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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: A bulge that nearly knocked us off the sidewalk

POSTED: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 5:03 PM

Neighborhood Watch finds fashionable folk all across the city. This week: Scouting during the happiest of hours — aka, the drunk one.

We love the flowy construction of the sweater worn by Arielle C. (21) but we have to admit the outfit would look dumpy without those boots. Made by Jeffrey Campbell, the suede sexy steppers were so unique that they drew our attention from the other side of the street. They elongate her legs and rev up the neutral color palette of the entire get-up. She bought them up at her place of employment, J. Karma Boutique (62 N. 3rd St., 215-627-9625), where she works with another of our picks this week.

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Megan C. (24) doesn't need a wild pair of shoes to spruce up her Friday best. She's the inverse of her colleague Arielle, adding more snaz on the top, while leaving the subtleties for the bottom. She has a definite rocker chick edge but she's just classy enough to let Brett Michael's Rock of Love tour bus pass right on by. This pairing aficionado combines head banger chic accessories without going too far and garments from a variety of stores, such as H&M (shirt), Target (skirt) and her own J. Karma Boutique (corset belt and chain).

While the rest of our peeps openly welcome the sunshine, Reverie Vintage's (205 W. Girard Ave., 215-769-2302) Christa C. (40) seems to be approaching it more cautiously. As of yet, she isn't ready to incorporate Easter colors in her wardrobe and she's clutching her convertible Japanese shrug scarf just in case the sun decides to take a leave of absence. But don't misjudge this silver fox; she's not afraid of commitment. It took her months to transition from dyed over gray to the au naturale that we find just as stunning as her amazing, paneled boots. Sorry, Arielle, but Christa gets the Raddest Shoes of the Week award.

We're just going to be blunt, Scott C. (25) has a bulge that almost knocked us off the sidewalk, but thankfully he has a few other things going on that kept us focused on the clothes. Let's start with colorfully speckled shades, the cute striped tanky with the off-centered zipper and the medallion that gave us childhood flashbacks. He says he bought the Neverending Story amulet in Germany. We were impressed to learn it was cut from the same cast as the emblem you see in the movie.

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