Most Stylish Bostonians of 2013

with Liberdade 2012, a taxidermic bear, chair, hand-drawn paper and book, photographed at the LaMontagne Gallery by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Victoria Elman. Age: 30. Occupation: Attorney at Goodwin Procter Residence. George Wong. Age: 32. Occupation: Director of the LaMontagne Gallery. Residence: (both) Carlisle.

Photographed by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff; Styling by Julia Gall (Acne Jacket, Opening Ceremony dress from Barney’s New York, Equipment top from Scoop NYC, Ippolita earrings from Lux Bond & Green)

Kara Hayward. Age: 14. Occupation: Actress. Residence: Andover.

Photographed at Polcari’s Coffee by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Andrew Ference. Age: 33. Occupation: Boston Bruins defenseman. Residence: Boston.

Photographed at Polcari’s Coffee by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

“Honestly, a lot of the things I wear are because I grew up as a punk, skateboard, snowboarding kid. I still buy Volcom jeans, and most of the casual pieces I wear are active brands.”

Photographed at Piano Craft Guild in the Danny Sloan community room by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Malia Lazu. Age: 35. Occupation: Executive Director and Cofounder, Future Boston Alliance. Residence: Roxbury.

Photographed at Piano Craft Guild in the Danny Sloan community room by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

“I am so done with this idea that looking busted shows that you’re doing good work. I have knocked on doors in heels, baby. You still have to be fabulous.”

Photographed at edgerton Center at MIT by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff; styled by Alexandra Metral

Alberta Chu. Occupation: Filmmaker, ASKlabs Documentary Film. Residence: South End.

Photographed at Dacey’s studio by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Beth Dacey. Age: 60. Occupation: Artist. Residence: Boston.

Mitchell is wearing a Ursa Major necklace and was photographed at the Harvard Book Store by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Christine Mitchell. Age: 28. Occupation: Illustrator, stylist, freelance writer, and N’East Style blogger. Residence: Cambridge.

Photographed at the Langham Boston by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Deborah Moe. Age: 34. Occupation: Director of public relations and social media, Boston Ballet. Residence: Warwick, R.I.

Photographed at the Langham Boston by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

“The people who look great all the time are the people who really march to the beat of their own drum, who dress to please themselves.”

Photographed at Nervous System by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Jessica Rosenkrantz. Age: 30. Occupation: Cofounder, Nervous System. Residence: Somerville.

Photographed at Nervous System by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

“My background is in biology and architecture, and while I appreciate fashion, I never thought I would be in the industry.”

Photographed at the Langham Boston by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Bijan Sabet. Age: 44. Occupation: General partner at Spark Capital. Residence: Weston.

Photographed at the Museum of Fine Arts by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Craig Tevolitz. Age: 39. Occupation: Owner and lead designer, Platemark Design. Residence: Back Bay.

Photographed in Sherborn by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Dave Willis (right). Age: 35. Occupation: Cofounder, Bully Boy Distillers. Residence: Jamaica Plain. Will Willis. Age: 39. Occupation: Cofounder, Bully Boy Distillers. Residence: Sherborn.

Photographed at West Bridge Restaurant by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Pedro Alonzo. Age: 41. Occupation: Adjunct curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Residence: Cambridge.

Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Dani McDonald. Age: 30. Occupation: Co-owner of Flock. Residence: South End.

Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

“My personal style is a little more West Coast, a little bit more bohemian. Instead of trying to go all the way with my bohemian style, I started mixing in those very traditional Boston pieces.”

Hair by Radiance Aveda Salon, Salem; Make up by Rouge, Salem; photographed at the Museum of Fine Arts in the Greek and Roman Sculpture Gallery by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Michelle Tolini Finamore. Age: 43. Occupation: Curator of Fashion Arts, Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Residence: Salem.

Photographed at TD Garden by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Rich Gotham. Age: 48. Occupation: President, Boston Celtics. Residence: Medfield.

Photographed at the Hotel Marlowe by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Mona Hamid. Age: 24. Occupation: Student, Massachusetts College of Art, and blogger, stilettosandsubstance.com. Residence: Brookline.

Photographed at Evelyn's & Angel candy store by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Yalonda Howze. Age: 41. Occupation: Attorney and owner, Evelyn & Angel’s Candy Shop. Residence: Cambridge.

Photographed at Tim Gilman studio by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Amanda Knorr. Age 27. Occupation: Founder and CEO of Spreedia.com. Residence: Somerville.

Photographed at Tim Gilman studio by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

"I never want to travel to a new city only to find myself walking around a mall. So I started Spreedia.com as a way for both locals and visitors to get to know the places that make Boston unique."

Photographed at Harvard University's Newell Boathouse by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Chris Necklas. Age: 27. Occupation: Founder, L.I. Sounder and product manager, Swirl. Residence: Boston.

Photographed at Rialto by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Deborah Z Porter. Age: 55. Occupation: Founder and Executive Director of Boston Book Festival. Residence: Cambridge.

Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Scott Bishop (left). Age: 38. Occupation: Associate Principal for Stoss. Residence: Quincy. Chris Reed. Age: 44. Occupation: Founding Principal for Stoss. Residence: Brookline.

Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Adele Naude Santos. Occupation: Dean of MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Residence: Somerville.

Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

"I really believe in timeless style so that there’s no date on it. I never attempt to be fashionable in the true sense of the word. The clothes I buy I can wear for 20 years. I can just recycle them."

Photographed at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Lisa Randall. Age: 50. Occupation: Author and professor of physics at Harvard University. Residence: Cambridge.

Photographed at the Residences at W Boston by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff

Maggie DeSantis Ahearn. Age: 62. Occupation: Vice president at Otis & Ahearn Real Estate. Residence: Back Bay.