Facebook for Street Style
One of my favorite things to do when traveling is peoplewatching. No matter what city I am in; Paris, New Dehi, Nassau, Taipei, Milan, Tokyo, or Burlington, New Jersey (don’t ask, it was for a business trip), just to name a few of the ones I’ve been to this year, I need a spend a least a few hours in a cafe somewhere watching foot traffic pass by. Part of the amusement I get from this is to observe cultural differences and life outside of the U.S., but also to observe international street style, which is just as much indicative of a country’s culture.
By now, everyone has already heard of the two most famous international street style net bloggers, The Sartorialist and his French female counterpart, Garance Dore, who have pioneered capturing the stylish best of what each country’s citizens have to offer. I also love browsing their sites on a daily basis. But a recent favorite click for me has been to visit Lookbook.nu, where stylish people from all over the world submit photographs of their own outfits to be a part of the self proclaimed “Internet’s Largest Source of Fashion Inspiration From Real People All Over the World.”
It sounds like a lofty statement to make, but is not an empty one, with thousands of pictures sortable by brand, country, or clothing category. This means that if you want to see how the Balmain strong shoulder trend is playing across in Sweden, you can simply sort yourself for all recently submitted Swedish pictures. Curious to see how people are dressing in Iceland? No need to wait for Scott Schuman to arrive, you can see for yourself by clicking through all Icelandic photographs.
Many of the self-submitted photographs have the dreamy editorial quality similar to Rumi Neely’s at FashionToast, making them just as artistically pleasing and beautiful to look at, as those you would see at other street style blogs. If you feel that you are more of a street style trend setter than follower, you can even join Lookbook.nu by creating a username and uploading photographs of your favorite outfits. If members of Lookbook.nu like your look, they can vote and “hype” your looks, increasing your chances of being on the front page. This means you no longer have to stalk the sartorialist to be a style ambassador for your own country.
Are any of you members of Lookbook.nu? Let us know so we can see your outfit choices!
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COMMENTS
I too love going to big cities and watch people and how they look :)
My lookbook: http://lookbook.nu/rania
I’ve been using LookBook for over a year now, and am frequently on the hunt for new styles and to see how other people change trends…
Really do love it!