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"When Erika Christensen isn&amp;apos;t hard at work filming NBC&amp;apos;s Parenthood, there&amp;apos;s one place the actress can&amp;apos;t help but spend her time: Browsing the racks at secondhand stores! &amp;quot;You can find incredible things -- it&amp;apos;s like this diamond in the rough experience,&amp;quot; explains the actress, whom Us Weekly named to its 2013 Hot Hollywood Style list in April. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;ll be pretty easy, because I&amp;apos;ll go by fabric: flip through the rack like, &amp;apos;Polyester, polyester, polyester . . . Oh, silk! Amazing!&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nOpting to skip high-end resale stores and curated boutiques in favor of thrift stores, Christensen, 30, jokes to Us that her wardrobe vice is sweaters, and when she shops, she&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;always on the hunt for a good knit.&amp;quot; Among some of her favorite resale finds? High-waisted Versace jeans and an Escada motorcycle jacket. &amp;quot;I will wear that jacket as much as I can for the rest of my life,&amp;quot; says Christensen of the topper, which features an asymmetrical zipper.\r\n\r\nLargely sticking a &amp;apos;40s silhouette when dressing up, Christensen says she&amp;apos;s adopted a more feminine style -- and color palette -- over the years. &amp;quot;As a little girl I really hated pink, for instance, and I didn&amp;apos;t like wearing dresses,&amp;quot; recalls the actress. &amp;quot;I didn&amp;apos;t want to be a girly girl then, but now I love being a girly girl!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nCalling Kate Moss a style icon, Christensen says her everyday style is more relaxed and, at times, menswear-inspired. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve found that a lot of my male friends have great style and great appreciation for designers,&amp;quot; explains the Parenthood star. &amp;quot;The equestrian thing has been huge and I love that. I have so many pairs of riding pants that are from the store at the stables in Burbank where you can go ride your horse at,&amp;quot; she tells Us. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t ride a horse but I do wear the pants! I love them!&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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