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L.A.'s look book

Nary a trend gets by our sartorial spies

By Marcos Luevanos and Jaime Honkawa

Metromix
August 20, 2008

L.A.'s look book
Click, flash! (Credit: Aimee Brodeur)

In a city where watching what you wear is second only to watching what you eat, it’s second nature for people to pay an exorbitant amount of attention to the sartorial choices of those around them. Whereas in most cosmopolitan areas trends can take entire seasons to catch on, in L.A. fads spread in an instant. Take the following case studies in apparel examination as evidence—Angelenos know how to dress ahead of the curve (for the most part).

Totally teal

Style mole: singular shades

One color at a time, please

Scarlet sack

Style mole: murses

"Yes, we're comfortable with our masculinity"

Pretty in pastel

Style mole: technicolored spectacles

Keeping cool behind these shades

Little black jacket

Style mole: leather lovers

Take a walk on the wild side

Top hat of the morning to ya!

Style mole: fedorable

Hats off to this trend

Feeling more blue than purple

Style mole: Got purp'?

Move over black, there's a new hue in town

Style mole: sunbrellas

Best of style mole

Celebrating 30 weeks of undercover Angeleno style

Paddington fair

Style mole: totes coats

Winter wraps for cool days

Red, white and blue

Style mole: twinsies

Two is better than one

Badass chicks mob the street strikingly

Style mole: Haight vs. Melrose

From S.F. to L.A., pedestrian hipsters strut their stuff on these famous streets

Pair of pooches

Style mole: Oh so fetching

Dogs and the people that love them

Eclectic and enamored

Style mole: Fall, in love

Spring isn't the only time of the year to get your PDA on

Black, blue and paisley too!

Style mole: pushing paisleys

This iconic swirl is weaving its way back into your wardrobe

Beautiful bow tie

Style mole: headliners

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, headbands are still on everyone’s mind

Pirate of the Caribbean, or Galliano garb?

Style mole: costume or clothing?

Dressing dangerously isn’t just for the last day in October

Janeane Garofalo, or flower aficionado?

Style mole: celebrity or civilian?

Frequent are celebrity look-alike sightings in L.A.

Her name was Lola...

Style mole: head games

Over-the-top tops are tops!

McConaughey! He looks familiar...

Style mole: urban cowboys

Real L.A. men dress like they're on the way to a rodeo, not Rodeo Dr.

Belted and boat-y-full!

Style mole: getting waisted

Being self-centered isn't always a bad thing

Brilliant banana tank

Style mole: eclectic electrics

From the psychedelic '60s to the club kids of the '90s, neon has endured

Gold go-go's

Style mole: boot-y call

The Lincoln Town Car of toes, there’s nothing more enviable than a pair of fab boots

This tee is a trip

Style mole: time warps

Donning decade-specific style has never been so timely

A twosome in tandem

Style mole: pedal pushers

Cycling is a sleek pastime long overdue for a comeback

Blank blinkers

Style mole: whitems

Prancing around in pearl is prohibited post-Labor Day

Jeremy Scott tights are a privilege, not a right

Style mole: WTF?

Temporary sartorial insanity happens to the best of us

Nice pocket squares...

Style mole: in the fray

Slice the bottom off your bottoms and let the wind blow in your frays

Oh-my-gosh Spice!

Style mole: Jackie O. faces

Lenses so large, they make those who slip them on look like a praying mantis

Nautical knapsack

Style mole: bag ladies

A stylish bag is the best kind of friend a girl should always have by her side

Pixie vixen

Style mole: Aggy heads

Grab a bottle of peroxide and go Deyn-ish

Neon plaid—a great idea in theory

Style mole: swim-a-ware

When it comes to L.A.'s unofficial dress code, skin has always been in

Red, white and cute!

Style mole: flag rags

Swaddle yourself in practically primary colors this Fourth of July

Our eye in the sky spies an eye-print dress

Style mole: prints and the revolution

Warm summer weather warrants cool, colorful prints

The couple that shades together stays together

Style mole: head straw-ng

Cranial ventilation is literally woven into the straw hat's design

Sporting shades in the shade

Style mole: sunbrellas

Effective sun protection no longer consists of repeat Hawaiian Tropic applications

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