Sifting through the old and odd

The Goods: Ostrich-adorned necktie; dyeable heels, size 9.5
The Price: $1.98; unknown
Found: Georgia Avenue Thrift Store, 6101 Georgia Ave. NW

Sifting through the old and odd

The Goods: Yellow and hot-pink shift dress with boating and sea-life imagery, large; coordinating hot-pink straw handbag with shell decoration
The Price: $77 and $28, respectively
Found: Secondi, 1702 Connecticut Ave. NW, second floor

Sifting through the old and odd
The Goods: Dr. Huxtable sweater, large, and painstakingly hand-beaded and sequined dress, size "1X"
The Price: $4.98 and $39.96, respectively
Found: Georgia Avenue Thrift Store, 6101 Georgia Ave. NW

Sifting through the old and odd

The Goods: A Graceland trucker hat and an Italian-made, M&M-shaped purse
The Price: $2.98 and $3.98, respectively
Found: Georgia Avenue Thrift Store, 6101 Georgia Ave. NW

Sifting through the old and odd
The Goods: a bold, geometric women's blazer, small, with faux pockets; a guy's collared shirt, large, with a pointelle dolphin pattern and a cigarette hole
The Price: $42 and $18, respectively
Found: Meeps Vintage Fashionette, 2104 18th St. NW

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Michael Peirce
Ages: 28
Residence: Mount Pleasant
Occupation: "musician/DJ/cosmic hobo/vagabond dandy"
Spotted: 6:30 p.m.; Meeps Vintage Fashionette, 2104 18th St. NW.
Style Definition: "Ethereal." Peirce says he likes to shop at "friends' houses...friends' closets." His friend, proprietress of "Bad Ass Unicorn," embellished the back of his velvet blazer.
Hipster Giveaway: Devendra Banhart, anyone? Get this man [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Sabrina Santiago, Megan Hofer, and Bipan Neupane
Ages: 16, 15, and 19
Residence: Woodbridge, Va.
Occupation: students
Spotted: 2 p.m., in the H&M at F & 11th Streets NW
Destination: shopping, then Chinese food
Style Definition: Santiago prefers “straight leg jeans and printed tees,” while Hofer says her look includes “weird colors and weird accessories.” Neupane [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Hilarie Shanley
Age: 25
Residence: Capitol Hill
Occupation: works at a PR firm and is studying to be a teacher
Spotted: 1:30 p.m., F and 12th Streets NW
Destination: Dupont Circle, to help her boyfriend find Camper shoes
Hipster Giveaway: a pinafore dress with blue tights and an American Apparel sack
Style Definition: "I just really like [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Alana Skyring and Ed Jurken III
Age: 24; 27
Residence: Brisbane, Australia; Chicago, Ill.
Occupation: drummer for The Grates, who played the Black Cat on Tuesday; concert promoter
Spotted: 7:20 p.m., New Hampshire Avenue and 18th Street NW
Destination: desperately seeking a restaurant after a day of sightseeing
Style Definition: “Anything that can fit in a [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Matt Huber
Age: 24
Residence: Capitol Hill
Occupation: employee at a furniture store near Dulles, Va.
Spotted: buying produce at Eastern Market
Destination: home, with groceries
Style Definition: “I don't really have [a style]. It's a relaxed look.” Huber says he likes thrift stores and U Street shops.
Hipster Giveaway: Members Only jacket, lots of stripes, and [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Alexis Dane
Age: 23
Residence: Portland, Ore., with a sister who lives in Dupont Circle
Occupation: works at Naked City, a boutique
Spotted: H&M on M Street NW, in Georgetown
Destination: the dressing room
Style Definition: “I like a lot of black.”
Hipster Giveaway: red lipstick, cropped bangs, skinny jeans, and lots of chunky plastic accessories
H&Mmm…: Lamenting [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Samantha Fernandez and Patrick McLauchlan
Ages: 22, 21
Occupations: George Washington University student, University of Texas student
Residences: Foggy Bottom; Austin, Texas
Spotted: M Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW
Destination: shopping
Style Definition: McLauchlan says he likes to mix eras and combine new and vintage pieces. He describes his look as “Bold—I'm my own theme party, [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Mariah Brant, Javannie Richards, Lizzy Unger, and “Eon” Voke
Age: 15, 14, 15, and 13, respectively
Occupation: students
Residence: Silver Spring
Spotted: Massachusetts Avenue NW at Dupont Circle
Destination: CVS
Style Definition: Brant, in all black, says, “colorful.” But concedes, “I know it seems ironic right now.” Voke, the self-proclaimed freshman, dresses “butchy, ’cause I wear [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Melissa Allen
Age: 33
Occupation: freelance graphic designer
Residence: Cleveland Park
Spotted: Dupont Metro, Q Street entrance, waiting for her husband
Destination: Tabaq Bistro on U Street NW
Style Definition: “I hate to be so vanilla…but…eclectic. I love boutique-y and thrift stores.”
Hipster Giveaway: Looking like you're a starving artist when you're actually loaded. Allen's tunic is [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Khalid Larkin
Age: 25
Occupation: Cafe Saint-Ex employee
Residence: Shaw
Spotted: 7:45 p.m., 14th and S Streets NW
Destination: Barnes & Noble in Georgetown, to read
Style Definition: “Small T-shirts, tight [Levi's] jeans. [My style] is first-wave punk. That's the music I listen to, so that's the look I go for.”
Hipster Giveaway: He looks like a [...]