A Houston, Texas, and New York City native, Austin Bryan (right) managed the west coast sales office for Men’s Vogue in Los Angeles. In 2009, Bryan moved to Washington to work for the innovative telecommunications company, PingTone Communications. In addition to having a “deep appreciation for Diet Dr. Pepper and 1980’s movies,” he is “always frank and earnest with women. In L.A. he is Frank, and in New York he is Earnest. “ Virginia native Ashtan Moore (below) is the founder and chief executive officer of Moore Enterprise Solutions (MES), a Washington, D.C.-based consulting and engineering company. He is also the founder of PurusLife, an organization that specializes in cutting edge supplemental products. Photographed in the Book Room
Billy Reid plaid collard shirt ($175), gray and brown striped sweater ($295), and brown velvet jacket ($725); Burberry Prorsum gray pinstripe dress pants ($695); Bloomingdale’s, 5300 Western Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 240-7443700, www.bloomingdales.com.
Etro pinstripe blazer ($1,250) and brown striped knit shirt ($465); Neiman Marcus, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-966-9700, www. neimanmarcus.com. Z Zegna dark jeans ($265); Saks Fifth Avenue, The Men’s Store, 5555 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 301-657-9000, www.saks.com.