Philadelphia Street Style: Kelsey, 10th St

Kelsey is an illustrator and recent graduate from the University of the Arts. She described her style to me as "classy punk," to which I asked, "Does that mean you listen to a lot of punk?" "I used to," she answered, "but now I class it up a bit." Here, that translates into "some Navy style" jacket with an H&M scarf and a pair of cat-eye sunglasses by Ray-Ban. She has "no idea what the lower half is." 

Lately, she's been listening to a lot of "doom wop," the musical hybrid of doo wop and doom. I asked if she could name a band for me, since, frankly, I was having a hard time imagining what that would mean. She suggested Mister Heavenly. I just got through listening to a couple of their songs. I like them pretty well, but I'm still having trouble discerning any doo wop influence. 

By the way, if you want to check out Kelsey's illustration work, visit her website at www.kelseykrebs.com.

Philadelphia Street Style: Emily, Walnut St

Emily is a hairstylist and tells me that everything she wears "has to compliment the hair." Otherwise, her style is "comfort meets unique." She wears lots of vintage, solids, and basics. Her skirt is Forever 21. Her bodysuit is American Apparel. Her jacket is thrifted. Her tights are Target. Her boots are vegan Doc Martens. And her sunglasses are Ray-Ban. She describes her musical taste as "terrible music, like Miley Cyrus." She'll listen to anything "horrible," and mainly stuff from the Billboard Top-100.