Name: Jim Deskervich
Occupation: Textile designer
Signature item: My orange belt, I got it in Provincetown at a store called Map. I put a buckle on it from a store called Naked; it's a mud flap girl—a Bada Bing girl.
Name: Corbett Marshall
Occupation: Textile designer
Signature item: My earrings, they're spirals of horn; they are the one thing I always wear. I never take them out. Also my old boots, they are Australian workboots, Blundstones.
Name: Chris Gilbert
Occupation: Fashion consultant
Signature Item: Safety pins
Define your style: I get up in the morning.
Name: Ben Veronis
Occupation: Graphic designer
Signature item: I don't really have one.
Define your style: I wear whatever was trendy two years ago.
Name: Kirsti Gholson
Occupation: Singer/songwriter & animal-rights activist
Define your style: I don't like to look like I came out of a factory. I don't support sweatshops, so I do a lot of shopping at thrift stores to find what fits right. I don't mind if it comes from the Gap, if it was worn before. as long as it's an R—reduce, reuse, recycle. If I find something plain I'll embroider something on it for flair.
Signature item: A good, comfortable pair of jeans. But I love shirts and dresses. I like colors—pinks, orange, greens—to help me deal with the gloomy months of winter.
Name: Petra Taylor (left)
Occupation: Office manager at a design company
Origins: Originally Austria, New York City now.
Reason for being in Beacon: We came up to the country for the weekend.
What is your favorite piece of clothing you're wearing today?: I love my "Bad Kitty" shirt. I got it in New York somewhere, but I don't remember where.
Name: Cleidy Arboleda (right)
Occupation: Dentist
Origins: Colombia
Favorite piece of clothing: My glasses. They're borrowed.
Name: Canela Greenwood
Occupation: Financial advisor at Merrill Lynch
Signature item: Handbags that are practical but fashionable, also shoes. For work I like to wear shoes that are professional, but unique and wearable. I like pointy-toed boots and heels.
Name: Heidi Quick
Occupation: Fiber artist. I dye wool and design knitwear.
Signature item: Handmade sweaters.
Thoughts on fashion: Fashion should be comfortable first.
Name: Simone Küng
Occupation: Studio arts major at Bard College
Describe your style: I like to be comfortable.
What is your favorite item of clothing?: I love my new Tommy [Hilfigger] coat. It's like a trench coat, very utilitarian. I don't do heels. I feel freakishly tall in heels.
Favorite Designer: I don't pay attention to fashion much; I'm not a Hollywood person.
Name: John Galbraith
Occupation: Chemistry professor at Marist College
Favorite Piece of Clothing: I like shoes and I like colors. Men's shoes are always black and brown, so when I see something red or green I buy it. Recently I noticed most of my shoes are Kenneth Cole.
Jennifer May is a frequent contributor to Chronogram. A photogrpaher and writer based in Woodstock, Jen has covered topics for this magazine from food-related pieces to profiles of mushroom hunters, the burgeoning culture of knitting, and ginseng obsessives. Her writing and photography have also appeared in Healing Lifestyles and Spas, Upstate House, Hooked on the Outdoors, and Inspire Your World.