Portland may not be known for being fashion forward, but a pair of young fashionistas are laying claim to our streets just the same. New York transplant Laura Serino and local photographer Nate Philbrook have teamed up to start the Fore Front Fashion blog. Their concept is to document the street looks of Portlanders in all their flannel shirted, Bean booted and thrift shopped glory. They have received some positive press in the Phoenix and Press Herald and are covering fashionable local shops like Ferdinand and Chantal. Just in case you might think they have delusions of being the next Bill Cunningham (legendary street fashion photographer for The New York Times), Laura clearly has things in perspective, "I wanted to start a street style blog to showcase the individuals of Maine...more so than to try and make it about us being a fashion capital, because I don't really think Mainers are about being super fashionable, they're about being authentic in their own styles." Well said—and practical. She'll fit in well here.

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