Style 4

Name: Jakob

Location: SoHo

Occupation: Model

Q: Tell me about your outfit.

A: The jacket is from Zara, the jeans are Levi's and the shoes are Pumas.

Q: Being a model, do you feel pressure to fit a certain style? Or did you always dress in this way?

A: I think some pressure. Or more now I have an appreciation for nice clothes. I didn't use to dress as this before I became a model. But now, when I tell someone that I am a model, I don't want to be looking in a bad way, I have to dress good.

Q: Do you feel that designers are trying to sell a certain lifestyle or set of values to consumers with the clothes they design?

A: No (laughs)....they are just clothes. It's more like an art that you can wear, to express your taste. You make the lifestyle and values, not the designer.

Style 3

Name: Lalia

Location: SoHo

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I like to mix and match things. My outfits don't always have to match, but I make sure I achieve an overall look.

Q: What do you feel has influenced your style?

A: I think I draw insiration from different things, and make it my own. Hip-Hop, Indie, Tribal, Mod....and then add a little Lalia!

Q: Do you think your style is essential to who you are, and your expression of self?

A: Yes! I love clothes and use my outfits as statements.

Q: What statement are you making now?

A: That I'm me. That I have an effortless style and I'm someone you'd want to know.

Style 2

Name: Lacey

Location: Union Square B&N

Occupation: Grad Student

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I think of it as indie with an urban flavor.

Q: How much time would you say you spend putting an outfit together?

A: Depends on my mood, but usually about 5 min. The most 10.

Q: Do you feel that you dress in a way that expresses your individuality, or do you like to keep up with trends?

A: I definitely like to express my individuality.

Q: That's cool. By the way, I really like your scarf.

A: Thanks! I'm so into them these days. I have sooo many!

Q: And tell me about your headphones...

A: I love them, they're so fun! When I saw them, I knew I had to have them.

Q: Would you say they are unique; reflective of you?

A: Yea, definitely. I don't see many people with lime green headphones on the street! I think they do express my personality cuz I have a bubbly, funky personality, so my headphones and I are a match!