The Demise of Street Style

There is no doubt that street style is popular, but has it well and truly had it's day now? It's gone far beyond what pioneering photographer Bill Cunningham made it decades ago but has it become too mainstream that it's just not exciting anymore? This could be down to the fact it's the norm nowadays to go onto a blog and see street style pics so often it's a bit like 'on to the next one' especially now its made its way into the glossies and fashion bibles that are Vogue, ELLE and so on.
Blogs such as The Sartorialist also helped popularise street style as an art form, but art is none for being different and not the norm, but surely it cannot be called an art form now since its so common.

At events such as London Fashion Week, people who aren't exactly who anybody knows dress so outlandish to get noticed, it's less about going to see designers work than about showing anyone and everyone a crazy outfit just to say you were there. The street has now become the runway, literally. At January's fashion week, Colin McDowell was on his way to a show when his car stopped to let a women cross. As she did she stopped to pose for a fan of photographers while mid-road! To Mr McDowell's disgust he shouted out the window 'This is road not a runway!' And I'm afraid to say Colin hit the nail on the head with that one.

Every trend has an expiry date, and although this may have reached theres, trends always make a comeback and I'm sure the same will happen with street style. If someone miraculously comes up with a new way of showing it!

(The Sartorialist)