Departing from the haute couture influences of New York City and the chill beachwear of California, Salt Lake City is a unique hub of style and personal expression. It’s a city where fashion, functionality and art collide, and where the best-dressed people are the ones who tell a story with their outfits. You’re more likely to find Doc Martens, flannel shirts and thrift store treasures than Dior suits or Louboutin pumps.

Salt Lake magazine Street Style is a series exploring the diverse looks found in our city. This week, we took a stroll down Broadway (300 South) to take a peek at the style stars of that area.

Fashion, at its best, is a lot more than wandering aimlessly in a mall, victim to trends and fads. The following is evidence of that ideaβ€”from β€œhomeless chic” to European-inspired, a penchant for funky patterns or simply a desire to be comfortable at work, here are some ways the locals describe their personal style.

 

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β€œMy personal style went from caring too much, trying to wear name brands and weird things like that.Β Then it evolved into more self comfort.”Β β€”Megan

 

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β€œ99% of my stuff is thrifted. I don’t feel like I’ve walked into a mall in a while, just because if I see something, most of the time my first thought is, β€œI can replicate that myself.’” —Megan

 

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β€œThere’s a Vidal Sassoon quote that says, β€˜A man can get away with anything if he’s got a good haircut and the right shoes on his feet.’” —Joshua

 

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β€œWorking in the barber shop, I’ve got to be clean. You don’t want a barber that doesn’t have a good haircut giving you a haircut. I try to get one every two weeks, more than likely, though, it’s every three or four. I just keep it classic, it’s stylish, not fashion.” —Joshua

 

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β€œI always wear hats, personally, because I like them.Β Which is hard for barbers because we should show off our hair.”Β β€”Buster

 

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“Function over form, for sure. We wear a lot of plaid and flannel, comfortable shoes, lots of cotton and leather, stuff that lasts a long time. And then most of us ride and will spend a ton of time on our motorcycles, so often times motorcycle and barber influence determines what we’re wearing.” —Buster

 

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β€œI had been playing with the idea of cutting my hair and then I just decided I was going to buzz it. It was an adrenaline rush before going out. It was also on inauguration day, so we were joking like,Β β€˜F–k Trump.’” —Jadee

 

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β€œI feel like [my personal style] is always changing. It goes from street wear influences to casual loungewear.” —Jadee

 

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β€œA lot of my tattoos are actually like mile markers in my life. I will get them at that point in time and I think that they kind of develop a little bit of meaning as they evolve. You see how that tattoo is going to heal and it’s like a healing for yourself in that moment.”Β β€”McKenna

 

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β€œI heard a quote a couple years ago that was, β€˜Dress like the art you want to make,’ and so I’ve kind of just done that ever since.” —Chloe (right)

 

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β€œI definitely think of clothing more as art, and I try to do a lot of weird patterns, kind of funky, mix it up a little bit. I used to wear like all black all the time, so I definitely have mixed it up a lot since.” —Chloe

 

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β€œI am a canvas of my experiences, my story is etched in lines and shading, and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders, and my stomach.” —Kat Von D (Pictured: Laney)

 

Written by Megan Skuster and Amy Whiting

Photos by Amy Whiting