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Style photos of Michael Bentley, a 31-year-old who lives in Peachtree City. Bentley works in Dunwoody as the Global Director of Pricing at InterContinental Hotels Group and a singer and guitarist for local indie band Dutch Angle.

Michael Bentley is a 31-year-old who lives in Peachtree City. Bentley works in Dunwoody as the Global Director of Pricing at InterContinental Hotels Group and a singer and guitarist for local indie band Dutch Angle. Bentley and his wife Eryn have been married 10 years and have three children: Nicholas, 7; Connor, 5; and Stella, 4.

What's he's wearing: Calvin Klein cowboy shirt, Japanese Triumph T-shirt, Old Navy boot-cut jeans. About the jeans: "They fit perfectly and only cost $19, so I bought four pair." Dan Post black cherry inlay cowboy boots.

ATLANTA STYLE IS ... "like Atlanta drivers. A few do it well and a lot do it poorly. And every day I see a few disastrous wrecks."

Bentley says his style is ever-changing and contradicting. Pretty formal at work in a "polo-and-khakis" workplace but varies greatly outside of the office. "Sometimes rockabilly, sometimes cowboy, sometimes jeans-and-tees, and occasionally preppy - although the tattoos creeping down my forearm make that harder and harder to pull off."

A fashion pet peeve? "The list is endless: braided belts, Croakies (those foam tubes that hold sunglasses), indie-rock guys wearing girls' tapered jeans, white ties with black shirts, ironic facial hair (only serious beards and mustaches are cool), T-shirts with sophomoric sex jokes on them and designer jeans that cost $170."

His best find? Kenneth Cole black boots. "I travel a lot internationally for work, and I love to explore new cities on foot. I've walked innumerable miles in them in dozens of cities across the United States, Europe and Asia over the last five years and they're still holding up."

Bentley says everyday is pretty much a stand-out fashion moment. Not in the sense that my outfit was perfect, but in the sense that he tends to stand out. "My office, like most, is pretty conservative in general. But I change my look constantly. Every week it's something different - from shaved head to pompadour to slicked-back, and clean-shaven to beard to mustache. I like to change things up, and a man changing his look that much is sure to stand out."

One of his favorite labels? Via Spiga shoes. "They're Italian leather shoes that are really well made and not too expensive (generally under $150). They fit like a glove and last forever. I bought my first pair five years ago in San Francisco and have been hooked ever since. And they last - I still wear the first pair."

Bentley likes to shop at Saks Off 5th, The Clothing Warehouse and Marshall's.

His biggest splurge? "I typically don't spend a lot of money on clothes, but I do appreciate a well-cut suit. My biggest recent splurge is probably a light-grey Michael Kors suit I bought for a business trip.

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Michael Bentley is a 31-year-old who lives in Peachtree City. Bentley works in Dunwoody as the Global Director of Pricing at InterContinental Hotels Group and a singer and guitarist for local indie band Dutch Angle. Bentley and his wife Eryn have been married 10 years and have three children: Nicholas, 7; Connor, 5; and Stella, 4.

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