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We Live for the Sun

June 20, 2014

West Seattle habitant and La Rustica regular Lucy Spiro wears Illesteva ($276) from Lambs Ear Shoes.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Printmaker and ‘90s Pokemon figurine enthusiast Justine Stevens rocks Francis Klein ($700) from Ottica.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Street and portrait snapper, and sunny day skateboarder, Shakir Rodriguez dons Illesteva ($180) from Lambs Ear Shoes.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Andrew Matson, writer for Seattle Times, the Stranger, and NPR by day and DJ Dajve Bikinus by night (Tuesday night at Speckled and Drake, to be exact) wears Histoire de Voire ($525) from Ottica.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Nanny extraordinaire Lucy Spiro wears Illesteva ($276) from Lambs Ear Shoes.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Oliver Peoples Marmont ($335) sold at Barneys New York.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Visual artist Paul Komada, whose installation of knit canvas squares is tacked on the southwest wall of the Amazon campus, wears Spex Wax ($498) made from recycled vinyl albums (the box is made from the LP cover!) from Baby and Co.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Kaelau Aoae suits up in sunglasses ($18) from Sandylew.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Seattle Met contributor Kelsey Kaufman wears Chloé ($346) from Nordstrom.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Schedulista visionary Felix Livni dons Oliver Peoples West San Luis ($280) sold at Barneys New York. Cindy Livni, interior designer at Shed Architecture and Design, wears Lotho ($625) from Ottica. Vintage imported textile from India ($340) at River Song Jewelry.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Access Velocity house manager and freelance dancer Lee White sports Oliver Peoples West Cabrillo ($280), sold at Barneys New York.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Pretty Slick Chick founder and Legit Tees collaborator Kim Thomas wears Valentino ($296) from Nordstrom.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Bobby Seidensticker, a software developer for bitcoin subsidiary Coinlab, dons Illesteva frames ($180) from Lambs Ear Shoes.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Stephanie Clary, breaking news journalist at NBC, has on Céline ($380) from Nordstrom.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Miranda Rojas, yoga instructor at Capitol Hill’s Core Power, sports Wildfox ($219) from Nordstrom.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Sandylew ($18).

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Dre Gordon, a nanny, dons Schau Schau ($475) from Ottica. Turkish towel used as backdrop ($55) from River Song Jewelry.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Jordan Hill sports Oakley frames ($110) from Nordstrom.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Current Seattle Met intern Conor Romack rocks Prada frames ($290) from Nordstrom.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Local artist Tariqa Waters, whose public installation is on show at Occidental park until the end of September, wears Spex Wax ($498) Baby and Co.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Gerald Wu of Gerald Wu Hair Design, who can be seen hanging out in Volunteer Park on sunny days eating fried chicken, wears Karu Lola frames ($22) from Moorea Seal.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Freelance illustrator and recent Seattle transplant Kelly Bjork, who’s currently working on a local farming themed children’s book, dons shades from Sandylew ($18).

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Robbie Sawers, head of the supply chain optimization simulation team at Amazon, wears Shwood Shop ($145) from Nordstrom.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Christen Toepel, Seattle Central graphic design student, wears Illesteva ($180) from Lambs Ear Shoes.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Julia Kernerman, who sells her papier-mache sculptures at Far4 (and who doodles like a champ and shares them on Instagram), shows off crystal-studded Francis Klein shades ($750) from Ottica

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

Jordan Hill, Ethan Stowell host and expeditor, sports '80s vintage Retro Sun YSL frames ($368) from Baby and Co.

Photography by April BrimerIllustrations by Serrah Russell

26 pairs of Seattle sunglasses on real cool real people, photographed by April Brimer, and then collaged by Serrah Russell.

Baby and Co., Seattle Style, Nordstrom, Tariqa Waters, Moorea Seal, Ottica, Sandylew, Lambs Ear Shoes

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