Street Style: Urth Caffé
Welcome to Urth. Caffé, that is. On any given day, the West Hollywood hotspot teems with fashion-forward L.A. denizens schmoozing over java and tea. It's a choice seat for celebrity spotting, but an even better perch for style scouting. Meet a few Urth devotees with good taste to spare — in both coffee and threads.
HAMPUS
Wears: Acne duds, Polo Ralph Lauren sunglasses and a Swatch watch.
Recommends: Opening Ceremony for fantastic coffee table books.
Drinks: Cappuccino.
SARA and NICO
Sarah Wears: Michael Stars striped tee, New Vintage cashmere sweater, Denimocracy jeans and moccasins from Rite Aid.
Nico Wears: Vintage tank, Love jeans, Burberry cap, vintage sunglasses and a handmade necklace.
Both Recommend: Wasteland for vintage treasures.
Both Drink: Iced coffee.
JESSICA
Wears: H&M button-up sweater, Genetic distressed jeans, Kane tee, Ray-Ban sunglasses and boots picked up in Denmark.
Recommends: Lost & Found Etcetera for its incomparable selection of men’s vintage.
Drinks: Green tea boba blended beverage.
FRANCESCA
Wears: Retrosuperfuture sunglasses, a striped top, an All For the Mountain pendant necklace and a vintage Timex watch.
Recommends: Silverlake’s stretch of Sunset Blvd. for its quirky vintage shops.
Drinks: Strawberry-banana-pineapple smoothie.
HAZEL and TONY
Hazel Wears: Bergdorf Goodman quilted coat, a black turtleneck, Versace jeans and Tory Burch boots.
Tony Wears: Members Only jacket, a white button-down, straight-leg jeans and Varda shoes.
Both Recommend: Jimmy Au’s for its vast selection of clothes for diminutive men (5’8” and under).
Both Drink: Urth’s house-blend coffee.
Urth Caffé, 8565 Melrose Avenue, 310-659-0628, urthcaffe.
Currently in his last semester as a fine arts major at U.S.C., Jeremy Allen received his "real world" education through internships at Vogue, WWD and DNR, where he interned in both the editorial and fashion departments. When not contributing to Style Section L.A. or Pool Tradeshow Magazine, Jeremy loves traipsing around L.A. with his clunky Vivitar film camera.
