This weekend, me and Boyfriend Kaboom headed down to my old stomping grounds in Philadelphia for the Roots Picnic. Philadelphia was the first city I ever lived in on my own, and I think that in a sense there will always be a part of me that is a Philly girl. Philadelphia has this lifestyle that is unique to anywhere i have been, a result of awesome people, a close-knit community and lots of trees (it’s also the only city you’ll see kids hanging out on horses). More than anything, the thing I miss most is Philly’s sense of style: a independence and trust in personal wardrobe free of any constraint but whim. While at the show, I couldn’t resist snapping a few shots of some of the fantastic individuals who caught my eye.

Ayana M. Case is a stylist and publicist from New York, who knows how to do some glorious things with a wrap dress.

It was a scorching day, but Mia looked cool and pretty in a polka-dot dress and Alphonse Mucha-inspired parasol (that I fought the urge to snatch!)

Tomia & Jordan played under the hose to stay cool, and their bohemian outfits were lovely, even drenched!

Sarah chilled in an ensemble as easy in the heat as it was on the eye. Touches of colorful luminescence in the bag and shoes are my favorite part.

Somehow, I even managed to get a shot of Boyfriend Kaboom making a somewhat tolerable face: