Ending 2015
I am back in LA, a place that never surprises. Sitting at #ALFREDOCOFFEE on Melrose. Opposite me a couple who are in retail discuss their work and products they have bought. The stylist, wearing a trilby, talks about processes and not being able to focus. He is straightforward. Mature for his age (he looks like he’s 21 years old). A matt, black helmet is placed at his elbow.
The girl, blond hair, sometimes looks out of the window, sometimes mirrors his gestures. Her smile is beautiful, makeup impeccable. Three years is a long time for them to be in one company she says.
You read about this in research papers about Millennials but to hear it in a coffee shop is different.
Where I stay in LA, people look real. They focus on themselves and their talents. They are kitted out for the world. Outside on Melrose, shops are closing, new ones are opening, mostly interiors.
