NEW YORK TIMES
THURSDAY STYLES
12/01/05

"Today rock style is increasingly pitched to an audience grown comfortable with its casual if somewhat mannered appearance. 'Formality doesn't really exist in everyday fashion like it did in the times of our parents and grandparents,' said Cesar Padilla, an owner of Cherry. 'That's why the things we take for granted - denim and leather and boots - which were embraced by the rock movement, have become part of modern street chic.'

Nor will the sight of a baby boomer tricked out in leather and flares raise many eyebrows, Mr. Padilla added. 'In the 60's, if you had a record executive walking around in a Sonic Youth T-shirt, you would have thought he was out of his mind.'

'But today it's O.K. for a 50-year-old to wear a Sonic shirt, because everybody in Sonic Youth is 50 years old.'"