Disregard the uninformed style advice of mainstream fashion publications - they are completely out of touch. Familiar brands, played out concepts and polished pictures and advertorials have all fallen by the wayside, as the Internet’s plethora of street style blogs are now the go-to for young and hip twenty somethings in search of fresh styles and tastes.

Familiarize yourself with how the young and fashion-forward from around the globe remix, accessorize, and customize interesting combinations of modern and retro clothing into new and unique styles. These blogs are becoming more and more popular, and observing style from around the world has never been more accessible. Check out some pics of what the cool kids are currently sporting in cities like Paris, London, New York, Helsinki, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Brazil, Shanghai, Moscow and Berlin.

After all, most trends don’t emerge from designers, focus groups, studios, or research and development insights - they originate grassroots in the streets. For all you up and coming designers and brand managers, these are the links to bookmark in order to stay up on what is really going on.

Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Helsinki, New York, London, Tokyo, Munich, Copenhagen, Oslo, Brazil, Barcelona, Athens, Australia, Berlin, Italy, Stockholm, Moscow, Istanbul, Lisbon,  Tel-Aviv, Seattle, Shanghai, Seoul,