If Mark "The Cobrasnake" Hunter is anything besides a world-famous party and fashion photographer, he's an educator. And among the many subjects on which he is qualified to teach is the complicated and confusing world of hipster fashion. But wait, you say, isn't hipster fashion a lawless wasteland of hoodless sweatshirts and lensless glasses where anything goes? Well, yes, in a sense, but this is advanced stuff, and diving in unprepared could get you shunned. So with the help of this Cobrasnake gallery of the BESS LA + cobrashop Sale Launch Party, let's get you up to speed.

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