So last night I competed in the Esquire and Macy’s “Best Dressed REAL Man Contest”…Got a shoe shine, and a flower in my lapel, and I was stoked to make the final 10, but in the interviews for the single finalist, I went first, and the microphone didn’t function…I wish I had gone 5th…I stated “Hello, my name is Pete Ippel, and I’m an artist and an athlete and I describe my style as joyful and full of wonder.”
The gentleman who won was very smartly outfitted with a nice wide striped tie, white pants and shoes, and a “preppy” (for lack of a better word) jacket with a patch.
It was really fun though, very glam indeed..Grey Goose cocktails, and a DJ on the 3rd floor of the Macy’s Men’s store…
I’ll post pictures when they become available
Published by Pete Ippel
Pete Ippel, the son of a dancer and a musician, was born in Oak Park, Illinois and has been surrounded by the arts since birth. He moved to Morris, Illinois in 1989 and started to participate in athletics rather than dance. After high school, Pete attended Cornell University where he received a BA in psychology and a BFA in photo / digital art making. He continued to follow his sporting dreams in the high jump, which culminated in a school record leap of 7 feet 1/2 inch in 2001.
In May 2004 he attained an MFA degree in the New Genres department of the San Francisco Art Institute. Presently Pete is a practicing artist whose work is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in New York, California, and internationally.
Mr. Ippel resides in Working Artists Ventura, a sustainable artist community in southern California. In addition, he teaches art, is a web developer, an active blogger, and still high jumps from time to time.
As a passionate problem solver and a pragmatic optimist, Pete’s art and his life are full of exciting challenges.
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