Prototype Issue
Fashion Dos Straight From East LA
By Karla Perez
(page 1 of 1)In the sprawled out 'hoods of East LA, fashion creeps through suburbs more naturally than those closer to the west.
Neighborhood: Boyle Heights
Name: Cuauhtémoc Gonzalez
Age: 45
Occupation: Mariachi
What are you wearing? An authentic Charro suit from Jalisco, Mexico.
Neighborhood:: South San Gabriel
Names: Carly Curiel & Rachael Noji
Age: 17 & 17
Occupation: Hot Dog on a Stick denied both of us; Pinche Montebello Town Center!
What are you wearing?
Carly: My sister’s Dodger bomber jacket, my sister-in-law’s tube top and a red bandanna I found in my mom’s underwear drawer.
Rachael: Carly’s jean vest and American Apparel hoodie vest, Carly’s big sister’s American Apparel terry cloth tube jumper and stunna shades from the local Walgreens. (Sharing is caring in these parts, I take it.)
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