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are you representing?

Posted by Chris under Community, Fashion, I wish I'd thought of that

T-shirts as always seem to be the ultimate way to represent. From Threadless, the ultimate in crowdsourcing design, to natch, one of my favorites, SevenTenths. Maybe it’s me but there are t-shirts that I just can’t seem to part with, that have some special hold for what they represent. Some are trips to far away places, others are a reminder of a time/event/thing sometime in the past. Maybe it’s just a Gladwellian pull for me, that upon sight they immediately conjure up a feeling.

So when along comes a couple guys hawking T’s that represent each and every one of the Chicago El stops, well they just might get my $15. Afterall what says Cubby or Sox fan more then sporting the appropriate T/el stop. And what’s more green then giving prop’s to public transportation.

Put this in the “I wish I’d thought of that”

Meet the man in the TECHNICOLOR SUIT

Posted by Chris under Chicago, Fashion

You’ve seen him dancing on the bridges or spinning outside the TV news studios. Who is that guy? His story will surprise you.

I usually start my morning by watching NBC 5, while multitasking through emails, writing, reading, etc. A few years back I saw this guy, that I’d seen on the Michigan Ave. bridge spinning in these wacky suits. My theory was that he was a rich eccentric (if he was poor he’d be crazy, right) guy doing this for some jollies.

After a deeper dive on the web I found I couldn’t have been more wrong. Recently the Tribune posted an article on Vincent, yes that’s the suit guy’s name, that you’ll find here.

You’ll also find more info on his site as well as the site for the a 90-minute documentary from Jennifer Burns about Falk, called “Vincent: A Life in Color,” which is now in the final stages of postproduction.film