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Thoughts on Portland style from some of the city’s good-lookers.

Benoît Pioulard

Where do you get most of your clothes?

Generally at secondhand places, but American Apparel cuts also work well for me.

Is there a Portland look?

There's such an amalgam of style influence, coupled with a rather live-and-let-live attitude. A visiting friend of mine pointed out a kind of European feel in the ubiquity of active lifestyles and the consideration that most people give to their look.

Manny Reyes of Atolé

Where do you get most of your clothes?

From family and friends… that was our theme for this picture.

Is there a Portland look?

Casual and practical–everyone has a hoodie and messy hair.

Liza Rietz & Corrina Repp of Tu Fawning

Where do you get most of your clothes?

I make clothes all day long for other people and by the end of the day it’s hard to think about making clothes for myself! I do keep some of my samples and wear them, otherwise I love second-hand shopping. My favorite boutique in Portland is called Una in Southeast Portland. Liza. When I have money I love to get clothes from this store by my house called Una. Beautiful stuff. Other than that, thrift stores. House on Hawthorne has a ton of old clothes there now. Corrina

Is there a Portland look?

No one looks too dressed up–it’s a casual city, but edgy. Liza There isn't a Portland look, there's just too much going on now, and too many groups and niches of people to have a particular look. Corrina

Erik Gage & Kyle Handley of White Fang

Where do you get most of your clothes?

Rad Summer, the awesome shop that my friend Honey Owens works at with her friends. They have the best gear in town. Jimi, one of our drummers, is wearing a shirt from there that Honey traded me for two White Fang CDs. Erik

From friends. I didn't buy any of the clothes I was wearing that day. Kyle

Is there a Portland look?

There's no look, everyone's kind of got their own thing going on. Sometimes there's pockets of, like, Day-Glo/surfer vibes, lots of weird layering, and lots of awesome shoes. Erik

Harvey Tumbleson of The Builders & The Butchers

Where do you get most of your clothes?

We are all huge vintage and thrift store shoppers. We love going into new towns on tour and finding small thrift stores. About 75% of my closet is used.

Is there a Portland look?

I'd say vintage is definitely the style. Lots of thin, worn-out t-shirts, v-necks, stuff like that. But again, Portland is very eclectic and changes with the seasons. My favorite is fall. Lots of great fashion watching.

Photos by Alicia J. Rose.