Liz Phair Takes A Walk Through Guyville

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 27, 2011 7:00PM

Liz Phair recently returned to her old stomping grounds in Wicker Park to take a stroll down memory lane with Black Book. Naturally the issue of Wicker Park's rapid gentrification rears its head near the beginning of the piece.

“The yuppies did not live out here then,” she says. “There were a lot of artists. It was weird, because you’d walk down the street and see these little cleaning ladies coming home from work, carrying their supplies. And then you’d spot the Urge Overkill guys walking around looking like rock stars and wearing blue sunglasses. They always dressed like that!” Today, Phair dresses appropriately for the neighborhood, pairing a black wrap sweater over a bright metallic miniskirt with a thick gold belt just above the waist.

We're pleased to hear she dressed to blend in with the neighborhood's current residents.