Dan Paglio
24, Project assistant, Vedder Price
Martin Margiela cotton tennis-shoe print T-shirt, $225, at apartment number 9, Chicago. Yohji Yamamoto silver nylon and Japanese paper hat, special order at Yohji Yamamoto, NYC. Gucci ice Lurex jacquard boot-cut pants, $1,200, at Gucci, Chicago.
My style: Anything that fits
Love: Swimming, French
Hate: Billy Joel, mayonnaise
Listening to: Nico
Scott Cruz
20, Barista, Starbucks
Thom Browne coated cotton suit, white round collar cotton oxford shirt with buttoned cuff, $300, wool bow tie, $200, at Barneys New York, Chicago, and at Thom Browne, NYC. Hat and Vans shoes, Scott’s own.
My style: Looks like my favorite childhood cartoon characters
Love: Traveling
Hate: Flip–flops and bad hair days
Listening to: Soho Dolls
Dolan Geiman
29, Artist and designer
Martin Margiela Replica cotton waffle knit cardigan, $555, and mesh cotton T-shirt $325, at apartment number 9. Jil Sander cotton shorts, $415, at Jil Sander, Chicago.
My style: “Rural train crashes into old folks home”
Love: Noodling for catfish
Hate: People who hate things
Listening to: Jeff Zentner and Tony Rice
Reggie Patterson
25, Human resources coordinator, Hard Rock Hotel
Alexander McQueen trompe l’oeil cardigan, $495, at George Greene, Chicago. Dries Van Noten white cotton shirt $205, and pinstriped trousers, $465, at Barneys New York, Chicago. Yohji Yamamoto suspenders at Yohji Yamamoto NYC.
My style: Easy, but anything that works
Love: Singing and making music
Hate: Mushrooms
Listening to: Damien Rice
James Newell
21, Sales associate, Hejfina
Martin Margiela studded vest, $695, and cotton T-shirt, $225, Lanvin washed silk tuxedo trousers, $725, all at Barneys New York, Chicago. Yohji Yamamoto for Repetto white shoes, $610, at George Greene.
My style: Nerd chic
Love: Ugly cardigans and Hermes ashtrays
Hate: Bad manners
Listening to: Jurgen Paape, “MSTRKRFT”
