Modern luxury was in the atmosphere at the Longview Arts Gallery on the night of Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Transformed with soft mood lighting, sexy music, delectable delights, and scintillating scents, the Lexus Listening Lounge was full to the brim with the talented tenth of DC’s urban and hip society.
The ultra talented Ryan Leslie and refreshing newcomer Hal Linton graced the red carpet and stage with their amazing live bands and stellar performances.
Check out some of the event pics and discover their fashion forward thinking below:
Ayiko Broyard, Ryan Leslie and Jocelyn Taylor
Hal Linton and Mary Jane Kroll of Lexus
Hal Linton Live
Ryan Leslie live
Here’s the scoop on their style:
What are your style influences?
Ryan Leslie: I’ve always liked Tom Ford. And really for style…there’s really no influence in my style. People in general…different cultures that I’ve visited around the world..that’s what’s influenced my style. There are a lotta of designers that I like who are my personal friends, like Dsquared, but really at the the end of the day, every time that I talk to them about style, they’ve always told me to be myself and express myself through what I wear.
Hal Linton: My influences are, I mean, I’m really big on graphics stuff, I love the whole idea of big graphic things, and colors, and shapes, and architecture. I like to keep it funky and comfortable.
How does Lexus Luxury Awaits campaign relate to what and how you do it?
Ryan Leslie: Luxury is something that, really, many times is the product of hard work. It’s something that we afford to ourselves, a level of comfort, a level of excess, so to speak, that we work hard to attain, or that maybe someone in our family works hard to attain and lessons down onto us. So that’s why I think that when Lexus says Luxury Awaits, it means that if you work hard, you are able to reap the benefits of your hard work and then you can treat yourself to luxury, you know?
Hal Linton: I mean, Lexus is a sexy brand and I love what they are doing. I love what they were doing before with their sound. The sound in the cars is like amazing. I think when people define Lexus, Lexus is like this cool sexy thing. I want to be part of it.
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Thank you for including Hal Linton in your recap about Lexus Listening Live and for you sneak peak into his style. If you would like to speak with him further about his music career, I’d be happy to schedule an interview for you. Please let me know if you are intrested and continued success on your blog.
MissTheda