Street Fashion: Abbot Kinney, Venice

By Colin Young-Wolff, Special to The Times

Sandro Gebert of Venice has spent a year using a Segway to save gas and help the environment.

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Ryan Cantor, originally from Idaho but now living in Culver City, describes his style as contemporary with a burned-out look.

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Alex Kati, who lives in downtown L.A., loves hats, high-tops and strong colors — especially gold.

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“Certain clothes put me in a certain mood,” says Emily Pereira of Hollywood. She described her current mood as casual-playful.

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Betsy Fischman of West Hollywood digs funky and colorful ensembles.

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Cathy Brno wears Theory and describes her look as “classically understated.”

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Enrique Pena Jr., with his blue-nosed pit bull, describes his style as “street.”

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David McCullough of Inglewood shows his “urban hippie” style.

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Raven Pearce and Capt. Robert West on a bench near Abbot Kinney. Asked about his style, West stated, “I just want peace all over the world.”

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Melani De Guzman sports American Apparrel and vintage pieces with homemade necklaces. “How you wear it is more important than what you wear,” she says.

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Talisa Reeve with her dog Sesame Chicken. Reeve says her outfit is “the only thing in the closet.”

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Sara Yu of Rancho Cucamonga stands in front of NiteSpa’s Paris Flea Market sporting Gucci glasses and a love for uncomplicated, light clothing.

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Michael Gray, visiting from New York, goes for the “trendy comfortable” look.

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Rebecca Wilson of Long Beach sports a Dooney & Bourke bag and enjoys comfortable antique clothing.

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Tica Bengston and Foxy, with a surfer tee, shorts and Crap Eyewear sunglasses.

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Matt Hart of Venice believes in picking one outfit and sticking with it. Here, he wears Newton running shoes.

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Jacob Sadowsky of Silver Lake sports a “free-pile commando bum” look.

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Lia Montelongo, a “beach diva” from Marina del Rey, wears a skirt she turned into a dress.

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Georgia Ford of Venice says she likes to look retro fabulous with vintage clothes and hand-painted shoes.

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Stephanie Johnson of Santa Monica with a “relaxed” outfit.

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Ted Fawcett and Rogue, a Shiba Inu. Fawcett likes to go casually comfortable with an emphasis on fabric softener, admitting: “I have broken up with a girl because she didn’t use fabric softener.”

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Stacy Smith is from France. Her “classic chic” look includes Prada glasses and a Tod’s bag.

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Melissa Hunter of West Hollywood describes her style as “whimsical hipster Lolita.”

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Celeste Young of Venice wears a Target swimsuit cover-up. She loves frocks and describes her overall style as “jazzy and magical.”

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News Tha Superstar, left, Ariel Is and Money Bags were passing out CDs.

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Josh Tapia of Monrovia has a “hippie organic” look and a bag from Mexico City.

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Lily Kaufman of Santa Monica enjoys “Bohemian” style.

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Robby Honda wears local streetwear and an American flag bandana and rides his dad’s old Giratina bike.

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Lex White dresses with an alternative style and loves comic book T-shirts.

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Australian artist Jodee Knowles has a Rod Stewart shirt and a “Rod Stewart style.”

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Patricia Hardmeier, with Mr. G the Bichon Frise, likes her clothes to feel “easygoing and reasonable.”

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Fashion designer Virginie Saint-Jeannet wears all Fluxus clothing and prefers to dress in a style that’s “casual with an edginess.”

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Lauren Burns of Los Angeles looks great at nine months’ pregnant but admits, “comfort is key at this point.”

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