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street style pattern recognition
March 19, 2012

Street-Style Pattern Recognition: SXSW

By Stella Bugbee

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Photo: Bek Andersen

Yesterday concluded the 25th annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, with more than 30,000 people in attendance throughout the week, including street-style princess Alexa Chung. The crowd brought its best “studied eclecticism,” with statement rings, bedhead, and mismatched prints, and the warm weather ensured that everybody had a chance to show off their short shorts at least once (men included). Unlike street-style during Fashion Week, the outfits took few cues from the runways, and it’s probably safe to say the only borrowing of garments going on there was amongst friends. Click through our slideshow because, you never know, you might see the next Dennis Crowley, Diablo Cody, or Grimes.

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They Wear Short-Shorts  Photo: Bek Andersen
They Wear Short-Shorts — and Short Tops  Photo: Bek Andersen
Trusted Old Oxfords  Photo: Bek Andersen
Candy-Colored Dreams  Photo: Bek Andersen
Sneakers (Bonus Points for Classic Indie-Rock PigeonToes)  Photo: Bek Andersen
Hip-Hop Hotness  Photo: Bek Andersen
People Marc Jacobs Would Have Been Friends With, Circa 1992  Photo: Bek Andersen
Big-Time Rings  Photo: Bek Andersen
Exercises in Randomness  Photo: Bek Andersen
Guys Who Go Their Own Way  Photo: Bek Andersen
Prints of Darkness  Photo: Bek Andersen
Nail Interest  Photo: Bek Andersen
Made in the Shades  Photo: Bek Andersen
Boots and Bare Legs  Photo: Bek Andersen
One Part Yacht Club, Two Parts Animal House  Photo: Bek Andersen
Time Is on Their Side, Yes It Is  Photo: Bek Andersen
Old Tees, and Not Much Else  Photo: Bek Andersen
The Brass Section  Photo: Bek Andersen
The Yin to Her Yang  Photo: Bek Andersen
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