Tomboy Style

In the past few years, I've started dressing way more tomboyish. Skinny jeans and plaid button-downs with hunter boots or moccasins...I dress like a retired painter living in the woods of Michigan, at least that's how I'd characterize it.

In addition to my expensive love of J.Crew, my style is heavily influenced by blogs and bloggers. Tomboy Style is one of my favorites. A style blog written by Lizzie Garrett (who is on hiatus from her other great blog Design Watcher), it features interviews with current hip women and profiles of famous tomboys, along with media and gear for a rustic kind of lifestyle.

Check out the blog, along with Lizzie's new book: Tomboy Style: Beyond the Boundaries of Fashion.

Image credits: composite from Tomboy Style; Zinzi Edmundson in her home by Michael Flores via Refinery 29; Woman taking notes in her kayak in view of Muir Glacier at Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park by Tom Bean, 1983; Kelsey Sheofsky by Mel Barlow; Mariel Hemingway by Stan Shaffer scanned from You Should Have Been With Me: A Photographic Scrapbook by Stan Shaffer; Bekah Stewart by Emily Sill; Princess Caroline of Monaco by Richard Melloul, 1982.

MEET HILLARY. your new camp counselor.

And finally, third in the ‘camp counselor series’ is

HILLARY SCHUSTER!

Chicago-dweller, party-thrower, crafter, information designer, pop-culture obsessor, coffee drinker, nerd, recovering engineer, cat owner, beer lover, wife, daughter, sister, friend (and I have to add: lovely style maven + bundle of inspiration)

Here’s a little something about Hillary:

RESIDING AT…
An apartment in Ravenswood with my husband Michael and our 2 cats. We live near Lincoln Square and close to many many parks and the North branch of the Chicago river.

FAVORITE SUMMER CAMP MEMORY
Michael and I got married at a camp in West Michigan (I grew up near Grand Rapids). The whole weekend was magical–all of our friends and family getting to know each other over beer and bluegrass music, sleeping in bunks and shooting arrows. The ceremony was my favorite part but the talent show might be a close second.

TOP 3 FAVORITE SITES / BLOGS FOR INSPIRATION
I go through phases with blogs but lately my steady go-tos are:

{Frolic!} — Chelsea is a floral designer and stylist (jealous) with a style that reminds me of Swedish simplicity and cottage living

Wit and Delight — Kate Arends might be the coolest person on the internet–with an incredibly current, but timeless, lifestyle aesthetic (her Tumblr and pins are THE BEST)

Scout's Honor Co. blog  — I go to Annemarie’s site for more personal art and design inspiration–her work has an American whimsy that I find kind of heartwarming

LINKS TO HER OTHER ENDEAVORS
hillaryschuster.com
@hillaryschu
Pinterest
Instagr.am (via Webbygram) — hillaryschu

PASTIME / HOBBY / OBSESSION
pastimes // fashion, Pinterest, television
hobbies // tennis, crafts, design, wedding planning, floral design
obsessions // stationary, Vampire Diaries, good beer and coffee, the Hunger Games

BEST PIECE OF SCOUT ADVICE
Make sure the boy sets up the tent while there’s still daylight.

Wedding photos from: http://www.stevenmichaelphoto.com/
Photo booth photo from: http://georgeaye.com/