Street Scenes East-West Friday Face Off: Mario vs Julia

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We've picked the highest-ranked Street Scenes subjects of the past week from Racked NY and Racked LA; now you decide which coast has the best style.

On the left, we have our LA contender Mario (51% Perfection!/17% So close!/14% I feel strangely ambivalent about it./18% Who did this to you?) wearing an American Rag shirt and hat, April 77 pants, a Gap belt, Ray-Ban sunglasses, and vintage shoes from eBay.

On the right, we have our NYC contender Julia (48% Perfection!/34.4% I feel strangely ambivalent about it./17.6% Who did this to you?) wearing a Kookai coat, a vintage vest, Levi's, and Aigle boots.