Street Fashion: Melrose Trading Post

By Colin Young-Wolff
Miracle Mile resident Joel (who declined to give his last name), wearing jeans and an inside-out
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Sara from Miracle Mile, who declined to give her last name, with a ’60s nautical look, accented with her Coach bag and $7 sunglasses just purchased at Melrose Trading Post.
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Carla from
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
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Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Kelly Brannigan from
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
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Drew Baker from Silver Lake, with an affordable style: an Urban Outfitters cardigan and desert boots.
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Silver Lake’s Courtney -- who declined to give her last name -- wearing a vintage dress she cut herself.
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

“Nobody better steal that look,” says Tyler Steel of
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Melinda Dean from
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
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Mark, from
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Caitlin Hassler, left, calls her look summer casual.” It features cut-off Levis and Cherokee Indian boots. Fellow Silver Lake resident Sarah Comer sports what she calls a “hippie Western” style, with a Forever 21 top,
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Josh Barsell of Koreatown, wearing a vintage shirt, womens jeans and Dita glasses.
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Some things never go out of style: Nathan Walczak of Westwood in a LNA shirt — with fresh coffee stains — and vintage necklaces.
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Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
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Fashion advice from Lauren Alexander of Westwood: White tees, vintage necklaces and flannels, thats key.
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Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
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Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
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Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Mellody Vere describes her style and outfit as ’80s-’90s mishmash or cowboy punk.
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Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Yaasika Welto describes her style as eclectic gypsy awesomeness. Here’s her take on designer denim (7 for All Mankind) paired with some Yaasika Welto originals (those would be the hand-painted shoes).
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
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Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

The best of both worlds: Kaeli Spiri of Chino Hills likes a sophisticated yet laid-back look.
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
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Amanda Eckenfelder of Newport Beach prefers a casual and comfortable style.
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Ally Page of Newport Beach, armed with a peace bag and a peace sign, calls herself a fashionable hippie.
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Christy Vukets of
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

Andie Welsh of
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
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Katie Cardew, a backpacker from England, is hosteling it in Los Angeles with second-hand clothing and some Uggs. She calls her style that of a preppy backpacker.
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)

And they say you never see anyone famous at these things: Eva Marcille (winner of the third cycle of “Americas Next Top Model” and currently on “The Young and the Restless”) wears her hobo chic look for day trips to the farmers market and Melrose Trading Post.
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Long Beach’s Belmont Shore
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
Sunset Junction
Westfield Century City shopping mall
Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade
Santee Alley
Old Pasadena
Los Angeles’ Third Street neighborhood
Abbot Kinney, Venice (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)