Street fashion: Old Pasadena
By Colin Young-Wolff, Special to The Times
For Angel Duran of Glendale, fashion is “whatever I feel like that day. A lot of people dress straight out of the catalogs. We call them ‘right off the rack.’”
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Ming Lee, with his 6-month-old Siberian Husky, Oz, says he used to be a surfer but is soon going to be a dad, so he’s saving money on fashion and wears “whatever fits the wallet.”
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John Barnhisel of Riverside describes his look as “V-neck and tight, sexy and trendy.”
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Ariel La Salle, born and raised in Pasadena and holding her Terrier mix, Lucy, is a “jeans and tank tops kind of girl.” She admits that “sometimes I put a cute dress on Lucy. I dress her up for the holidays.”
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David Acosta of Monterey Park wears jeans and sandals and loves “dulled out colors” and an “American look.”
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Patrick Waugh of San Marino describes his look as “beachy American Apparel.” He also says “you should always have a hot pair of sunglasses. It’s like the bow on top of the gift.”
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Natalie Kohke of Sierra Madre likes it “trendy, clean. Almost homeless chic.”
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Jose Contreras of Silver Lake likes to dress casual, “nothing more, nothing less.” His style is also ever changing. “One day I could look like this, next day like I’m from Texas.”
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Christopher Galien of Los Angeles likes to keep it unique with a “juggalo scrub style.”
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Nina Yoon, 16, of La Crescenta says, “I like to dress older than my age” and adds that she dressed more casually than usual today because she came to shop.
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Hana Lee, 16, of La Crescenta says that people should be themselves. She describes her own look as “just fresh, clean and casual. On hot days, flowy tank top with shorts and pretty sandals.”
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Travis Sabaitis of Pasadena thinks of his style “as ‘60s-’70s, long hair, tight shirts, folk style.” About his current outfit: “It’s fitted cause I’m skinny!”
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Darren Lee of Pasadena, left,and German visitors Stepfanie Lee, Nadine Dicksahod, Katy Dug and Flo Klausi in front of an Old Town shop. “Please don’t jock my style,” Darren remarks, while Katy adds that she likes “flower power with a little hippie.” They all agree that fashion in SoCal is inspirational.
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Frederick Tabafunda, left, prefers an urban look with V-neck shirts and slim, straight jeans. He claims to embody “tall, energetic and friendly” fashion. Thu Lee loves cardigans and spontaneous, energetic outfits.
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“My style is edgy, cute, Forever 21,” says Patricia Justafort of Pasadena. “Love gold, bling and shiny stuff.”
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Rachel Wark and Benin Marshall, both of Pasadena, hang out in Old Town. She describes her style as “vintage urban city”; he says he has a “skater style.”
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Lauren Lopez prefers “pretty basic tops with bigger jewelry and accessories.” Today she is wearing a black gold watch and carrying a Louis Vuitton bag.
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Shannon Jackson, left, Gabriel Costello and Felicia Almeida. Costello’s fashion tips? “Life is hard, make it edgy. The best pimp and distress. You ain’t nevah seen a brotha like me.”
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Bree Selmser of Los Angeles says she usually likes to dress a little more flashy, but her style is always “original, always my own.”
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