Street Scenes East-West Friday Face Off: Alex vs Nyeaka

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

[Krieger, Rebecca Fishman; click here for a larger image]

On the left, we have our LA contender Alex (30.9% Perfection!/33.3% So close/22.2% I feel strangely ambivalent about it/13.6% Who did this to you?) wearing a jumper from a vintage store in Austin, TX; a hat from American Vintage; and shoes from a garage sale.

On the right, we have our NYC contender Nyeaka (48.9% Perfection!/24.1% So close/11% I feel strangely ambivalent about it/16% Who did this to you?) whose entire outfit (save her bag, which is from a thrift store) is Zara.