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" You might say that musician, vintage proprietress, and ultra-hip style aesthete Amy Blaustein was born to be a sartorial maverick. Raised by two professional gamblers from NYC, this statuesque beauty had an electric blue Stratocaster by the time she was 17-years-old and dabbled in the mystic arts at the Berkeley Psychic Institute after completing her Philosophy degree. Her quirky-cool sense of style has been informed by her unconventional life choices and her m\u00E9tier as a sometimes-touring musician, traveling the world with up-and-coming buzz-worthy outfits like provocative crooner Hunx and His Punx and art-rocker Sam Flax, who is also Blaustein&amp;#039;s long-term boyfriend. When this Jane of all trades isn&amp;#039;t channeling her inner sonic goddess onstage, the chestnut-haired stunner co-owns James Roland Shop, a brick-and-mortar store in Berkeley, California and an online vintage hot spot featuring a well-curated selection of shoes, clothes, and accessories from local designers. ELLE.com recently caught up with Blaustein to talk fashion, music, and, what she plans to pack for her upcoming tour.  Photo: Sam Flax Outfit Breakdown:  On Blaustein: vintage Guess overalls, vintage Express silk blouse, vintage hologram kitten heels from James Rowland Shop. The aesthetic of her store is very curated, but always evolving: &amp;quot;We switch things around according to moods, trends, and season, but we hold ourselves to a high standard of quality and cohesion. Ideally everything in the store, whether vintage or designer, \uFB01ts together and tells a story. Last season we got obsessed with vintage Versace and put together a whole collection inspired by that! Often we&amp;#039;ll start off with a concept, a color palette, or a designer and we&amp;#039;ll just go from there.&amp;quot; When she is not on the road, her go-to shop girl look consists of: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m all over the place\u2014getting dressed for me has everything to do with my mood. Sometimes I&amp;#039;ll get very dressed up and other times I&amp;#039;m way more casual. I usually end up in silky dresses or skirts, a nubby sweater and my favorite shoe de jour.&amp;quot; She is currently obsessed with: &amp;quot;Knitwear from Laura Schoorl, my good friend Lila Rice&amp;#039;s modernist-inspired jewelry, Kaila Niles, who makes the craziest hand-dyed pieces and insane jewelry, and Job &amp;amp;amp; Boss who craft one-of-a-kind hand-dyed bags and scarves.&amp;quot;  When packing for tour, she keeps practicality in mind: &amp;quot;I know whatever I bring on tour has a good chance of getting lost, worn to shreds, or broken so I try not to take anything I would be devastated to lose. If I bring the right shoes and jacket the rest usually comes together pretty easily. I pack accessories like a hat or necklaces that can be worn with anything\u2014that way you can take otherwise simple out\uFB01ts to a more interesting place.&amp;quot; How her on-the-road fashion choices are different from her day-to-day looks: &amp;quot;My tour style becomes way more limited, which can actually be liberating for me as I can become paralyzed by choices sometimes. One tour, we made a rule that we could only bring one out\uFB01t, and we had to thrift any other clothes that we wanted to wear along the way. I wore a full-length sequin gown and immediately spilled beer on myself the \uFB01rst day\u2014I was stuck in a beer gown for the rest of the tour!&amp;quot; She describes her personal style as: &amp;quot;Very informed by my mom with lots of blazers, long layers, ankle boots. I love to play with contrasts\u2014like feminine and masculine, natural and synthetic, \uFB02ow and structure. I&amp;#039;m also not into anything that&amp;#039;s too designed.&amp;quot; Her most memorable stage style mishap: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve had way too many wigs fall off mid-show!&amp;quot;  Photo: Terri Loewenthal On Blaustein: vintage Jessica McClintock ball gown skirt, American Apparel tank, Lila Rice necklace, Metalsmith bangles, Kathleen Whitaker earrings, heirloom wedding bands, and Kenneth Cole pumps from James Rowland Shop.  Photo: Terri Loewenthal On Blaustein: vintage leather and neoprene pants from James Rowland Shop, American Apparel tank, Lila Rice necklace, Metalsmith bangles, Kathleen Whitaker earrings, heirloom wedding bands, vintage vest, and Kenneth Cole pumps from James Rowland Shop.  Photo: Sam Flax On Blaustein: Vintage ombr\u00E9 dress from James Rowland Shop, vintage silk blazer, Acne pumps, vintage heart necklace, and heirloom wedding bands. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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