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COMMODIFYING POVERTY There’s a certain uniform in Portland: tattoo sleeve, dyed hair, baggy jeans, crocheted sweater, ear gage, Bernie Sanders sticker. It’s hard to discern whether someone is homeless, stylish, or an artist. The sartorial cues we use to navigate the rest of society are overturned, and we’re forced to consider who gets to look cool while wearing torn up jeans and holey sneakers, and who is deemed poor.
Writing RACHEL HELLMAN
Photography CELIA GERBER
Styling ANJALI REDDY EILEEN CHO
Models AVERY JOHNSON JACK MOORE
