Street Style... "Painted Red," Charleston 4/4

I love seeing this. Need to get somewhere quick, high heels holding you back? Wear flats, change outside. The life of a women.

On the Street... "Old School," King St., Charleston

There is a mens shop on upper King Street in Charleston where this gentlemen often stands outside of. I've seen him many times but never felt it was the right time to take a photo. Got it this time.

Featured on the Street Style Tour... Lydia, College of Charleston

On the Street... "Winter Red and Fur," Charleston

This has to be my all time favorite image from Charleston this year. There is so much happening here that I've found beautiful in womens style over the years.

-In my mid to late teens, I had a huge crush on a girl who her and her friends always wore bandanas around their head similar to this.
-In my early twenties I fell hard for any lady with bright red lips and long flowing hair.
- Currently, I love the dressy yet casual look of tapered pants with a no-break-hem and flats. I think any women, short or long legs can pull this off so well.

Very glad I ran into her last week while in town. 

On the Street... Isa (again), College of Charleston

I took a portrait of Isa a few months back, here is her whole out fit. I hope to see her again soon.

King Street Shop Walk, Charleston SC - Tomorrow Night!

I'll be in Charleston tomorrow night for the King Street Shop Walk! Come by at registration and say hello, get your shop walk Passport and enjoy a night of shopping on King! I'll also be around during the after party. Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces, and meeting some news as well.

On Campus... Same Guy different day, College of Charleston

Elizabeth, featured on the Street Style Tour - Charleston

Charleston's New Class of Gentlemen

It's the #1 city in the country to visit, a cultural tourist destination with historical tours, cruise ships and now plenty of fanny packs. Peel back the commercial pomp and circumstance, and you'll find a passionate local community and yes, fashion. Charleston's Southern charm is well documented, as well as its perception of southern style, even with a thriving yearly fashion week, the men's style in the Holy City portrayed in magazines, blogs and TV is fairly fabricated. It's hard to swallow, but the fact is, bow-ties and long ties are still mostly only seen at weddings and other special occasions. The southern man has a "newer" long standing uniform that needs to go - Khakis, polo shirts, Costa del Mar's on croakies, sandals or the ugly version of Sperry's, visors if their super douchey, North Face fleece if cold - done.

Don't think this means you need to rush and call 911 for a fashion emergency, the men's fashion in the low country has taken a shift for the better in the past couple years which means there's still hope. Retail plays a big part in what men wear, in Charleston, newer downtown additions like Billy Read and Indigo & Cotton have brought in new collections of clothing that weren't options before. These shops with modern fitted more dapper menswear have a new class of fashion forward gentlemen dressing the part. New comer Desmond Kinlaw isn't playing games, voted one of Charleston's most stylish early 2012, he's since launched his personal style Chinos and Cheesecake and is taking on the men's style front full force. He's banded together a few fellow Charleston based dandies for the most dapper of afternoon meals followed by cocktails captured by non-other than the King of Southern Streets Style, Me! I'm certainly no stranger to sharp dressing, but happily made myself at home behind the camera while Kinlaw and his crew took the spot light and showed off some ankle.

It might be a short commencement this year, but often the first group of graduates are in small numbers. It's only a matter of time till more Low Country men will become alum of the new wave of men's fashion elite.

Without further ado, here's to Charleston's New Class of gentlemen, class of 2012. 

Episode 3 - The Southern Street Style Tour - Charleston SC

It's time for Charleston to Shine on this week's episode of the Street Style Tour! 

Rad People... Vail

I met Vail after I had already moved away from Charleston, she is an incredibly amazing person/surfer/fashion lover/rad person who has become a good friend.  Perfect fit for my Rad People Portraits.

Street Style... "Painted Red," Charleston 3/4

She was so cute! There was a bit of wind that day in Charleston and oh did the skirt just filled with air and added so much body every time the wind blow her way. I love clothes that moves and flows, really adds life to an outfit.

Street Style... "Painted Red," Charleston 2/4

Street Style... "Painted Red," Charleston 1/4

It was all by chance, but I saw a lot of red my last two days in Charleston a few weeks ago.

On Campus... "Arms and Lace," College of Charleston

Street Style Tour Preview... Charleston, SC

Are you ready for the Southern Street Style Tour? It all starts next Monday.

On the Street... Isa on George St., Charleston

I sometimes forget to take portraits when shooting street style, I hope you can see why I didn't forget to take a close up of Isa. Another fun note, I often like to play with shadows and narrow light that trees and buildings make. I call it the "Morticia Addams Look," simple yet dramatic.

Sneak Peek!

Here is a little sneak peek from a photo shoot yesterday in Charleston. A full post on this shoot will be up shortly.

Southern Street Style Tour Update - Charleston and Savannah

The past few weeks have been crazy, I've been on the road and working on personal projects all at the same time. I'm at the halfway point of filming the Southern Street Style Tour, Charleston and Savannah are next on the bill. I'll be in Charleston all next week and Savannah for one day of filming on Wednesday. Follow my tweets, @angelspov with #StreetStyleTour hash tag to see what I'm up too. You can also get location updates if you want to try to hunt me down. Looking forward to getting down South! Series Premieres November 5th at 12:00pm! Check out the Street Style TV page to see each episode and current promos running to get everyone excited for the Tour.

Street Style... " Summer Chic," King St., Charleston