By Si Hawkins

It ain’t easy being a fashion icon. Just ask Santi White, better known as Santogold, who’s becoming further aware of this awkward facet of the female fame business with every passing week, wherever she may roam.

A few days ago, the Philly-born artist was trudging around the less-than-sexy English city of Birmingham during a well-earned break from her relentless touring-and-talking schedule, and trying to look as inconspicuous as possible in an “extra horrible” sweatpant and sweatshirt combo. She still got recognized, which is usually cool, but not when you’re sporting extra horrible sweats and the general public is looking to you as a trendsetter. Worse, it’s starting to happen on a daily basis back home in Brooklyn, too.

“They have this stupid alternate-side parking rule, so four days a week I …