The Grand Wine Bar, where this lovely professional was off to socially sip some vino. 

Class, meet Ms. Moore.  She teaches honors English and Creative Writing at a local high school.

Biologically speaking, it all adds up: relaxed yet polished in a sleek package of silky greys and a classic black pencil skirt. Not to be confused with the dullness of say, an Accounting class, this school-marm delivers a hot shot of literary color with the addition of her vividly sequined designer handbag. Let there be no debate: this IS a study of Sacramento style. Rhetorically speaking, Ms. Moore most definitely makes the honor roll. A+

Photo credits: Bella Q

• Grey silk shirt & black skirt are from Express
• Isabella Fiore handbag
• Steve Madden shoes

Cousins @ Crepeville

Photographed outside of Crepeville on 24th Street. That would be Bella & Melissa, posing for the camera in a medley of florals, stripes, leathers and plaids. Note the bitchin' vintage plaid valise, and printed waxed-paper umbrella poised to ward off real rain-drops.

Street Style: Dress to Express

architect

retired/ patron of the Arts

designer/inventor

artist & bad-ass

Jacket, shirt, sometimes a tie, pants & shoes: that is the uniform of dressing as a man. Seems limiting to me, but creative men get creative with this formula. Above are 4 candid shots of some Sacramento gents dressing to express. 

Unfortunately I didn't get the architect's name, but did learn that his incredible tie was designer. Bugler. And vintage. I love the look, creative yet classic. And man, can't get enough of those horned rimmed glasses. 

The colorfully suited man told me his name was "Bob," and that he was retired. The suit was actually a costume that he rented from Cheap Thrills, a Sacramento institution for costume rentals. He described himself as an art lover.

Danny Scheible, an inventor/designer is is wearing a "tape tie" of his own design made out of tape. You can see more of his tape creations at: tapigami.com.

And no Sacramento street style blog would be complete without a few photos of Sacramento style icon and artist/musician, Steve Vanoni, so consider this the first of a probable many. His outsider style is always effortlessly cool, and this shot of him wearing a vintage leather jacket and torn-up t-shirt and vintage cowboy boots was no exception.

Fringe Benefits

Life on the Fringe can be exhilarating. Just on the border of Midtown & nowhere, 
less than one block north of Broadway, you'll find a nest of local shops quietly flourishing on 21st. 
A handful have been there forever. One of these pioneers is Audrey Wells, who holds down the fort
at the chic and funky Fringe. If you live here in Sacramento, you probably already know Audrey. She's the kind of friendly that knows EVERYBODY.

My recent street style photos of of Kristen, and Melody in vintage cowboy boots reminded me of the Fringe, and their enviable bookshelf (or should I say: boot-shelf?) that is lined with an INCREDIBLE vintage cowboy boot collection. So I went and paid her a visit.  Well, what do you think Audrey was wearing? Yep, you guessed it: some bad-ass kickers. She also seemed to be wearing some very key elements of Fall 2010.

Audrey exhibits cowgirl cool.

 Fashion Cues from October 2010: 

• Natural make-up with a bit of shine (see lips)
• Low-maintenance, unfussy hair
• Spot of bright color (see Saffron yellow sweater)
• Denim short-shorts, regardless of weather
• Vintage cowboy boots

Photo Credits: Bella Q

Fringe is offering a 20% discount store-wide to Street Style Sacramento readers. Use the code: "ROSEBUD20" at check-out and enjoy a 20% savings off your purchase. Offer valid to October 25th, 2010.

FRINGE

2409 21 st Street

Sacramento, CA

(916) 706-0216

Street Style: the Monster Mash

Gabby is a shop girl at Prevue's on K Street. She just started there last week. An artsy sort, Gabby makes "trinkets & boxes" and sells them at Spanglish Art, and craft shows when she can. Originally from L.A., Gabby, (short for Gabrielle) moved up to Sacramento 9 years ago and has been happily living here ever since.

Her fashion inspiration is "Vintage." She loves the vintage styles of the 1950's and early 60's.This, she tells me was her "casual day." Normally she dresses up more. More what? I ask. More vintage, she says. Even on her "casual", Gabby is wearing a handful of vintage-style references that dress her casual up . 

While mixing up the retro, her choice of pattern play is all modern. A bold mish-mash of prints is a much fresher approach than past season's overly matchy-match looks. From the pop of color from her "monster green" barrettes and shoes, to the "in season" elements of denim, stripes and leopard print, Gabby is thoroughly a 21st Century girl.

Gabby's great retro touches: her Breton-striped shirt, the leopard accents, a classic black pencil skirt.  She deserves bonus points for her relaxed version of a bouffant hair-do, her femme fatale red lips and killer pin-up girl eyeliner. For tips on how to recreate your own version of pin-up eyeliner, click here.

She loves monsters, monster motifs, scary movies. Which is why she bought her rad monster ballerina flats. "Got them in L.A.", she says," they don't sell any stuff like this  here." 

When the Melody jumps, does your heart skip a beat?

Photo credit: Bella Q

This is Melody Stone, journalist, future media mogul. Recently transplanted from Humboldt county, Melody now lives in Sacramento, and has been writing for various newspapers and media outlets for quite some time now. She has recently begun contributing to the Midtown Monthly magazine. 

I met her for the first time at the Sacramento Fashion Blogger Meet-up, and took this photo of her caught in mid-jump. In true Midtown/Sacramento fashion, Melody rode to the event on her bike, and came wearing a sweet vintage styled dress and some bad-ass, broken in cowboy boots that she scored from a vintage shop in Eureka. 

Like the media tycoon that she is, Melody Stone has a website, a Facebook page, tweets, and is LinkedIn. If you're in the Midtown area, you can probably introduce yourself the old fashioned way: in  person. Just look for a girl in a dress on an old blue Schwinn cruiser with back baskets.

Street Style: Stand the Heat

This is Kristen. As in Kristin O'Connell. She was crossing the street on S & 21st when I rode my bike past her. I noted her careful study of neutrals and this kickin' pair of cowboy boots. I decided to pull over and ask her to let me take a picture of her. I loved the earthy color of her dress and its nubby texture, and felt that the whole look captured Sacramento essence: laid-back style with touches of interest.

Her dress, you'll note is a wonderfully textured knit, and is very au currant in it's neutral hue. A nice contrast to the minimal lines of the dress, Kristen wore a few well-placed pieces of jewelry that added texture. My favorites were her necklace & ear-ring set, black metal work medallions, picked up for cheap at Forever 21. And adding even more heat to the fire was her magnificent bag, a shoulder bag made from an old Basmatic rice sack and some cotton ticking. I loved how texture of the rice back and the stripes of the ticking echoed the texture of her sweater dress.  I won't even mention the wow factor of her incredible studded Frye cowboy boots, a score she said, found at Nordstrom Rack.

She was just walking home from a job interview. Which she got, by the way, thank you very much. Kristen will begin working at Tuli's within the week. She's also a personal chef, and she runs Kristen's Healthy Kitchen, which you can fan over at Facebook. Go ahead and fan her here. 

I'd like to thank Kristen for stopping for a stranger, for letting me take her picture, AND  for having fantastic Sacramento street style.