Street Fashion: Third Street neighborhood, Los Angeles
By Colin Young-Wolff, Special to The Times
Peter Molina of West L.A. likes a “comfortable, fashion-forward” look.
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Krista Gugliotti of West Hollywood aims for “sassy chic.” She keeps it as natural as possible during the day and gets “spunky at night.”
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Haley Bartlett, left, goes for a “sophisticated sexy” look, while friend Rochelle Hathaway, a bargain shopper, prefers thrift stores.
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Nino Mkpherson of Los Angeles sports “urban skate attire.”
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Sahra Amere of Temecula wears “vintage and mismatched” from stores such as Forever 21.
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Roxy Kaba and Katarina Ticeric of Vancouver, B.C., enjoy a moment after shopping. Roxy describes her style as “sexy casual”; Katarina jokes that hers is “provocative business casual.”
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Michelle Minx, with her chihuahuas Paris and Tinkerbell Hilton, wears L.A. casual couture. “Would Christie Brinkley wear it? If she wouldn’t wear it, I wouldn’t wear it.”
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Aaron Gonzalez of Laurel Canyon laughs as he describes his style as “funky booty chic.” Krystal Simpson, also of Laurel Canyon, says hers is “Keith Richards-meets-Anita Pallenberg
vintage with a high-end feel.”
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Temar Abate of East L.A. shops on Melrose Avenue and likes to keep it “trendy, classy, chic.”
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Rocky Dilla of Northeast L.A. rocks an “urban street, beat boy rasta” look.
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Do dogs reflect their owners, or do owners reflect their dogs? Here, Kennedy Taylor seems to match her teacup Malteses, and Alexis Montgomery Freiberg’s “Sunday hobo chic” matches the brown tones of her pups.
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Barry Davis, with his golden retriever Dylan, likes “jeans, T-shirts and a sweater.”
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Brooke Phillips of Reno likes a stylish, laid-back look, but admits, sarcastically, “I don’t try hard enough.”
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Miss Faye likes “a little punky chic” and says she is now “comfortable with short sleeves, thanks to our first lady.”
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Esther Ho jumped on the bus right after this photo, but had time to mention that her umbrella is from Koreatown.
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Anna Gurji likes “casual, everyday informal” and wears sandals “ ‘cause it’s comfortable.”
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Meghan Feeks, visiting from New York, strives for a “modern, elegant” look.
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Chris Merrill, originally from South Carolina but now living in Culver City, goes for the business-trendy look.
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“I like hats, especially fedoras, stingy brims,” says Harris Park of Santa Monica.
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Skye Drynan loves bling and fashion-forward looks. Her fashion tip: “You have to wear something cut for a woman.”
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Hyo Young Yu wears “family casual” and carries a Louis Vuitton bag.
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David Sebastian of Hollywood is wearing none other than the “David Sebastian line,” which he describes as “just amazing.”
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Frederick Leonce of West Hollywood works a “vintage hipster” style.
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Phyllis Wang of Hancock Park wears “whatever I like
interesting brands and conceptual designers.”
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Carissa Ferreri of West Hollywood likes to look “comfortable, easy, just rolled out of bed.”
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