Boston Street Style

[dreamecho]

this must be the first streetstyle thread i've encountered that doesn't have pictures. i'll see if i can post any real streetstyle pics in the future.

a few people have mentioned the boston globe's 25 stylish people. i hadn't heard of it prior to reading this thread, so i checked it out online. here's stylish person #15, judge maria lopez:

http://www.boston.com/yourlife/fashion/gallery/1102_top25



and this is the caption accompanying the pic:

"For work I have a stylist," she said. "Her name is LaToya, a very sensuous woman with impeccable taste. She dresses me in these bright-colored shirts that were actually made for me by Ascot Chang. She took me there and had me fitted and had two-dozen different-color blouses. "

"for work i have a stylist"....riiiiiiiggghhht...i thought being stylish was about STYLING YOURSELF. that's pretty lame that the globe put a person who gets styled by someone else in there.

 

[cutelilgreenbug]

There are definitely some interesting opinions going on here! Haha. I feel like there are a couple of factors that work in/against Boston's fashion favor.

1) the first is college students! for a small city, there are many colleges (and that's not even counting those in Cambridge or neighboring towns/cities). While this unfortunately can lead to some unstylish results (rampant uggs, for example) it does also mean that (as someone mentioned) there are a lot of wealthy students from all over the rest of the US and the world [I also go to BU and we have a large international student population]. I think this not only brings their individual styles but is increasingly creating a demand for more unique shopping. This is especially true as more and more younger people arrive who have grown up with a culture of spending and designer labels, etc.

2) the second is that I think a lot of the art/creative scene has mostly resided in Cambridge, as others have said. There is a lot more diversity and risk-taking in the fashion area in Cambridge. I do think it's starting to meander over to Boston, though, especially as it tries to jazz itself up (such as the ICA opening).

I live in Back Bay so I definitely run into a lot of the "typical" Bostonian look. As others have mentioned, it is preppy'ish and fairly conservative. Well-known brands brands reign here, as someone mentioned most people wearing designer denim, pointy shoes and a Gucci/Chloe bag.

Boston seems to be responding well though, they have continued to open new boutiques and the influx of department store renovations (the new Bloomingdale's, the coming "luxury" mall at Natick, Saks renov., the new Barney's) is forcing a lot of stores to think creatively and carry lesser-known names (as they will all otherwise be carrying the same stuff).

In an attempt to be fair, the weather often does not help in our favor. About a week ago, the noon temperature was 9 degrees F (with weather.com telling us it felt like -15!). For me personally, if I am going to make a brave trek even somewhere close in weather like that I will forget the fashion effort and bust out the "michelin man" north face.

And this coming from someone who has lived in Boston her whole life. Haha.

 

[Pong]

So who wants to bring a sense of street style to Boston with me? Hah.

Boston isn't so bad. I actually enjoy it. I recently went to NYC and I was actually a little disappointed. I expected to see a lot of really nice looking people or I'm not even sure. Something exciting or unique. But sadly I saw nothing that I couldn't find in Boston. Maybe it's because I was in a more touristy place. I don't know. But I was surprised. I was in Times Square and on 42nd and 5th and 7th and Central Park and everything I saw was something I could have found on Newbury or Boylston or Downtown Crossing or, dare I say, West Roxbury late at night. [I enjoy Roxbury and Jamaica Plain jokes.]

But also Boston is getting better. Well, for women moreso than men. You ladies have Intermix on Newbury. That store that I can simply not remember the name of in Copley near the Westin entrance I believe that sells cute clothes by Chloe and other high end designers. There's a Dior ready-to-wear coming in. And lets just keep in mind that construction will begin around May, what I'm told by a manager, to make way for Louis Vuitton's ready-to-wear. So there's a lot that will be going on. Boston may not ever be as stylish as NY but hey. We can sure kick the hell out of some other cities.

Seriously... who wants to bring street style to Boston with me. Hah.

 

[lucy92]

pong, i think you mean grettaluxe.

wow, im surprised that LV is planning on selling RTW here...thanks for the tips.

 

[@~PinkCouture~@]

Not sure is this old news, but there will be a Louis Vuitton boutique at the Natick Mall coming this September

 

[Pong]

pong, i think you mean grettaluxe.

wow, im surprised that LV is planning on selling RTW here...thanks for the tips.

yes! i went by it today out of curiosity for the name. hah. and i'm quite excited to see the expanded LV though it will be a long while. i'm excited for dior to finish construction.

 

[ChrissyM]

Not sure is this old news, but there will be a Louis Vuitton boutique at the Natick Mall coming this September

yes i heard that as well...
i believe there will also be a zara...
i'm really excited for the expansion of that mall.. it's really going to be so much better

 

[Pong]

yes i heard that as well...
i believe there will also be a zara...
i'm really excited for the expansion of that mall.. it's really going to be so much better

OMFG! ZARA!? I WOULD F***ING DIE! PLEASE TELL ME YOU HEARD THIS FROM A GOOD SOURCE!

 

[derekjames]

i can't wait for dior.

 

[ChrissyM]

I'm looking for confirmation on the Zara thing but here is a blurb about the mall and its history from Wikipedia.. i thought is was interesting

The Natick Mall is a large indoor shopping mall located near Route 9 and the Mass Pike (I-90) in Natick, Massachusetts, and adjacent to Shoppers World. The original mall opened on April 27, 1966 as the first indoor shopping mall in the Boston area and one of the first east of the Mississippi River. The mall was demolished and rebuilt in 1994 (with the exception of the recently remodeled Filene's store), with the new mall opening on October 12, 1995. The mall is currently undergoing an expansion project that will encompass up to 100 new stores, two new anchors (Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus) and make Natick Mall the twelfth largest in the country. The project will also include adjacent luxury condominium residences. The current mall was recently renovated, with the updates officially completed on November 17, 2006.

 

[ChrissyM]

ok, here we go....

an exerpt from an article entitled "From Wonder Bread to the Natick 2007 Expansion"

[FONT=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial]General Growth also worked to renovate the interior of the existing mall during 2006, and by November of that year, the work was complete. To mark its completion, a fashion show and press conference were held on November 17. But the morning was not only devoted to the existing mall: General Growth used the opportunity to announce several of the tenants slated to open at Natick. The official list released during the conference consisted of Louis Vuitton, BCBG, Stil, a relocated Coach store, Lacoste, Oakley, The North Face, J. Crew, Zara, Johnston & Murphy, Martin + Osa, and Teavana.
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http://www.framinghamnatickretail.com/wonderbread/index.html

 

[Pong]

I simply adore you! You've made my night sooooo good!

 

[Ianastar]

Oh!! More posts!!

I will probably take and post some streetstyle shots when I get there. Im coming in April to get an apt. and then moving at the end of May. yay!!

I guess, I wont be dressing like the typical Boston student then, because I tend to dress up a bit more.

 

[@~PinkCouture~@]

What school will you be attending???

 

[highheels]

This forum is a bore. Where are the pics?

 

[@~PinkCouture~@]

I only have random pictures of Boston, but none of "people." I feel weird taking pictures of random people, esp. if they are candid. However, if anyone here would like take pictures of Boston street style, by all means go for it!

 

[Pong]

sometimes they have a street style section in the improper bostonian paper thing. maybe i'll cop a copy [i don't talk like that...] and see if there's anything.

 

[Ianastar]

What school will you be attending???

Ive applied to Lesley, Emerson and UMass, but have not heard back from them yet.

*crosses fingers* I'm really interested in Lesley though.

I only have random pictures of Boston, but none of "people." I feel weird taking pictures of random people, esp. if they are candid. However, if anyone here would like take pictures of Boston street style, by all means go for it!

I might take and post a few once I'm up there!!

 

[Pong]

Emerson is a good school. My friends who go there absolutely love it! A couple of my friends are actually hoping to transfer into Emerson. And it's right inbetween Downtown Crossing and Newbury/Boylston/Copley so it's a good spot.

 

[Pong]

On my way home tonight from just being bored and deciding to walk around Newbury I saw a lot of really cutely dressed people were walking around Boylston. Not the main part of Boylston. Like the side opposite from Newbury. Where... Berklee books is, I think it's there... anyway. A lot of cute girls in dresses. Boys in old, oversized [or some undersized] sweaters. It was just cute. And everyone smoking. Hah. I loved it. Basically it made my night because it made me love Boston.