Fascination:

Potentially dangerous homemade footwear is so hot right now. Vans with roofing nails? Thanks unnamed Seattle Central youth, thanks for being you.

Irritation:

The other day I was waiting for my bus, calmly enjoying the Seattle street scene, when I was assaulted with a veritable battery of squeals that I quickly realized were originating from this group:

I like to think of myself as someone who doesn't judge others on their outward appearance, but unfortunately anyone who has driven through any part of California with me can certainly contest this.

Let's really, really take a moment to analyze:

You may notice upon first glance that there may have been something wrong with my camera, and that somehow I ended up with a "double-exposure" type photograph in which a single, hapless young couple has been somehow duplicated onto the same picture - This photo does, however, contain four different individuals; one can only hope, then, that these two couples simply called each other that morning and decided it would be an act of novelty to dress exactly the same as each other (also known as "twinzies") or that they are all fraternal twins and are apparently still dressed by their parents. regardless, I could not help but notice that the real reason these young socialites looked uncannily similar was obviously because they are at the top of the modern fashion ladder - these four only look the same because they are all displaying what is indisputably the best look for their generation:

1 - Rugged footwear for dealing with the Northwest's often abusive climate, or perhaps any unexpected shepherding related duties they may find themselves engaged in:

2 - Impeccable white and gray fleece sweatshirts that shed harsh sunlight and imply a light, airy, and otherwise "west coast" attitude - one can only hope that at least one of these gentlemen is "rocking" Abercrombie's newest and arguably best contribution to the white sweatshirt, the "Rocky Falls" hoodie ($90):

And if he is, it is obviously in secret hopes that someone will raise topics concerning the "sick" Native-American related essays of Sherman Alexie.

3 - Haute vinyl shoulder bag, an economically intelligent decision in our modern financial climate, and a socially conscious purchase as well, as no animals are harmed in its creation, discounting any vinyl or polyurethane ones:

And may I just add, on a sartorial note, how remarkably clean that young man's sneakers are, even after a long day of "killing it" on the Xbox 360.