Forget Harry Potter. Run-DMC and Spike Lee inspired graphic artist Rik Alcid to buy these cool Cazal eyeglasses 10 years ago at a store "somewhere in New Jersey."

Shopping vintage is a way of guaranteeing that no one else will be wearing the same outfit, says Alcid. He bought this pastel plaid cotton shirt and clashing Pringle cashmere sweater at the Garment District in Cambridge.