The best of friends can always pick up were they left off, no matter where they are or how long it’s been. Streetfancy had to take a break from updating the site but we are back and ready to catch up!
In photograph: Up and Coming designers Rose Ponizil & Elias Rivera
Norma Jeane Baker A.K.A. Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, singer, model, sex symbol, muse and fashion icon. Rising from pin-up girl to international superstar. She studied at the Actors Studio. She formed Marilyn Monroe Productions and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like it Hot.
In February 1953, Marilyn was named “The Most Advertised Girl in the World”. In 1999, she was voted the ‘Sexiest Woman of the Century’ by People Magazine and named the number One Sex Star of the 20th Century by Playboy magazine. She was the inspiration behind Elton John’s “Like a candle in the wind” and was a muse to artists like Andy Warhol, who created a series of screen print portraits of her. 
William Travilla dressed Monroefor eight of her films and for many special events. This included the 1953 Photoplay awards, which she was publicly criticized for, for wearing a skin-tight gold lamé dress.
On May 19, 1962, Monroe made her last significant public appearance, singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” at a birthday party for President John F. Kennedy. She wore a dress specially designed and made for her by Jean Louis.
More than 45 years after her death, she is still inspiring the art and fashion world. For example: Dolce & Gabbana used images of Marilyn Monroe in their fall/winter 2009 Ready-to-Wear collection.
…and she also mused artist Bryan Snyder to do this recent street art installation project, The Carlsbad Temptress, below. To see more projects like this and other films by Snyder, click here.
It is true, Streetfancy.com has been nominated for the Kreative Blog award.
Thank you Beba of Jaz in Jaz for nominating me. I am extremely flattered by the nomination and think this is such a fun idea.
So what is the Kreative Blog award?
This is like an “award chain” among bloggers. After being nominated, You make a post with 7 things about yourself and you pick 7 blogs to nominate next. They must refer back to your blog for further instructions on accepting the award.
To accept this award do the following:
1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.
5. Nominate 7 Kreative Bloggers.
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they have been nominated
7 things about The Stylist at Streetfancy.com
1. My name is Briana, “The Stylist” is a play off of carlsbadcrawl.com’s, “The Artist.” Though, I have done wardrobe styling and aspire to do more of it.
2. My boyfriend, Bryan Snyder is “The Artist” at carlsbadcrawl.com and he is a real artist too, check out his work at snyderartdesign.com.
3. I keep myself very busy going to school for Fashion design & merchandising fulltime, writing this blog, working part time at Ann Taylor Loft and running my own business as a freelance makeup artist.
4. I am very DIY. I cut and color my own hair, do my own manicures & pedicures, alter my own clothing, do my own marketing/advertising, and cook at home or at friends houses.
5. I once lived in a car for ten days in Hawaii and had a blast!
6. I LOVE to dance.
7. I left my heart in San Francisco but the rest of me belongs to Carlsbad.
My 7 Nominations for the Kreative Blogger award are: Carlsbadcrawl, Miss Wax, The Clothes Horse, Fashion Chalet, Fashionist, Slanelle and IT hunter.
WHOWHATWEAR’s recent What they wore: New York Fashion week, in my oppinion showedcased some of the best and wrost dressed at New York Fashion week. Excited by some of the beautiful dresses worn, I decided to do my own little “what they wore” post on my favorite looks of the evening. I will skip the worst of them and if you don’t like it, gofugyourself instead. To see WHOWHATWEAR’S full coverage click here: What they wore: New York Fashion week Part one, Part two.
1. Lauren Santo Domingo
Vogue contributing editor Lauren Santo Domingo wore a very fashion forward, fall favorite, a long sleeved mini dress by Altuzarra, with Proenza Schouler’s high heel, suede, lace up booties. One of my favorites for its elegant ease through the shoulder, sleeve and waistline, not to mention the luxe pale color. Santo Domingo owned it in this dress!
2. Rachel Bilson.
My absolute favorite among the three. Rachel Bilson, is wearing a rainbow-colored Diane von Furstenberg print dress from the designer’s 2010 Resort collection. Simple black booties, and leather shoulder bag. Why is this my favorite you might ask? Bilson looked chic, yet she still remained to play it cool in her classic pair of Wafarers. Not too many people can pull off a frock like that and she is the perfect example of being fashionable and effortless all at once.
3. Julia Restoin Roitfeld
Tom Ford model, freelance creative director, and daughter of Carine, Julia Restoin Roitfeld is all Fall fashion in her Long-sleeve mini dress and thigh high boots, two of my favorite Fall trends. Too many people try to wear all the the hottest trends at once and fail. They look like they have tried way too hard but not Roitfield! The luxurious sheen of her dress is just the right contrast against her black suede boots and I’m in love with her choice of simple accessories.
As my trip recap comes to an end, I realize that summer is almost over and that my adventure is already in the past. New york was the main and last part of my 3 week adventure. I had 9 days to enjoy it and this is how it went…
To get an artistic observation of the city check out Carlsbadcrawl’s coverage here
P.S. Don’t forget the OUTandABOUTs! (click on the links below)
Times Square, a fast paced, sensory overload. After a long day of walking, sightseeing, subway transfers and the hustle and bustle of NY, I needed to sit down. It’s a good thing they started putting lawn chairs in the streets. I think we sat in those chairs at least 3 hours. Luckily with a bottle of wine, twitter on my cell and my man by my side.
OUTandABOUT: New York, New York
We stayed in Soho for the first 5 days (and Times square for the last 4) and visited Wooster St. (and all it’s loveliness), shopped on Broadway (I heart TopShop), enjoyed cup after cup of coffee at local cafes, explored Greenwich and observed the characters of Tompkins’s sq. park.
OUTandABOUT: East Village, NY
One of my favorite moments was at Strawberry fields in central park, where a Beatles tribute band jammed for 2+ hours, drawing in crowd after crowd.
Brooklyn brought us lots to see and do, including a wander though Williamsburg.
OUTandABOUT: No sleep till Brooklyn
Last but not least, Coney Island! Best part was the Coney Island Circus Sideshow!
Providence, Rhode Island was the second stop on our East coast adventure. We stayed with friends for the weekend in their beautiful home near Brown University and RISD. We went on a long bike ride and got to see several neighborhoods, stopping at yard sales, local markets and small artist galleries along the way. The idea I had of an east coast neighborhood or of a east coast home was satisfied in Providence. I even got to shop at the “secret thrift store” …and yes it is quite a wonderful little secret. It was also our friend Sophie’s birthday, so we celebrated with a beautiful beach day and BBQ get together that night.
We found her a wonderful necklace from this random shop called Curiosities, a buy/sell antique and oddities shop. We also attempted to view RISDs amazing art collection at the RISD Museum of art. I say attempted because it was our last day and we showed up 20 minutes before they closed! …but it’s all good, I saw Kandinsky, Warhol, Lichtenstein and Kentridge (what more can I ask for!). I think my favorite part of Providence was seeing Andre the giant stickers all over town, which Shepard Fairey started in Providence over 20 years ago, and the beautiful day we had at the beach.
To see OUTandABOUT coverage of Providence, click on the links below. Beach Birthday’s, Little Armored one
To see artistic observations of Boston and Providence, go to Carlsbadcrawl.com
New York recap coming MONDAY!!!
Every summer I try to make a trip somewhere new. This summer I got to travel around the east coast (With my better half, Carlsbadcrawl) We backpacked for 3 weeks through Boston, Providence and New York. Check out some of the pictures from our first stop in Boston. Providence coverage coming Friday! To see OUTandABOUT coverage of Boston, click on the links below.
Boston, Massachusetts was full of lush greenery, rich red brick, community gardens and large parks. There were schools on every corner and a swarm of college students/guitar players (We stayed at the HI hostel by Berklee college of music) roaming the streets until 2am. The town is also very touristy and the locals love their sports. Boston is very eco friendly too. Some of my favorite activities were having a drink at Bukowski’s tavern (named after Charles Bukowski), relaxing in the grass at a nearby park, and shopping at the Garment district, by the pound!
Boston OUTandABOUT posts: Bricks of Boston, Cup o’ tea
Yesterday was my last day of school and today… I have yet another snapshot of the lovely teacher Lily Glass, while she was discussing our final projects (Drawings on a 3 dimension object, with your choice of a controversial topic). She is wearing a beautiful, vintage Jean Paul Gaultier dress, which reminds me of artist Piet Mondrian. Take a look at the similarities by clicking on the thumbnails below.
I have included my final project below. It is a piece representing the movement of street art, from the back alleys and gutters to the commercialized art world of galleries and museums, like a poor immigrant family fleeing from their country and sneaking into America, the land of opportunity. Suitcase from Vintage Sanctuary in Oceanside.
mixed media installation, charcoal, pen, newspaper and wheat paste on suitcase
Fleetwood Mac front woman Stevie Nicks is famously known for her ethereal style, and iconic voice. Her style, as she put it in Allure magazine, is a “uniform”.
Her stage attire consists of chiffon skirts, shawls, capes, top hats, layers of lace, feathers, scarves, suede boots, fringe, ruffles and big blonde hair. Designer Margi Kent has worked with Nicks since the1970s to perfect her style.
Nicks’ one of a kind look started the boho chic trend back in the mid 1970s and it is still around and popularized today (Mary-Kate Olsen). Her style on stage has created a movement, a counterculture in women’s fashion. Women wearing shawls and fringe sang, danced and spun in circles to “stand back” and “gypsy”. They still do!
Her vocal style and performance antics evolved from female singers like Grace Slick and Janis Joplin. She found inspiration from Joplin at a live performance and from a women in her own audience. This muse was dressed in chiffon and big boots. She took these looks and made them a combination of her own.
Her style and performance has created a trademark that is timeless and iconic, that is why she is recognized on Streetfancy.com as Icon Etiquette.
“Stevie Nicks at the height of her fame was a sorceress, a gypsy, an ancient queen, a musketeer, and silent movie star all rolled into one.”-Samcorrey, thevine.com.au
Monday evening I dusted off my bike and took her for an over due ride. It feels like just yesterday… when I had no car and depended solely on my bike for transportation. Ol’ Besi Mae… if I were a bike, I’d want to be like you. She is a beautiful vintage, Japanese bike I found at the DAV. Below I have posted some pictures in celebration of longer days, being healthy and remembering that… to look good you must feel good. These photos capture fond memories from the last four years… mostly with Besi, except for when she could not be packed up and shipped internationally.
