I don't think the Ugg trend holds true anymore. They were really popular about 5 years ago, but now for every girl wearing Uggs, I see 10 wearing ankle or slouchy boots. I never see anyone wearing Hollister either. I think it is marketed more towards people who want to visit SoCal rather than the people that actually live here.
Silverlake:
It's all pretty much vintage," Janet Schultz, 26 of Los Feliz, says of her wardrobe.
"I always show at least one pop of bright color."
"I like old lady glamour," says Simon Haas, 25, of downtown L.A.
Emily Ateninson, 19, of Los Angeles, says she's a "bohemian mess. [A] free bird."
I literally rolled out of bed. [My style is] punk rock?" says Diana Taylor, 22, from Maui but living in Silver Lake.
Jaclyn Jonet, 25, of Hollywood goes for "comfort and sex appeal."
How does she define sex appeal? "Be yourself, that will be the ultimate sexiness."
Laura Houghton, 24, from Oregon, but living in Riverside, goes for "next-door vintage.
Grandma and Grandpa chic. I like anything that's bright and cheesy."
She's hugged by Becca Flaiz, 26, who says, "Honestly, I love
bustles and Victorian styles -- [my look is] modern Victorian."
Misha Boskovski, 25, from Venice, has eclectic taste that includes "Ukrainian gypsy fairy attire; acid-freak fashion."
Jamal Dawda's "lazy chic" style makes the 26-year-old Silver Laker have "
a hodgepodge" wardrobe. Meanwhile, 25-year-old Teresa Gay's two style adjectives are "comfy and hip."
"Most of my outfit is from
Santee Alley," 27-year-old Jacqueline
Nguyen of Silver Lake says of her "eclectic-modern" wardrobe. "There
should be no rules in fashion."
Angeleno Peter Hooks, 21, sports an "urban functionality" style.
Bree Bonneau, 22, of Silver Lake, says her look is "comfortable, black, mysterious."
Rebekah Parr, 34, of Silver Lake, describes her style with one word, "Love."
"My style is whatever my roommate gives me to wear," says Annie Hardy, 28, from the band Giant Drag.
"I'm not used to being awake this early."
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