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

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Heee. I think the boots are awesome, but remember, this was a theatrical performance. From con pics I've seen, in daily life he tends to wear jeans and such. *g*

I like the beard in these pics better than in others I've seen, but the word is that he's shaved it off by now and kept the longish hair - in other words, looking pretty much like a somewhat older Iolaus. Mmm.

[mickeymvt.livejournal.com]

A theatrical performance? That's what they're calling it these days, huh? ;)

And those boots- it's a sad reflection on my life that HE can rock them and I can't .*L*. I will say that I'm always impressed by men who can walk in heels, platform or not, cause as every womam knows, I ain't easy.

Now, I have this image of him doing the maid/butler from 'La Cage'... he'd be brillantly hysterical!

An older Iolaus... that's a really really really nice :)