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On the Bookshelf: Will Welch’s Taking Pictures

Ever wanted to see life through the eyes (and lens) of a senior GQ editor? Here’s your chance.

“In a world of posturing, nonsinging indie groups, we need Fun frontman Nate Ruess.” - Will Welch

How Street Style Jumped the Shark

GQ’s Will Welch prays for an end to the trend:

When the street-style trend went nuclear, all the accidental “Who, me?” unselfconsciousness that once made it so fresh was tainted. The streets became the runway. Next thing you know, wannabe style icons are stalking Sartorialist-favored avenues, hoping to be photographed. And—even worse—the fashionistas loitering outside the shows in Europe transformed from insiders who live the life into try-hards working overtime to get photographed. What everyone quickly learned is that the best way to get noticed is to go over the top—to identify every trend and pile them all on at once.