Internationally Painfully Hip: Reykjavik Street Style

So it turns out I love taking photos of strangers in adorable outfits after sufficient Heineken intake. The following were taken at the Mount Kimbie show at Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavik.

I’m currently inhabiting Copenhagen, Denmark, land of my family heritage for the first time. A big thank you to Johan, Vivian, Stephen, June and Julie for making me feel right at home here. Copenhageners have fantastic style in dressing and, most importantly, in being awesome.

Follow my travels in painfully real time at my Facebook page!

October 24th, 2010 | Category: Painfully Trip Travel, thrift stars, vintage | 5 glorious comments

Painfully Hipster of the Day: Tux Untucked

vintage tuxedo style

Bow Tie, Ruffled Dress Shirt from Vv, Burgundy Velvet Blazer from Vv, Dark Paisley Dress Shirt from Vv via LOOKBOOK.nu: “~whisper winds at the break of dawn~” by Bobby Raffin.

Way to make a 70s velvet ruffled tux undeniably wearable by layering with a paisley shirt and baggy trousers. Canadians can pull anything off. Hopefully next he’ll try pairing a tuque with a pair of gonch.

February 1st, 2010 | Category: Painfully Hipster, thrift stars, vintage | 3 glorious comments

Painfully Hipster of the Day: Granny Chic

granny chic

Vintage, Nordstroms Tights, Shirt via LOOKBOOK.nu: “LATE AUTUMN” by Megan Stewart.

I feel like Megan here pulled this outfit straight from my subconscious and made it even better than my imagination could fathom.

Argh! You win, Megan, you win.

January 26th, 2010 | Category: Painfully Hipster, thrift stars, vintage | 7 glorious comments

Painfully Hipster of the Day – Denim to Die For

vintage denim dress

Mega Thinker from My Mum via LOOKBOOK.nu: “Bye bye blue dress” by Mega Brinsmead.

Lately, only the slouchiest, dumpiest mini dresses do it for me. Something about the juxtaposition of slightly frumpy with sexy and short. Everything about this is perfect from the afterthought sleeves and perfectly-placed pockets to the whack of superfluous gold buttons. Dying.

January 21st, 2010 | Category: Painfully Hipster, thrift stars | 3 glorious comments

Painfully Hipster of the Day: Horse Shit

vintage fur sweater, horse shirt, rose belt, vintage trousers, leopard tights

Vintage Pants, Leopard Tights, Horse Shirt from Horse Show, Vintage Fur Trimmed Sweater via LOOKBOOK.nu: “Horse Shit” by Megan Stewart.

An outfit with another name just wouldn’t smell the same.

The adorable Megan S. is a blackbelt in the art of thrift styling. Keen too. She got a girl boner when Goodwill Industries put her photo on their Facebook page in homage to that fact. Ah to be a Goodwill poster child for a day…

January 15th, 2010 | Category: Painfully Hipster, thrift stars, vintage | 11 glorious comments
 
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