I love San Francisco, street style would be great even if it was just for the pictures of the city and surrounding areas. From memory though the Wharf was pretty bland and I mainly rememember the horrible smell above everything else haha.
Well, if ya'll insist, I'll put some lithium batteries in my crappy camera and go stalk the fashionable set in San Francisco. Chances are everyone who catches my eye is likely visiting from someplace else, though.
I've been wanting to do street style photos here for awhile, but I don't want to be discrete about it--any tips on how to get people to let you take photos of them? I was thinking of printing up a card saying, "See yourself on this thread" with the webpage info on it.
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Well, if ya'll insist, I'll put some lithium batteries in my crappy camera and go stalk the fashionable set in San Francisco. Chances are everyone who catches my eye is likely visiting from someplace else, though.
I've been wanting to do street style photos here for awhile, but I don't want to be discrete about it--any tips on how to get people to let you take photos of them? I was thinking of printing up a card saying, "See yourself on this thread" with the webpage info on it.
i guess compliments go a long way. i think if someone went to the lengths to ask for a picture of them because they admire their style, the least the person could do was give you a photo. then of course you always have those cautious people who think rapists/murderers can track their whereabouts with one photo posted on the internet.
good luck on your endeavor, i want to see some BA streetstyle.
Well, if ya'll insist, I'll put some lithium batteries in my crappy camera and go stalk the fashionable set in San Francisco. Chances are everyone who catches my eye is likely visiting from someplace else, though.
I've been wanting to do street style photos here for awhile, but I don't want to be discrete about it--any tips on how to get people to let you take photos of them? I was thinking of printing up a card saying, "See yourself on this thread" with the webpage info on it.
I'm looking forward to it mellowdrama. Check out www.fashionweek-sf.com/. You can see what some sf "fashion" people say about sf fashion. And fashion week is August 23-25 ---that's not even a week,
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i guess compliments go a long way. i think if someone went to the lengths to ask for a picture of them because they admire their style, the least the person could do was give you a photo. then of course you always have those cautious people who think rapists/murderers can track their whereabouts with one photo posted on the internet.
good luck on your endeavor, i want to see some BA streetstyle.
i'm going to take some pictures for sure. i've lived in the bay area for a long time and there is a definite difference between san francisco style and east bay style. there will probably always be a "birkenstock and hairy armpit" scene on both sides if the bay - something in the water, i guess - but there are real variations.
San Francisco has gentrified so much in the last decade, and Oakland likewise has become a bedroom community for white and Asian San Franciscans who can't afford to buy in the City (SF) - so these towns look different now than they did before, culturally and stylistically. And Berkeley, for better or worse, remains a college town, with the most casual comfortable and cheap looks being the norm.
Anyway - this thread has given me ideas, so I will take some photos. Should be fun!
BTW, is there a thread dedicated to "the Sartorialist" blog? I'd love to discuss some of his posts. His photos are always inspiring.
BTW, is there a thread dedicated to "the Sartorialist" blog? I'd love to discuss some of his posts. His photos are always inspiring.
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i dont think there is one dedicated to the blog, but many users use his photos to post in the different city street style threads.
Scott Schuman (the Satorialist) and Yvan Rodic (the Face Hunter) really run great style blogs
yeah. Birkenstocks and girls without bras.
it's a really liberal scene up there. when i went to Berkeley, i saw quite a few Rastafarians selling beaded jewelry across the street from the UC campus, lots of colour, baggy clothing, etc. not sure if it has changed in the past 4 years though
but Bay Area style is different all around, if you are in Berkeley it's different than what you'd most likely see in the city of San Francisco. it depends i guess.
I live in San Francisco and the people here in SF do not wear Birkenstocks haha that's funny. Maybe in Berkeley but Berkeley and SF are completely different as far as how people dress and the fashion scene. AHhh haha and no bras, sorry love but this isn't the late 60's.
I live in San Francisco and the people here in SF do not wear Birkenstocks haha that's funny. Maybe in Berkeley but Berkeley and SFare completely different as far as how people dress and the fashion scene. AHhh haha and no bras, sorry love but this isn't the late 60's.
it was a joke about the bras.
and fyi the topic is called Berkeley/Bay Area street style as well.
i'm still waiting for good SF photos that everyone is raving about
I went shopping in Berkeley two weeks ago and found that its style stays pretty true to the stereotype. Most of the young people are students, of course, so school t-shirts/sweatshirts are everywhere. Laid back and unpretentious. Nothing to write home about.
I found a San Francisco Street Style blog but most of the features are tacky and not reflective AT ALL of the San Franciscan aesthetic:
I find I'm either too shy or too busy to be pointing my crappy camera at anyone. Plus, I am an awful photographer. I work in Union Square/downtown area, so I reckon most of the cool fashion I see is on well-heeled European and Asian tourists, anyway. It's not really indicative of the people who live here. Perhaps by springtime, if I have a better camera and a photography class, I'll muster the courage to photograph street fashion.
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Berkeley is very diverse, just on a smaller scale than San Fran. First and formost is the hippie look, everything from low to high end. Lots of loose, comfortable, natural fiber clothing. Cottons, hemp (of course ), tees, jeans. There's always been an edge to Berkeley too, so there's street elements, punk, vintage, grunge, hip hop, etc... Even preppy in parts. Decent shopping, with boutiques along College Ave going south into Oakland and a few in North Berkeley and of course the hippie, vintage/used clothing shops and college wear along Telegraph Ave.
scene on both sides if the bay - something in the water, i guess 
- but there are real variations.
), tees, jeans. There's always been an edge to Berkeley too, so there's street elements, punk, vintage, grunge, hip hop, etc... Even preppy in parts. Decent shopping, with boutiques along College Ave going south into Oakland and a few in North Berkeley and of course the hippie, vintage/used clothing shops and college wear along Telegraph Ave.
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