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Same couple pose as 9 different fashion-followers

Mark Frauenfelder at 2:05 pm Mon, Mar 4, 2013

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Nacho Rojo is is photographer in Madrid, Spain. In this series, Rojo photographed the same two models posing as nine different fashion-following couples.

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Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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  • jandrese

    The preppy neon pastel popped collar one killed me. 

    I also appreciate the attention to detail of putting a huge cold sore on the grunge look. 

    • Carver

       It’s not a cold sore, it’s a big black lip ring.

      • eldritch

        More than anything I’m impressed by how much the guy looks like a real life version of Murdoc from The Gorillaz.

      • http://theladyfingers.blogspot.com/ Ladyfingers

         To be fair, that’s what lip rings look like.

  • blueelm

    I think I have dressed in *almost* every single one of these styles… and a few more. I love it, very funny, but I think the preppy look was a stretch for the woman to pull off.

  • DavidCulberson

    I love that the Rockabilly one has a Volvo on the guy’s shirt.  That’s some next level ironic shit right there.

    I was going to say that it was proof that good looking people look good wearing almost anything, but the “LMFAO look” photo is proof of the opposite.  (Padma Lakshmi | Jude Law) [or insert good looking person in your book] would look like a skank wearing that crap.

    • http://boingboing.net/ The Life Of Bryan

      I thought that’s what I was seeing, but it just didn’t seem likely.

      There is now a part of me that wants a decal of Calvin pissing on a Volvo logo.

  • theophrastvs

    in a world where facial hair is “fashion” can a false nose be far behind?

    • EvilSpirit

       I can’t see in what way facial hair is *not* fashion. How many waxed mustaches have you seen today?

    • Antinous / Moderator

      I live in Southern California. Having your birth nose is an act of rebellion.

      • http://celesteagnes.blogspot.com/ Sekino

        Ah yes, the deviated septum epidemic is raging on.

        • Antinous / Moderator

          I have a deviated septum from the (first) nose job.

          I know a 60 year-old woman who does life coaching/ self-empowerment counseling who told all her clients that she was flying to SF for three weeks to have a deviated septum repaired and came back looking like a bowling ball. Apparently, the truth isn’t very empowering.

  • http://repeaterband.com skeletoncityrepeater

    Finally a demonstration of what a ‘hipster’ truly is.. someone who follows fashions and trends simply because they are fashions and trends. I particularly like the Mod photo – still hipsters even though they dress the best out of anyone.

    • Mattie Kenny

      Bloop.

      • Antinous / Moderator

        Debbie?

    • charmingquark

       Digging that Spock haircut.

      • Mr_Smooth

        Yoko Ono &  Leonard Nimoy

    • blueelm

      I think I’m going to start doing shots every time some one on this blog complains about hipsters.

      • http://www.iandicomputing.com Clifton

         Don’t do it! You have plenty to live for, don’t throw your liver away meaninglessly!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Trent-Baker/100000123865597 Trent Baker

    I think the most remarkable thing is how someone can look completely different by just changing how they look and hold themselves.

  • MollyMaguire

    What does it mean that they all scare me?

    • Antinous / Moderator

      You have PTSD from being left outside a changing room at Sears as a child?

  • DJBudSonic

    Proud to say I have never looked like any of these.

    • millie fink

      Why does that make you feel proud?

    • xian

      Is this why?

  • Ty_MY

    It’s really good work, amazing attention to detail.

    But I gotta say while the male model is excellent in getting his expressions to match the style, the female just has the same frozen expression in ALL the shots. WTH.

    She could have at least thrown up a “V” sign and actually maybe SMILE in the Hello Kitty one. That was so obvious to do.

    • blueelm

      Yeah, he seems like an actor.

  • Lana Strickland

    I don’t think that’s a couple. I think that’s one artist.

  • 10xor01

    I think I may have seen these two on Portlandia.

  • Robo Pastierovič

    guy in the 3rd one reminds me of Sylvester Stallone :-)