NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: The out-of-towners' perspective

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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: The out-of-towners' perspective

POSTED: Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 5:00 PM

Filed Under: Critical Mass | Shopping Fashion

Neighborhood Watch looks for Philly's most fashionable. This week: Kala stopped into Green Street Consignment (700 South St., 215.733.9261) to chat with three visitors from Atlanta — Leili Kasraie, Claire Rigsby and "Peanut" Jones — about their personal style and take on Philadelphia fashion.

Refered to by her cohorts as "the most fashionable friend," Kasraie (22, above) says she's a fan of consignment shopping and constructing her own clothes. She knit the chunky blue-green scarf she was sporting and also customized her H&M gloves by cutting the fingers off. She stresses the importance of solid outerwear, and got the heavy, military-style olive jacket she had been wearing outside from Zappos. "In the cold, it's really worth getting a good coat," she says.

Rigsby (22, above) and Jones say that in Philly they've noticed that long puffy jackets and lots of layers are de rigueur. All three girls value layers themselves, and say that long knee socks and boots over jeans are staples of their winter wardrobes. "I like to sort of break up my layers with a bright stripe of a different color," Rigsby says. "I'll have black boots and black leggings, but I'll let grey socks peek out, too." She pointed out that Kasraie did the same with her red socks and white cuffs. Underneath her coat, she wore a plain white cotton shirt with a gray sweater.

Jones (23, above), who purchased a camel-colored fur vest at Greene Street, also favors pops of color, as is evidenced by her bright yellow scarf and orange knit cap. With these cozy accessories, and by layering leggings under her jeans, she knows how to keep both warm and trendy when the temperatures drop. Though some of their clothing and accessories were from Atlanta boutiques, all three say they mostly shop at clothing chains like H&M, Urban Outfitters and Burlington Coat Factory. All in all, the three Georgians agree that Philly shopping treated them well, and that the whole "Who are you wearing?" paparazzi moment made them feel a bit like visiting celebrities. That's what I'm here for ...

LarryHoover

Posted 2011-01-30 20:22:22

Why these girls so stretchy in the second pictures?

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