Sharp dressed man

[marycrawford]

I do so love Michael Hurst and his improbable celebrity star turns - over here, he's only known (if at all) as the blond who played Iolaus in Hercules, over in New Zealand he's the kind of celebrity actor/director who is asked to host television shows, open festivals and present things like hairdressing award galas.

What does one wear to a hairdressing award gala, besides pretty hair?

If you're Michael Hurst, the answer is red velvet and thigh-high red platform boots. Or plasterer's stilts. I love this picture most of all - the pose, the pleased look on his face. Heeee.

In other HtLJ related news, masteralida, writing as Sierra, has put her Hercules stories back on the web.

In non-related news, I picked up Mary Renault's The Charioteer and am reading it for the first time. I've read all her Greek novels, but not the modern ones, and so far it's fascinating and a little sad. Someone please tell me, does this one have a happy ending? Illogically, I don't want to go hunt spoilers or look at the back of the book, but I still want to know.

ETA: Dorinda nobly told me just as much as I wanted to know (i.e., she didn't tell me who ends up with whom. Hee). Yay!

Comments

[falzalot.livejournal.com]

I heart that guy. :->

[ltlj.livejournal.com]

Oh, he looks fantastic! I'm so glad he grew his hair back, too.

[elysianmusings.livejournal.com]

That look works for him a little too well, I think.

What do you think of Mary Renault's books? I want to start reading her stuff, but I'm not sure where to start. Any recs?

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Damn, that hair is really working for him. He just looks fantastic.

[halimede.livejournal.com]

He looks uncannily Bowie-esque, in all sorts of ways. Delish.

[marinarusalka.livejournal.com]

Wow. Glam!Iolaus. There's a sight I never thought to see.

And he still looks hot.

[naomi1642.livejournal.com]

Worryingly, he looks sort of like Eddie Izzard. But much hotter.

[mickeymvt.livejournal.com]

*boggle*

Holy... that man is either very brave or has no fashion sense. Red Velvet and those boots? Very cracktastic, but whoa...

Not sure if I like the goatee either.. makes him look older somehow.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

One must love a man that can pull of a costume like that. :-D