editor: BYRON BECK contributors: MARK BAUMGARTEN, KIM COLTON, ELIZABETH DYE, KATRINA RAMSER art direction: ANNE REESER, JASON LANDIS style direction: ELIZABETH DYE photography: MARK KOHLMAN production assistant: ALEX VALDIVIESO stylist: GALEN AMUSSEN production: AMY RYAN, THOMAS COBB, FRANK ZURBANO, SAMANTHA GARDNER, TOM HUMPHREY, KENDON GRAY, SARAH BODEN copy editors: IAN GILLINGHAM, MARGARET SEILER special thanks to: RANDY CAPRON, BIRTHDAY BOY FRANK, ADAM AND ALL THE GOOD FOLKS AT DANTE'S

NIGHT HOWLS

PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH DYE

There's no place like a dance floor to find out what's in (and out) of fashion.

Say what you want about how this town's fashion sense: Crunchy Hippies. Too-Cool Trendoids. Meth-Lab Chic. These fashion don'ts might rule the downtown runways during the day, but 'round midnight kiss all those sorry-ass looks goodbye. That's when our local union of all-nighters takes to the clubs sporting the latest look they picked up off the street, out of the Goodwill bins or at their favorite little fashion boutique. Swipe this look...it's FASHION! It's loud. It's proud. And damn, it looks good! (Byron Beck)

HEATHER AND HENRY, CHOPSTICKS

MEGHAN AND SARAH< TUBE 18 nw 3rd ave.