Fit as a Fiddle

Confident and relaxed on the train, this fit as a fiddle hottie shows how to ride the T with no hands by adopting a relaxed pose against a railing. Coffee - check! Facebook - check! And now he's on his way to wherever he may be going. Nice glasses, too!

Location: Red Line at Central
Imagined Profession: Sports Marketing Manager
Photographer: FT

Conundrum

We do our best to bring you quality pics of handsome men on the T. Pics that not only show the nature beauty of our subjects, but also which help tell our story about the man and whom we imagine him to be. Alas, lighting on the Red Line is not conducive to glamour shots of our hotties. Nor is the Red Line's rather bouncy and vibrating nature of the Red Line trains.

Our photo above is an ideal photo prospect, showing not just one but rather 2 handsome fellows in one shot. And they're both reading. One is reading via a Kindle, the other is reading a paperback. Such a composition is a natural lead for a storyline about eReaders vs "real" books whilst showcasing handsome men. Alas, it appears not to be in focus. So let's look at the picture below!

Here we see a pic taken from the same spot, but obviously in better focus. Alas, the gentleman with the paperback book is hidden by hottie in the front, and the lighting is, well, less than ideal.

With situations such as this we use basic photo editing tools to add brightness, contrast, saturation, and structure (to name a few that we tweak). Which means that in order to get a better view of our hottie(s) we sometimes sacrifice focus for visibility.

Just thought we'd toss this out to you as we literally have taken tens of thousands of pics of men on the T, yet only have featured just over 2,000 on our blog. We try our best to bring you the best!

Location: Red Line at Harvard
Imagined Professions: Photography Analysts
Photographer: GB

TJ!

Our delightfully prepped out hottie today is a dead ringer for our HOTT Crew's friend TJ (of TJ &Maxx in Gloucester). TJ is convinced he was separated at birth from his identical twin brother when he was accidentally handed over to a blue collar family. And our hottie above, identical in every way to TJ, has all of the hallmarks of hailing from a family of wealth and privilege, and of having a longer record of breeding than a Kentucky thoroughbred.

We're so glad we found TJ's lost twin brother!

Location: Red Line at Harvard (of course he's at Harvard!)
Imagined Profession: Old Money (new money is so vulgar!)
Photographer: GB

Tall and Tanned on the T

As Mary Berry, host of The Great British Baking Show would say, "Simply Scrummy!" As tall as one of Paul Hollywood's baguettes is long our hottie stands out amongst the throng on our train. His shirt is as colorful as a Prinsesstarta and looks quite comfortable, too! As they say in our Dominions Beyond the Seas, "Nom, nom, nom!"

Location: Red Line at Harvard
Imagined Profession: Master Baker
Photographer: GB

Red Hair at Morning...

...T riders take warning! Could our copper-haired hottie be a harbinger of horrific and humid storms this afternoon? Could our tall and lean fellow be an MBTA-version of the weather beacon atop the Old Prudential Building in the Back Bay? (Steady blue, clear view. Flashing blue, clouds due. Steady red, rain ahead. Flashing red, snow instead... except during baseball season when it means a Red Sox game has been delayed.)

The next time you encounter a tall ginger on the T remember that it's a weather warning!

Location: Red Line at Central
Imagined Profession: MIT Researcher in Atmospheric Science
Photographer: GB

Merry Christmas?

What can one say, except Merry Christmas! This handsome and buff fellow sure knows how to catch one's attention! With the extraordinary humidity the past couple of days this vision of winter holidays helped us to imagine cool dry icy blasts of air wafting around us. We were not expecting a red shirt / green striped shorts combination this morning! This is better than coffee!

Location: Red Line at Harvard
Imagined Profession: Manager, Christmas Tree Shoppe
Photographer: GB

Muscle Monday

Even from a distance we could tell this hottie had a boatload of masculine muscles. Just look at those biceps! And his shortsleeve Henley shirt is the perfect accoutrement to those beefy pecs. What a handsome fellow on this Monday morning!

Location: Red Line at Central
Imagined Profession: Cybersecurity Engineer
Photographer: FTH

Fashion Forensics

It's a brilliant sunny day and as our train soared through the clear sky between Cambridge and Boston the burst of sunlight illuminated this fashion forward fellow sitting across from us. And we were absolutely mesmerized with all that was going on with his sartorial choices.

We don't remember seeing cuffed shorts combined with a cuffed short sleeve shirt before. And look at those bouquets of flowers all over his shirt! Could he be harkening back to fashion in the 1980s? Might this combination be something from the early to mid 1990s? Our HOTT Crew got to work on this question and found that this particular gentleman's style which combines cuffed short-sleeve shirt with cuffed shorts is: Urban Style.

Hmmm... learn something new every day!

Location: Red Line at Charles/MGH
Imagined Profession: Forensic Fashion Consultant
Photographer: GB

Jack Goes Ivy Style!

In another of our Just Jack series of posts we have a true proper gentleman showing how to rock the Ivy Style of dressing while taking the T to work!

Chin out and up: Check!
Crisp white dress shirt: Check!
Old School Tie: Check!
Navy Blazer: Check!
Tortoise Shell Eyewear: Check!
Khaki Slacks: Check!

Way to go, proper and fashionable man! You add style, grace, and class to the MBTA!

Location: Red Line at Harvard
Imagined Profession: Personal Assistant to Lisa Birnbaum
Photographer: GB

Less is More

And did we ever get more on our way to work this morning! Such simplicity in our hottie's choice of apparel, yet he exudes style and grace. With the heat, the humidity, and the thunderstorms bedeviling our fair city we think this gent demonstrates the ideal way to dress this summer!

Location: Red Line at Central
Imagined Profession: Public Policy Consultant
Photographer: FTH

Schwül

It was so humid this morning that we felt as if we were wading through a rice paddy on our way to the T. And when we stumbled into our train we found ourselves next to this handsome fellow who, unlike us knew how to dress appropriately for the weather! The drape of his T-shirt, and the elegant thinness of the material make for a most comfortable journey on a day like today.

By the way, Schwül is German for humid. But please make sure you put an umlaut (those 2 dots) over the "u". Otherwise you'll have Schwul, which means "gay". Think of the dots of the umlaut as raindrops, which fall from the sky when it's humid. That's how you can remember which word means humid. That's our language tip for today!

Location: Red Line at Central
Imagined Profession: Agricultural Innovation Engineer
Photographer: GB

Hey Big Spender

Just because it's Monday doesn't mean our handsome man isn't going to dress up for work. He's a successful gent, and he makes sure he shoes it at the office with his impeccable attire! One doesn't often see men in suits on the T, but when you do you know you're looking at a man of distinction.

The minute you walked on our train,
We could see you were a man of distinction,
A real big spender,
Good looking, so refined,
Say, wouldn't you like to know
What's going on in our mind?
So let us get right to the point,
We don't pop our cork for every guy we see.
hey, big spender, spend,
A little time with me! - Lyrics from Hey Big Spender

Location: Green Line at Boylston
Imagined Profession: Mergers & Acquisitions Specialist
Photographer: FT

The Green* Team

Our handsome and casual fellow loves the color green! From radiantly green sunglasses to green piping on his day pack straps. He's even wearing green shorts! It may not be easy being green, but this hottie pulls it off with ease!

Location: Red Line at Harvard
Imagined Profession: Alumni Development Manager
Photographer: GB

*HOTT Crew member GB, who describes our hotties for our posts is color blind. Some of the items he mentioned as green may actually be some other color. He tries really hard, though.

Ray of Sunshine

Basking in the golden glow of the morning sun, and elegantly positioned against the royal blue backdrop of the seats on the train, our handsome man provides a delightful view to all of us watching from across the aisle.

And good thing we weren't on the Red Line this morning!

Location: Blue Line at Airport
Imagined Profession: Biomedical Engineer
Photographer: GB

Gareth Southgate's Other Waistcoat

We found another Team England supporter showing his loyalty with his Gareth Southgate Waistcoat. Our gent has shown a quintessentially English upper class version of a waistcoat that can easily be worn with a formal Morning Coat. We especially enjoyed the way he was chilling to his music. If only we knew what music he was listening to!

Location: Green Line at Boylston
Imagined Profession: Paralegal
Photographer: FT

Gareth Southgate's Waistcoat

Our incredibly handsome hottie is showing his support for Team England in the World Cup today by wearing his Gareth Southgate Waistcoat! He's happy, he's confident, and man does he look good! With support from men like him England can't help but win today's game and advance to the final!

Meanwhile FT (above left) and GB (above right) are wearing the waistcoats (sans jacket) that they wore earlier this summer at a friend's wedding. We're also showing our support today for our Dominion Beyond the Seas!

Location: Orange Line at Downtown Crossing
Imagined Profession: Sports Marketing Manager
Photographer: FTH

World Cup vs Tour de France

Our hottie above is doing what we're doing on our commutes to work this week... doubling up on streaming of World Cup and Tour de France. So much to watch, so little time!

We must confess that our HOTT Crew has intense crushes on Tour de France cyclist Taylor Phinney (below).

What a dashing chap!

Speaking of chaps! Tomorrow is "Waistcoat Wednesday" as all loyal Team England male fans will be wearing waistcoats (what colonists refer to as a vest) in the fashion of Gareth Southgate, Manager of Team England in the World Cup. Look how handsome Gareth is in a waistcoat!

We're calling on Boston's handsome men to wear waistcoats tomorrow to support Team England in their quest to vanquish Croatia. Plus, we want the eye candy!

Location: Red Line at Central

Imagined Profession: Project Coordinator

Photographer: GB

Black & White

Our handsome summery lad looks fabulous dressed in black & white as he commutes to work. Far from being a somber tone, he designed his color selection to be bright and uplifting! We wish he worked in our office!

Location: Red Line at Kendall/MIT
Imagined Profession: Amateur Tennis Instructor
Photographer: GB

Henleyesque

It's warm. It's humid. And our hottie is wearing the perfect attire for the day... a short-sleeved Henley T-shirt and blue jeans. Take a look at his fetching sneakers, and elegant watch... what a delight!

#77 Bus at Porter
Imagined Profession: Sales Analyst
Photographer: Nippy

Getting Back to Business

After a beautiful mid-week 4th of July holiday we found ourselves in our well-air conditioned train standing opposite this handsome man. He's a man of distinction. Clearly a man who travels for work, and knows how to dress comfortably for the heat whilst simultaneously including a dash of style and elegance.

For example, the dusty pink linen shirt is not only attractive, but also cool to wear. The tropic weight Vineyard Vines pants permit freedom of movement in the coolest possible way. And those Gucci horse-bit loafers... this man has refined tastes and has a subtle way of communicating that!

Location: Red Line at Harvard
Imagined Profession: COO
Photographer: GB

Encroaching Heat

A wave of hot, humid, windless heat is enveloping our city, and our sultry hottie matches the look and the feel of today's sweltering weather. Kudos to our fine looking gent for managing to to stay looking good despite the muggy high temps!

Location: Red Line at Charles/MGH
Imagined Profession: Research Administration
Photographer: FT

Sunny Delight

Brilliant sunshine cascades from above, and whilst we were underground a sunny-haired hottie graced our swiftly moving train. With hair as golden as waves of ripening wheat and a chiseled jawline to die for, our handsome man made this mornings warm commute quite enjoyable! By the way, has anyone noticed how fast the Red Line trains have been running the past 2 days?

Location: Red Line at Kendall/MIT
Imagined Profession: Sales Manager
Photographer: GB

Blonde Ambition

Calm down! We'll get to the blonde in a moment! Our HOTT Crew has been out and about this past weekend partaking in wedding festivities for a friend of ours. And as we rarely feature ourselves on our blog we thought we'd share this photo of 3 of our HOTT Crew members (Left to right: FTH, GB, and FT) as we posed on the deck of a schooner in Nantucket. As Bermuda Business Attire was the dress code for the wedding we got to wear our de rigeur calf-high dress socks, the norm for the island of Bermuda. And as you know we enjoy parading around in our rainbow shorts ensemble. Boys will be boys!

And here's the blonde we promised! Tall, bearded, and radiating golden highlights our hottie has an almost angelic appearance on this Monday morning. Such a cuddly looking fellow!

Location: Red Line at Harvard
Imagined Profession: Research Fellow
Photographer: GB