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Familiar face among Capitol Hill staffers getting a style makeover
If Washington is looking a bit more stylish these days, thank GQ magazine.
As part of its “Project Upgrade” feature in its November issue, the men’s mag is turning six Capitol Hill workers from fashion duds to snappy studs — and The Hill readers will recognize at least one of these dapper D.C. gents.
Max Engling, a 25-year-old staff assistant for the House Administration Committee, is one of the models who graces the GQ’s pages. Engling also just happens to have taken the top spot on this year’s “50 Most Beautiful People” list in The Hill.
Another congressional aide gets a lesson in suit style in the issue. GQ advises John Deoudes, a House legislative staffer, to “vote ‘hell no’ on boxy suits.” The magazine writes of the 25-year-old’s “before” outfit, “John’s suit was at least a size too big! A real power suit hugs the shoulders and tapers at the waist.” Deodes, who gives a fierce model-like stare in his “after” photo, seems pretty pleased with the results, saying, “A slimmer fit makes me look 20 pounds lighter. I had no idea!”
But weight isn’t the only thing Deoudes loses with his new look — like Engling’s makeover, dandifying takes a lot of dough. The new wardrobe for Deoudes would cost him a lost of cash, at nearly $850.
Other guys getting some help from the fashion pros include a staff assistant for Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.), a Capitol Hill construction project manager, an IT director for the Senate Committee on Banking and a speechwriter.
UPDATE (3:11 p.m.): Another "50 Most Beautiful People" alum made the GQ cut, just not in the print edition of the mag. Julian Malasi, who was a policy issues manager for the American Chemistry Council when ITK interviewed him earlier this year, is a part of GQ's online feature.
Photo: Max Engling in The Hill's 2012 "50 Most Beautiful People" issue.
