The Dandy, The Rockstar & The Gentlewoman {Style Icons: Janie, Esther & Jeeyong}
17/07/2012 § 7 Comments
Janie Cai, Esther Quek and Jeeyong Kang.
Three amazing women, three distinct senses of personal style
that are heavily influenced by menswear.
Believe me when I say serious. girlcrush. (times three).
The Dandy — Janie Cai, fashion director, Esquire Singapore.
Janie is a lady who loves a good hat and a statement lapel (or accessory). She’s eternally smiling — something of a rarity for streetstyle subjects — and her kits always feel like so much fun. I’m especially digging her new haircut.
From Janie, take a carefree attitude and a love for nattily mixed textures…
The Rockstar — Esther Quek, fashion editor, The Rake.
Esther’s self-assured composure and amazing hair choices have me a bit intimidated, even from pictures. But I love it. She is a master of the necktie — and did you notice her tie bar game? So, so good. I love her approach to layering and pattern-mixing — and her omnipresent dark glasses? Completely badass.
From Esther, take a sense of boldness and a love of color and contrast…
The Gentlewoman — Jeeyong Kang, fashion director, GQ Korea.
Of the three, Jeeyong’s sense of style is probably my favorite. There is a calmness to the way she dresses — it is simple and elegant and communicates a sense of seriousness.
From Jeeyong, embrace a sense of confident simplicity.
Images via: You Just Got Spotted [1 and 2], The Sartorialist [1], All the Pretty Birds [1 ], Vanessa Jackman [1 and 2], Rock the Trend [1 and 2], STREETFSN [1 and 2], Stockholm Streetstyle [1, 2, and 3], Guerrisms [1], Streetpeeper [1], Citizen Couture [1 and 2], Tommy Ton for Style.com [1], and a few random finds courtesy of the Tumblrs and the Googles.
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More posts like this! Loved the photos and these ladies’ styles 🙂
I love love Esther Quek, if only I could pull off her haircut..
Aaaaah, Jeeyong! I’m so stoked that you featured her on this post! She’s one of my favorite style icons. Love how her outfits are so classy and dignified, yet fresh and a little edgy. And those monk shoes? WIN.
I really enjoyed this post! It’s exciting to know that there are more women out there rocking a menswear-inspired style.
I’m glad you liked it Jennifer! Jeeyong is so major, I agree! We need many, many more pictures of her…
Jeeyong is legend-wait for it-daryyyyyyy….
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Fantastic post! All three of these ladies are my absolute favourite to spot on streetstyle sites.