It's not every day that the label "most stylish" is applied to members of the Brandeis University community-especially by one of Boston's premier lifestyle publications. But in a March publication of the Boston Globe's Style Magazine, one of Brandeis' own made the cut.

This year, the Boston Globe Style Magazine named the Henry and Lois Foster director of the Rose Art Museum, Christopher Bedford, as one of the "Most Stylish Bostonians 2014."
Joining the ranks of 16 other young professionals in the Boston area chosen by the publication, Bedford is recognized in a profile and accompanying video feature on the Style Magazine's website. 

The Boston Style Magazine highlighted Bedford's impeccable and forward-thinking taste-something that the Style Magazine sought out in all of the list-makers-and asked him questions about how visual taste influences his lifestyle.

The online profile focused on the way that Bedford presents himself-what he wears to his own museum openings, what he looks for in new art acquisitions and which artists or designers influence him. 

When asked what he prefers to wear to openings at the Rose, Bedford answered: "I tend to wear at least one new thing. [At first] it was just an amusing habit, but now it's become a good-luck charm, so now I have to do it every time. I think there's an impulse to redo yourself just as you redo the museum for the public." 

The two-minute-long video, published online along with the article, followed Bedford through a brief viewing of an exhibit of German artists Wols and Charlene von Heyl's works in the Rose-one of the museum's new exhibits this season. 

Bedford commented both on the works and on his personal style, and how he takes inspiration when dressing for museum events. 

This year's "Most Stylish Bostonians" compilation marks the nineth annual list by the Globe's Style magazine.