Slingin’ in the Rain

July 11, 2013 photog blogs

Wet Etheridge
Up next on our runway, young Dustin Etheridge in a whip-smart ensemble that just screams professional regret! With his cherry red slicker and musty black trousers, this is one broadcaster who knows how to make a splash! Whether he’s grilling a tipsy Senator, accosting shoppers outside his least favorite Wal-Mart or just plain dumpster-diving under heavy deadline, Dustin dazzles with a minimum of chafing! And those shoes! Sensible yet sassy, you’d never guess they spend most of their time buried in the floorboard of a nameless news unit. Which is exactly where you’ll find this  strapping glass-handler – once he’s fended off the affections of fans, a family of geese and that homeless woman with the Last Supper tattooed on her throat! Is it any wonder so many TV News types ape his trademark look (and smell)? Yes, the next time you’re fleeing the island for higher ground, drop by that shabby hotel where the sat trucks gather and soak in the sartorial splendor! Oversized logo’s, wrinkles that stink and enough ill-advised head-wear to make a once proud milliner slit his wrist! But you don’t have to commit to a life of late shifts and dollar menu items to capture this look! Simply troll the discount bin at your local sporting goods store, stash what you score in a forgotten gym bag and you’ll be dressed to impress the next time the News Gods take a dump on the Fourth Estate!

At least until Cantore shows up… Dude goes nowhere without a trunk full of windbreakers and shoe-lifts.