Fashionable at all costs

Photo: Tim Soter
Grooming: Melanie Harris for Oliver Piro; Special thanks to The Park

Ian Bradley, 21
Works the door at 205 and Annex

“I got my sense of style from my grandmother. She was always coordinated: jogging suits with a matching beret, church outfits with pumps to match her skirt and hat. I get a little excessive with the coordination myself sometimes. I’m always shopping­—probably at least five hours a week. God, that’s kind of depressing. I spend about $60 a week on clothes. No, okay, about $70. No, wait, $80. Wait, no. Let’s say $60 for sure. The door gigs pay pretty well, and it’s in cash. Still, I don’t have Internet or cable in my apartment. And I’d be late on my rent in order to pay for something really great. Oh my God, my roommate will kill me.”

“Something should always be kind of witty about the way I’m dressed. Like a funny ballerina pin, or this conductor’s hat. I got it at Screaming Mimi’s.”

“I’m obsessed with plaid right now. I just love it. I think I’m getting brainwashed by my friends—they’re all obsessed with grunge. So this is my way of doing grunge.”

“This is a vintage D&G trench coat. It cost $3 in D.C.”