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Near nude muscle studs invade Houston's streets for a good cause: Boxers, nobriefs — or pants

Can you resist these models' cause?
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Subway has never looked this sexy.
Photo by Steven Thomson

Downtown denizens were treated to a trio of shirtless models standing outside a Subway sandwich shop at the corner of Main and Preston streets on Tuesday morning. This wasn't the opening of an Abercrombie & Fitch outlet, though. The muscled men, clad only in boxers and a scant neck tie, were promoting a national suit drive organized by Men's Wearhouse.

"They've been doing this all around the country for the past four years," said model Darryl Perrilloux as he simultaneously flexed a rock-hard eight-pack and flashed smiles towards passersby boarding the METRORail.

Men's Wearhouse is requesting donations during the entire month of August for suits, sport coats, slacks, dress shirts and the like, which will be donated directly to nonprofit organizations to distribute to men in need of office clothing. Women's apparel is also accepted.

So far, the boys have received a positive response. "One girl tried to grab his ass," model Cameron Reagan said of his buff colleague Joel Powell.

"We're bringing awareness to the cause," Perrilloux said. "These people need suits for job interviews so they look professional when they go in."

So far, the boys have received a positive response. "One girl tried to grab his ass," model Cameron Reagan said of his buff colleague Joel Powell.

"There was a group of 50 women on a balcony who would come down in pairs to take photos," said Perrilloux, who told CultureMap that there are 111 "ambassadors" hustling the charity cause on street corners around the city today.

Tell us if you spot the undie-toting hotties at an intersection near you. And if you're working downtown, don't be afraid to stop by Subway for a tasty snack or tempting footlong.

Thanks, Queen Bey

Pop icon Beyoncé donates $100,000 to University of Houston Law School

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Pop megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic through her BeyGOOD Foundation. The gift will allow the clinic to hire fill-time faculty to head it, benefiting the students who study there.

“I am delighted that the BeyGOOD Foundation has made this very generous gift to the UH Law Center,” said Leonard Baynes, dean of the UH Law Center. “Not only will this funding help establish a full-time criminal justice clinic that provides pro bono legal services in our community, but it will also supercharge our already excellent criminal law and justice programming.”

The clinic is one of nine at UHLC. It helps students learn to navigate the criminal justice system, especially on behalf of clients that are underserved by skilled attorneys. People of color are affected disproportionately by a lack of good, ethical representation.

Beyoncé, the most decorated artist in Grammy history and easily the biggest musical star native to Houston, has a long history of advocating for criminal justice reform. She was a staunch supporter of the police reform following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, asking law enforcement to “stop killing us” in a web post. In 2020, she penned an open letter to the Kentucky attorney general asking for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Through her BeyGOOD Foundation, established in 2013, Beyoncé has focused mostly on expanding the prospects of Black-owned business and offering education opportunities to students. Forwarding the cause of legal representation in Texas while also helping out marginalized communities compliments her other philanthropic work.

“At UH Law, we envision a legal profession where ‘everyone has the opportunity to prosper,’ as BeyGOOD envisions, and we will achieve this vision by providing access to strong and effective legal representation in criminal proceedings,” Baynes said. “And together, through this gift, the BeyGOOD Foundation and UHLC will shepherd the next generation of criminal justice attorneys in the city of Houston, the state of Texas and the nation.”

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