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South Beach Artist Chic Style

Miami is the home of the Miami Art Basel each year and South Beach Miami is a real artist’s haven. The streets of South Beach show off some real imagination in dressing that also has a touch of class.

 

In evidence on the street are flat canvas shoes with a longer “ballet toe.”  These shoes are usually pale pink but structured a bit for walking. They are worn with seventies style ankle bracelets that look like miniature silver belts.

 

Polka dot shorts are in fashion for Spring in this Florida haven. Think of seventies kitsch styles in pink or baby blue with large white polka dots.  Wear this with a maroon or burgundy braided belt.

 

Another big trend is the long sleeved boat necked crocheted top that bares one shoulder. The coolest types look like a scarf that exposed the navel.

 

Black is a big color here in South Beach, Florida just as it is in all art communities. The basic artist uniform is a short-sleeved cotton mini-dress that is paired over cotton footless tights and worn with a pair of woven leather and canvas wedge heeled sandals. The coolest girls wear sandals in a light or flesh colored sandal.  The entire look is pared with an extra long skinny scarf in a light woven silk.  The scarf is usually worn a bit like a cowl over the neck.

 

Baggy shorts with a wild print are also back in style. Prints are very eighties or Tikki in flair and are paired with low cut black tops and leather gladiator sandals.  Large oversized bags in pure white with a large hat with a wide brim and oversized mother of pearl and shell jewelry complete this retro beach baby look.

 

Some Miami women are wearing very slouchy camel jackets with narrow collars with denim cut offs, slouch T-shirts and leather Beatle Boots. This is usually paired with very large sunglasses and and oversized beaded and leather-sewn bag.  These punkier looks often also include the wearing of an oversized metallic men’s watch.

 

Skirts and tops in light wool blends are also very popular. The tops are usually striped with a high upper armhole and a round neck. The skirts are usually edged with wide ribbing at the hem and waist.  These are paired with bowling bags and flat canvas ballerina slippers.  This outfit is versatile and perfect for work especially on slightly colder days with a lot of clammy humidity.

Leather Mixed Street Styles From Stockholm

Do you want to look cool, sleek and sophisticated like the people from Stockholm?  Here are a few tips to help you achieve the latest looks from this coolest of cool cities.

 

The chic women in Stockholm are not wearing hats this spring. They are instead taking wide bands of ribbon and winding them around their heads like a cap. Flesh tone and pink colors are the coolest ones to wear especially if paired with black leather or vinyl or even black nylon.  The more buckles and snaps and chains your jacket has the better as well.

 

Stockholm ladies wear bare legs as part of their street style and instead of tights will opt to wear thigh high platform boots that are part Lycra and part fake suede.

 

The youth in Stockholm are wearing this one look that pairs black velvet pants with a flesh colored top.  Flesh colored turtlenecks with large elastic bras that look like massive band-aids are also in style.

 

The style in purses for Spring is quilted with a chain. Overlarge fake Chanels in bright shiny fabrics and primary colors are everywhere. The crowning touch is a beautifully patterned shiny blue scarf.

 

Gold and black is another thriving color combination. The Stockholm women love to pair vinyl with leather and nylon and the popular combos are a light greyish black with a very pale gold.   The hottest leather skirt is a A line that drops below the knee and the hottest boots are a high mid-calf without a zipper, heeled and have metallic pale gold toe covers.

 

Very long skirts are also popular including tight pleats in leather with a high narrow waist. This is not a look that has been seen since the 1980s yet in these cold northern climates it seems to be back with a vengeance.  The other touch that is very eighties is short black ankle scots paired with high pumps. The look can be described as a tighter, darker and more evil “Annie Hall.”

 

The miniskirt is also in evidence with a leg that is a nude or flesh colored nylon.  Boots are not tight at the top and have a bit of flop but they always are made of leather and they always have a heel.  The combination of a white vest with a black mini skirt and white and black leather accessories is also common;  it is the Spring version of the Tuxedo look.