Monette Flores, 27

Childcare worker
Elk Grove resident

Outside the All American Tattoo Festival, Monette Flores shows off her style, which she says is called "just plain me." Influenced by Suicide Girls, an online community celebrating alternative beauty and culture, Flores likes to dress in a style that is "crazy and colorful."



She accessorizes herself with a "Living Dead Dolls" T-shirt, purple zebra-print pants, rhinestone-encrusted leather boots, a Kool-Aid purse, pink hair dye, pink glasses and pink body jewelry.



"I got the rings as gifts," she said of her 10 colorful finger accessories. She has been collecting them since grade school.



Flores scours thrift stores for vintage styles, but she also occasionally shops at Hot Topic. She gets pierced at various tattoo conventions and likes to purchase her jewelry at Sub Q, located at 1715 I St.



She admires U.K. style more than U.S. style, but says that one American celebrity who influences her style is Marilyn Manson.