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"  Skylar Astin might not be a name that you&amp;#039;ve heard of quite yet, but expect that to change shortly. Though the actor \u2014 who played opposite Anna Kendrick in Pitch Perfect and made a cameo on HBO&amp;#039;s omnipresent series Girls \u2014 has kept a relatively low profile so far, he seems inevitably headed for the mainstream. After an expert turn on this past weekend&amp;#039;s red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards (no small feat when you&amp;#039;re competing against this) our very own Lady Esquire chatted with the up-and-comer about all things fashion. Read on for more. Esquire.com:You wore a navy peak lapel tux from Z Zegna (above, right) on Sunday night. It was formal, but not stuffy \u2014 especially since you ditched the bow tie. How did you decide on the look? Skylar Astin: Well, I know a lot of people try to go super-flashy for the MTV Movie Awards \u2014 I mean there are a lot of bells and whistles on that red carpet \u2014 but I like to be comfortable and feel like myself, so I just went with something simple and classic, but with an impeccable fit. I loved that tux so much on it&amp;#039;s own, I didn&amp;#039;t think it needed a tie. ESQ: And you wore a blue sharkskin suit from Emporio Armani (above, left) to the LA premiere of your last film, 21 and Over, so we know that you&amp;#039;re confident wearing tailoring. But what&amp;#039;s your off-duty style? Let&amp;#039;s say, for instance, your beloved NY Knicks are in the playoffs and you&amp;#039;re going to the game. What do you wear? SA: Yes! I am just so happy that the Knicks are back. I&amp;#039;m looking forward to a deep playoff run led by Melo, JR, and company. But for a game-day look, I&amp;#039;d aim to look sharp but comfortable \u2014 which seems to be the word of the day. You&amp;#039;d probably find me in something like a navy button-up from Eton of Sweden x Grungy Gentleman \u2014 which my brother [Jace Lipstein aka the Grungy Gentleman] helped to design. I wear it all the time because it&amp;#039;s fashionable, but not trendy. It&amp;#039;s just easy. I would probably pair it with some Paige jeans, because they fit me well. Then I&amp;#039;d finish off the look with come flashy kicks. Either by Del Toro or Cole Haan \u2014 two of my favorites. Oh, and a cap, maybe by Gents, who I recently discovered and am really into. ESQ: I checked in with you on your Instagram account and it seems that you&amp;#039;re a big fan of #throwbackthursday \u2014 and not afraid to share some unfortunate style moments from your past with the nearly 220,000 people who follow you. Looking back, what was your biggest fashion faux pas and how did your upbringing shape your sense of style? SA: Oh, the biggest offense has to be wearing JNCO jeans. The 1990s, in New York at least, were all about who could have the baggiest pants, and I definitely got swept up in that fad. Luckily, it didn&amp;#039;t last long \u2014 but I&amp;#039;ve made sure that my pants fit ever since. ESQ: Being an actor, is there anything you&amp;#039;ve noticed about young Hollywood, style-wise, that either irritates or inspires you? SA: Hollywood, young or otherwise, is a very trend-driven town, and that can get a little out of hand at times. I just try to stay true to my own personal taste \u2014 incorporating my personality while not taking myself too seriously. But I do like to dress up and look nice, and I&amp;#039;m inspired by people who do the same \u2014 people who express themselves through how they dress. That doesn&amp;#039;t mean that I&amp;#039;m going to, or want to, dress like Johnny Depp, but I admire the fact that he does his thing. ESQ: What&amp;#039;s next for you \u2014 in terms of style, or, just life in general? SA: With regard to style, I mean, I&amp;#039;m definitely lucky to have been included in some of the perks of my brother&amp;#039;s connections in the fashion world. It&amp;#039;s helpful considering I&amp;#039;m still like a five-year-old when it comes to shopping. He recently set up an in-store visit to Gant, which was great. I got a lot of cool stuff that I never would have been exposed to otherwise. As far as my career goes, I have a few independent films on the horizon, and I just signed on to do a sitcom pilot for TBS called Ground Floor. So, exciting stuff is happening. I&amp;#039;d better start thinking about some promotional looks. ESQ: Or just call your brother. I hear he knows people. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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