Look back on your high-school years: Were you the cigarette-smoking outcast with the fluorescent-dyed Mohawk and face piercings? Or were you more than glad to wear the school uniform? These 18-year-olds hanging out at Los Angeles' Westside Pavilion are all about busting out of the confines of conventional couture.

SYLVIA MASUDA >LA.COM

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CARNELL BREDING

R&B/POP MUSICIAN

>Age: 18.

>Residence: Atlanta.

How would you describe your personal fashion style?

Preppy and urban melded together with a little bit of rock.

Where do you shop for your threads?

Urban Outfitters is cool. So is Antique Jeans. Of course, Ed Hardy.

Who or what inspires the way you dress?

I look at stuff from friends, stuff I'm around, where I am.

Is there a past or current fashion trend you just can't stand?

The old-school look in Atlanta where they have the loose T-shirts and really baggy jeans.

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RACHEL BANUELOS

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

>Age: 18.

>Residence: Culver City.

How would you describe your personal fashion style?

A classic, funky combo. I do like to mix the classics with the funky stuff, give it an edge.

Where do you shop for your threads?

Forever 21 and Guess.

Who or what inspires the way you dress?

I was going to go to fashion school, so I look at Vogue and stuff like that.

Is there a past or current fashion trend you just can't stand?

I don't like it when people wear those belts around the waist; oversize T-shirts; and even tight, skinny pants.

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VALERIE LEMUS

STUDENT AND HIP-HOP DANCER

>Age: 18.

>Residence: Hollywood.

How would you describe your personal fashion style?

Urban and funky, but still chill.

Where do you shop for your threads?

Urban Outfitters is, like, a must, and I love Paul Frank and Obey.

Who or what inspires the way you dress?

Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan. They're so careless in what they wear, but it's so cute. And they're skinny.

Is there a past or current fashion trend you just can't stand?

When people wear the long T-shirts and put rubber bands around their ankles. A lot of people do it.

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