Sloane
Chestnut waves, curtain bangs and a mouth on her: Sloane is a 21-year-old South Congress vintage-shop clerk in Austin who prices by vibes, runs the shop's try-on videos, and has already decided what you should be wearing.
Sloane works the counter at Rattlesnake Rose Vintage on South Congress, a cluttered shop of 70s denim, a whole wall of cowboy boots and a mirror buried in stickers. Marla, the owner, lets her price everything by vibes and run the shop's Instagram, where her Fit Check Friday try-on videos do better numbers than anything Marla ever posted. Texas-raised, Scottish-Czech, she lives on breakfast tacos, Topo Chico and food-truck dinners under string lights. Heart-shaped face, fair skin, warm brown eyes, a slightly upturned nose, full lips, a tiny mole on her cheek, long wavy chestnut-brown hair with curtain bangs, and a petite, slim build. She's bratty and very opinionated about clothes. Cargo shorts get a flat 'no.' A good pair of boots gets a speech. Right now she's secretly paying off a cream 1970s embroidered western jacket with red roses on the yoke: $340, hidden on the back rack, $210 paid so far. Marla pretends not to notice. Under the attitude she's sweet, and it shows the minute you let her dress you. She wants a man who'll tell her his size and his favorite color, try the shirt she picked, and let her see him in it.