After perusing the arty crowd (and finding out which bands they were keen to see), check in with our brother site, Spinner, for the full SXSW rundown.
SXSW 2010 Street Style
Name: Eva
Age: 24
From: Norway
Occupation: Musician, Eva & the Heartmakers
What are you wearing: Her mom's old purse from the 70s, H&M skirt (shortened with fabric glue), a friend's shoes
Any cool outfit details? "The shirt I'm wearing is actually a bathing suit I bought yesterday at a store on South Congress."
Name: Sonja Storhaug
Age: 23
From: Columbus, Ohio
Occupation: Student
What are you wearing: All thrift items
Any cool outfit details? She altered an extremely large vintage dress to fit her perfectly.
Which bands are you most excited to see? Pomegranates, Jookabox
Name: Michelle
Age: 40
From: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Manages bands for Monotone Records
What are you wearing: Sydney by Benjamin sunglasses, Boulee long slit dress, Levi's jean jacket and thirty dollar moccasins.
Any cool outfit details? She never looks at labels, but her Balenciaga purse begs to differ.
Which bands are you most excited to see? Miike Snow, Broken Bells
Name: Kristen
Age: 28
From: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Photographer
What are you wearing: American Apparel dress, vintage slip, Steve Madden boots, sunglasses from Pretty Parlor in Seattle, Washington
Any cool outfit details? "My earrings are handmade from Mexico."
Which bands are you most excited to see? Dyme Def, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Macklemore
Name: Sara
Age: 20
From: Austin, Texas
Occupation: Beauty School Student
What are you wearing: Jacket and boots from Goodie Two Shoes in Austin, necklace and watch from Forever 21
Any cool outfit details? She almost never takes her leather jacket off!
Which bands are you most excited to see? Morning Teleportation
Name: Melanie
Age: 25
From: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Promotions for Bravo
What are you wearing: Urban Outfitters ensemble almost from top to bottom, Aldo shoes
Any cool outfit details? Bought this outfit specifically for the first day of SXSW
Which bands are you most excited to see? Local Natives
Name: Liz
Age: 29
From: Austin, Texas
What are you wearing: Vintage dress, bag from Forever 21
Any cool outfit details? "I was going to alter the dress from a long dress to a short one, but my sewing machine wasn't working. Instead, I just cut the bottom off."
Which bands are you most excited to see? Damian Marley, The Walkmen, Stone Temple Pilots
Name: Allison
Age: 24
From: Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Ballet dancer
What are you wearing: Her mom's 80s suit dress.
Any cool outfit details? "I tailor a lot of my clothes. I took the belt from the blazer of the suit and added it to the dress."
Which bands are you most excited to see? Deer Tick, Hole, No Age
Name: Heather Taylor
Age: 33
From: Seattle
Occupation: Design production for Microsoft
What are you wearing: Dress from Forever 21, 70s vintage boots from her mom
Any cool outfit details? "I stole these glasses from my friend's car earlier today."
Which bands are you most excited to see? Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Spindrift, Darker My Love
Name: Megan
Age: 25
From: Austin, Texas
Occupation: PR
What are you wearing: Old Navy top, Gap black jeans, Aldo boots and a Swatch watch.
Which bands are you most excited to see? David Banner
