Brooke Latham, 23, Oakland, California. "I'm a girl from Virginia and I like to dress the way I like, which is, I don't even want to say, slutty."

Glenda Daniels, 23, San Francisco, California. "Men are confused. Half of them want to be taken care of and the other half want to dominate."

Shannon Keller, 27, San Francisco, California. "Sexy and trashy, I'm in between, I'm constantly blurring that line."

Sarah Filley, 28, Oakland, California. "I’d say black men and gay men in the city taught me the most about looking good and not being afraid of everyday glamour."

Leah Modigliani, 29, Oakland, California. "I don't fear any overt violence towards myself even though I know that happens all the time."

Phyllis Gardner, 73, San Jose, California. "At my age, you become invisible."

Kelly Spain, 23, San Francisco, California. "I pull my hair back and don't wear skirts if I don't want to get harassed."

Desiree Holman, 25, San Francisco, California. "I feel like I'm a fashion misfit in that I reinvent myself on a weekly basis."

Ta’Juana Mims, 29, San Francisco, California. "If somebody comes at me, I'll give a verbal warning, and then it's on, we're gonna fight."