Nothing makes us feel worse about ourselves than seeing a stone-faced leggy model strutting the runway in an outfit that could fit a preteen. But thanks to photo blogs like the Sartorialist, Last Night’s Party, Fashionista, and Stylesight, we’ve seen fashion — and, more importantly, those modeling it — go from catwalk to sidewalk. The Internet has democratized fashion, making it easily accessible to anyone with a laptop and an interest. So move over Karolina and Kate, because we’re seeing an influx of fashion inspiration from real people. These sites are producing and reacting to street fashion’s popularity and slowly changing conceptions of what models should look like. Real people exuding personal style? Now that’s model behavior.
