Aspen Food & Wine Street Style
Name: Nadya Mertz
Age: 32
Where from: Aspen via St. Petersburg, Russia
Occupation: Sales Associate at Loro Piana
What are you wearing? Gucci purse, American Apparel dress, Theory shoes, Moksha scarf from Anthropologie
Which chef are you most excited to see? "Gordon Ramsay but he's not here."
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Name: Suzannah Johnston
Age: 27
Where from: Aspen via Neenah, Wisconsin
Occupation: Assistant manager at The Gallerie clothing store
What are you wearing? Tibi top, Kasil jeans, gladiator flats
Which chef are you most excited to see? Bobby Flay
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Name: Kitz Rosenbaum
Age: 56
Where from: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Restaurant investor
What are you wearing? Azzedine Alaia jacket, Turnbull & Asser shirt, Rick Owens shoes, Lanvin purse, custom-made jeans by Boogie's, Chrome Heart glasses and earrings. "I had the shirt custom made in England. I had the belt made at Distractions here in Aspen. He does vintage belts and then puts leftover bottle caps and things on them."
Which chef are you most excited to see? Bobby Flay
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Name: Samantha Klannac
Age: 26
Where from: Aspen, CO
Occupation: Ballet dancer
What are you wearing?Roxy jeans, Patrón t-shirt, Aldo shoes. Doesn't know who made the sunglasses or belt. "I have all of my girlfriend's clothes on today. She came into town for this so I raided her suitcase."
Which chef or tasting are you most excited to visit? "I'm working for Patrón all weekend, so I'm not able to attend any additional seminars. However it was a pleasure to meet Chef Ming Tsai at the Patrón party."
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Name: Tricia Johnson
Age: 31
Where from: New York, NY
Occupation: Owner of Sushi Samba
What are you wearing? Pookie and Sebastian shirt and pants, BCBG shoes, Twig & Twill jacket, Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, Toy watch, Louis Vuitton bag, Ray Ban glasses
Which chef are you most excited to see? Bobby Flay
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Name: Megan Wussow
Age: 28
Where from: Aspen, CO
Occupation: Owns jewelry line called DeNev
What are you wearing? Ray Ban sunglasses, scarves from India, Seven jeans, Rebecca Taylor top. "I made my belt buckle. I designed my diamond stud earrings and this hand-carved bone elephant and Peruvian opal necklace. I don't know whose shoes these are. I borrowed them from my roommate."
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Name: Danielle Chang
Age: 37
Where from: New York, NY
Occupation: Founder of LuckyRice.com
What are you wearing? Yafa Afalo dress, Cynthia Steffe sweater, Bajru scarf, Catherine Malandrino purse, Cathryn Amberleigh shoes
Which chef or tasting are you most excited to visit? "Ming Tsai. I love Ming! I love Asian food. I'm so glad he's representing Asian food at this festival because there's a lack of it at this festival, which is Western-focused."
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Name: Courtney Sheeley
Age: 23
Where from: Aspen, CO
Occupation: Interior Designer
What are you wearing? Ray Ban sunglasses, Shopbop dress, Zara flats, Fendi purse
Which chef are you most excited to see? "I was so disappointed that I didn't get to see Bobby Flay, but I understand because he had to go to the White House to make Obama burgers."
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Name: Jenna Lee Fowler
Age: 31
Where from: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Fashion designer for her own company, Jlee Silver
What are you wearing? Ray Ban sunglasses, Jlee Silver shirt, basic leggings, Sam Edelman shoes, Prada purse. "This shirt is from my fall collection and called The Greenwich. Most of my items are named after mountains in Aspens like Highlands and Snowmass."
Which chef or tasting are you most excited to visit? Paul Kahan of Blackbird, avec from Chicago
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Name: Sarah Lippincott
Age: 31
Where from: Aspen via Charlottesville, VA
Occupation: Owner of The Gallerie boutique
What are you wearing? Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent dress, Missoni shoes, Love Quotes scarf, DeNev jewelry. "This is my favorite summer dress because it's easy to dress up or down and add accessories to."
Which chef or tasting are you most excited to visit? The St. Germain booth
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