Style Stakeout: Pasadena
Shoppers along bustling Colorado Boulevard prefer gender-bending duds, boots, and hats
David Lizarran, 4o, translator
Wearing: Shirt from Nordstrom, tailor-made pants, Allen Edmonds shoes, Goorin Bros. hat, Keen bag
“I work as a court translator, so I have to wear suits every day. I prefer slim-fit styles. When I’m not working, it’s motorcycle-wear and a lot of yoga attire.”
Erin Campbell, 39, artist
Wearing: Vintage dress, Frye boots, Urban Outfitters hat, J. Crew bag, raccoon tail from eBay, vintage ring
“I guess you’d call my look ‘bohemian chic.’ I’m drawn to darker colors because it makes my superlight hair pop. I shop at Gold Bug a lot. It’s my favorite store.”
(He’s the one guy we found not wearing a T-shirt, cargo shorts, and flip- flops.)
Madison Lawlor, 17, student
Wearing: Urban Outfitters men’s shirt, Forever 21 vest, PacSun jeans, Charlotte Russe boots, Cotton On hat, Global Market bag, knockoff Ray-Bans
“I don’t buy gender-specific clothes. Right now, I wear a lot of guys’ stuff. I like things a little baggier. I also like ‘thrift store chic’—layering new pieces with thrift store finds.”
Barbara Cassel, 50, set decorator
Wearing: DKNY blazer, Matisse jeans,boots from a friend, Olvera Street belt, Tag Heuer watch, Betsey Johnson jewelry
“When I wake up in the morning, I spend ten minutes putting an outfit together in my head before I even get out of bed-. I like to coordinate pieces.”
Marko Alejo, 23, visual merchandiser
Wearing: American Apparel jacket, Zara shirts, women’s Abercrombie & Fitch jeans, Bass shoes, Super sunglasses
“I call my look ‘preppy cowboy.’ It’s academy campus meets pioneer western. Stylewise, I idolize Steve McQueen, Robert Redford, and Ralph Lauren.”
Photographs by Aurelia D'Amore