Style scout: Stephen Spacek
Stephen Spacek
Age: 27
Sign: Taurus
Hometown: Lansing.
Time in Lawrence: Six years.
Occupation: Auto mechanic.
What were you doing when scouted? Riding my fixed gear down Mass Street like a good townie.
How would you describe your style? Dirtbag, simple.
What are your current favorite fashion trends? Year-round, I wear lots of black band T-shirts and boot-cut jeans since I can’t fit my legs into “skinny jeans”; I wear Carhartt apparel in cold weather and overalls when I’m fishing.
What are your least favorite fashion trends? Crocs, girls that wear their pajamas everywhere, and tall-tees.
What would you like to see more of/less of in Lawrence? Less hippies, more bike lanes.
Who are your fashion influences? Indie kids, metal kids and my dad.
People say I look like: This dude Russ Miller from Leavenworth, but I have met him, and we don’t look alike at all.
Tell us a secret: I have Tourette’s syndrome.
Shoes: New Balance, September 2008, $40.
Jeans: Urban Outfitters, September 2008, $40.
Shirt: Unearth, band concert, 2006, $10.
Hat: Arizona Trading Company, 2005, $1.
Plugs: Miss Fortune’s Creation Station, 2001, gift.
Steel wedding ring: Constructed by my father, September 2008.
Bearing cast ring: 2004, gift.
Fixed-gear bike: Panasonic, March 2010, gift.