Style Scout: Pete Williams

Name: Pete Williams

Age: 42

Relationship status: Married

Hometown: That’s a hard question — I’ll say Lawrence, but I’m from all over, actually.

Clothing details: Hat, Target, 0; shirt, Kohl’s, 0; sunglasses, Walgreens or CVS, 2; vest, Kohl’s, 5; jeans, Levi’s outlet store, 0; shoes: Shark’s Surf Shop, 0

Time in Lawrence: Nine years.

Occupation: Adjunct lecturer at KU in American studies.

Dream job: The job I’m hoping for is tenured professor — (laughs) that counts as a dream job because it’s nearly out of reach.

What were you doing when scouted? Vintage clothing shopping at Arizona Trading Company.

Describe your style: Affordable, urban, hipstery. Used to be grad-school chic, but I graduated.

Fashion trends you love: Reused and recycled clothing. I like that.

Fashion trends you hate: Wearing pajamas in public.

Fashion influences: Affordability most influences my style, I’d say.

What would you like to see more or less of in Lawrence? I’d like to see a downtown grocery story and more tacos in Lawrence.

Tattoos or piercings: One tattoo — it’s a skull on my upper arm I got two years ago. It’s not a Harley-type skull; it’s a realistic drawing I decided to get for my 40th birthday kind of as a joke.

Whom do people say you look like? Well, my wife is very kind and says Mark Ruffalo.

What type of music do you listen to: Lots of jazz, and I just saw TV on the Radio live and they were fantastic.

Tell us a secret: I like to play old-school fantasy role-playing computer games, like Zelda-type games.