11.30.2009
Entrelacs
This stunning editorial shot in Shoreditch, London by Fabrice Lachant features Benjamin Lynch and Remy Baquiche groomed by Elsbeth Tan & Koji Takayanagi for the latest issue of Brit webzine Fashion156.
Fash and the Web
This awesome editorial by Guy Hipwell features Jack, Ivan and Samuel Baldwin groomed by John Christopher & Fabio Gomez and shot by Dimitris Theocharis in Shoreditch, London for the 'Artisan Issue' of Brit webzine Fashion156.
30 Seconds to Mars - "Kings and queens"
LA-based rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, led by Jared Leto, will release its third album, "This is war" on December 8. The first single, "Kings and queens" is already doing quite well in its genre, peaking to #3 on the Billboard Alternative Songs. As for the album, Leto and the kewl dudes head back to the style that fans loved during their first effort. It's alternative rock with experimentations of many sounds and it all becomes quite powerful and emotional. There's a lot going on in this effort but it all comes together nicely and I'm sure fans will not be disappointed.
Winter blush
"Cool it Daddy-o" : put some verve in your snowsuit. This editorial features Alex Smith and Henry McLure shot by Enokae in London, UK for fantastic zine fantasticsmag (more from here).
The butterfly man
This series of black&white pictures by Jannis Tsipoulanis features powerhouse Roman Ivancic styled by Andrej Skok.
Source : The Fashionisto
Dior
Kris van Assche pared down the list of signatures he has applied to the Dior man, making for a concise, shorter show (which was fortunate since the producers decided to broil the audience with radiant heaters overhead -watch the video in the second part). Taking “angles” as his theme, KvA worked asymmetrical closures and geometric cutting into his entirely black and white collection, injecting mild references to punk (zippers, bindings and earrings) and Eighties new wave. He maintained the stretch pants and the pleated parachute pants, and the latter shape acquired an off-centered, fold-over waistband. Trousers ended in black ankle boots with distinctive white piping. Other new statements included neck treatments such as tall, crumpled cowls, and striking shirts with contrast tabs crossing the throat. Boxy jackets topped tunics. In three seasons, Kris van Assche has had no trouble distinguishing himself from his predecessor. He now should concentrate on the clarity of the luxury proposition that the Dior name demands, and elevate the clothes from club wear. The techno music and the fog machines aren’t helping.
11.29.2009
11.28.2009
Model : Oliver Cheshire (part 2)
British actor and dancer Oliver Cheshire, became one of the most sought after male model when he was only 16. Now 20, he's earned lots of credits under his name, including huge campaigns for Calvin Klein, Dsquared² and D&G. Today Morphosis offers you more than fifty pictures of Oliver Cheshire, but keep tuned for more next Saturday !
11.27.2009
Sean O'Pry (part 73)
for Thursday Island
Thursday Island, aka Waiben, is the name of a remote island in the Torres Strait, off Australia where a lucrative pearling industry was founded in 1885. Thursday Island is also a clothing brand from Korea where Sean O'Pry has been a gem in a couple of years.
Rondo #550
Patrick Kafka (6), Gerhard Freidl (4)
Michael Gstöttner (2), Philipp Bierbaum (2)
"Material boys" is the title of this editorial by Stephan Hilpold featuring Patrick Kafka, Gerhard Freidl, Michael Gstöttner and Philipp Bierbaum groomed by Sonia Duchaussoy and shot by Maria Ziegelböck for the latest issue of Austrian mag Rondo.
Große Juwelen an großen Buben : wir fotographierten Prachtstücke der Haute Joaillerie an den vier erfolgreichsten österreichischen Männer-Models.
Big jewels to big boys : pictured are the gems of Haute Joaillerie worn by the four most successful male models of Austria.
Große Juwelen an großen Buben : wir fotographierten Prachtstücke der Haute Joaillerie an den vier erfolgreichsten österreichischen Männer-Models.
Big jewels to big boys : pictured are the gems of Haute Joaillerie worn by the four most successful male models of Austria.
Interview
"The sartorialistas" is the title of this editorial by Karl Templer featuring Ian O'Brien, Bruce Machado and Marcel Castenmiller shot by Mickael Jansson for the current issue of Interview.
Johannes Faktotum
Johannes Faktotum, meaning "jack-of-all-trades", is a menswear line established in February of 2009 by Johanna Bloomfield. She began her career in menswear in 2002 when she moved from New York to London to study at the London College of Fashion. She went on to work for Bless and Rick Owens in Paris, later returning to NYC to work for Cloak and Ralph Lauren. Combining the intricate details of vintage constructions with her own style, Johanna Bloomfield decided to bring together her diverse experience to form Johannes Faktotum.
This first collection embodies the spirit of the traditional German guild of craftsmen known as the Zimmermann (carpenter). The masculine silhouette of the artisans' uniform is the basis for much of the collection, emphasizing strength with double-breasted closure and pronounced shoulder lines. Athlectic-inspired knitwear is paired with structured utilitarian outerwear. The outerwear combines tailored elements with technical fabrics to form a wardrobe for the physically active male. And there's no choice but to notice that models Reid Prebenda and Salieu Jalloh, here shot by Jeffrey Cohen, did fit in these clothes !
11.26.2009
Jason Vendryes
by Duc Nguyen
for Undergear
Undergear offers fans & friends a nice Thanksgiving editorial featuring Jason Vendryes shot by Duc Nguyen. More from here.
Danila Polyakov (part 7)
This tribute to Russian designer Slava Zaitsev and his muse Vyacheslav Mikhailovich by Vladimir Bordo features Morphosis star and model extraordinaire Danila Polyakov styled by Natasha Sych and shot by Dmitry Zhuravlev.
"А я согласился потому, что идея совсем не была сумасшедшей. И как можно не осуществить ЭТО и не снять по-настоящему крутую зайцевскую одежду так круто, чтоб люди, которые говорят, что Зайцев – фигня, заткнули свой рот и поняли, что это совершенно особенная одежда" ( Данила Поляков).
"А я согласился потому, что идея совсем не была сумасшедшей. И как можно не осуществить ЭТО и не снять по-настоящему крутую зайцевскую одежду так круто, чтоб люди, которые говорят, что Зайцев – фигня, заткнули свой рот и поняли, что это совершенно особенная одежда" ( Данила Поляков).
Sean O'pry (part 72)
for JOOP!
(again)
Can't stop Seanomania ! Here's your daily dose of Morphosis all-time star Sean O'Pry. The German label JOOP! (pronounce 'yohp') hired last season's team again : Sean O'Pry was styled by Joe McKenna and shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
TWIST #4 (part 8)
Oliver Cheshire (part 1)
These pictures of Oliver Cheshire are taken from an editorial by Birgitte Mahrt entitled "Sentiments perdus " ('Lost feelings') shot by Lionel Guyou for the current issue of French glossy TWIST.
Arena Homme + #32 (part 3)
"New York 2009" is the title of this editorial by Olivier Rizzo featuring Clinton Jorgenson, Aiden Andrews, Peter Brueder, Albert Kraup, Abiah Hostvedt, Liam Sole, Chris Swoszowski, Austin Pierce and Gene Fedorenko shot in Brooklyn by Willy Vanderperre for the current issue of Brit mag Arena Homme +.
Marta Montoto
Think Galician designer Marta Montoto was obsessed by the Peter Pan complex ? Her collection showed the evolution of some funny characters facing the drama of leaving a child's world and trying to fit in the kingdom of adulthood. Children concentrate all their energy on playing, being carried away by pleasure and leisure, avoiding the assumption of responsibilities. Children are terrible, thus the name of the collection "Les enfants terribles ", a title borrowed from a novel by Jean Cocteau. Children are trapped in dreams they don't want to wake up from. Inspired by casual homewear, Marta Montoto only wanted to make men feel like they're still boys (aren't we all in actuality ?!) who try and live without worries. Nothing's what it seems. And even the shoes were transitioned into sleepers and caray !, Marta Montoto's first show in Madrid was a sensation !
11.25.2009
Sverre Denis
Hailing from Antwerp, Belgium, Sverre Denis, 20, was scouted by photographer Gaetan Caputo.
Sean O'Pry (part 71)
by Kevin O'Brien
Ubiquitous stakhanovist of modeling Sean O'Pry strikes back and again high and low. He'll appear in the December issue of American magazine Details.
Baptiste Giabiconi
by Karl Lagerfeld (again)
for Chanel Shanghai
This printed silk mousseline stole is available only at the brand new Chanel store in Shanghai, China.
The Amuser #4
This editorial by Jessica Santini blending fur and time pieces features Mario Galla groomed by Jean-Pierre Canavaté and shot by Fred Leveugle for French mag The Amuser.
Bon #51
I'd roll out of bed in the morning and throw on what I wanted and go drink beer with the guys : "Even just for a day" is the title of an editorial from which these pictures are taken. Charlie Westerberg, Linus Gustin and blondie Wiktor Hansson were styled by Naomi Itkes, Robert Rydberg & Marcus Soder and shot by Andreas Larsson for the current issue of Swedish glossy Bon.
GQ Style Italy #12 (part 3)
"Les joueurs secrets " ('The secret players') is the title of this editorial by Andrea Tenerani featuring Jacob Coupe, Sid Ellisdon, Alex Dunstan, Romain Prévost and Rory Torrens shot by Kai Z Feng for the current issue of the Italian GQ Style.
Henrik Vibskov
Mixing the conceptual with prêt-à-porter, Danish designer Henrik Vibskov continues to create on a level and in a universe unlike most. Try plotting a straight line through the glorious la-la-land that is Henrik Vibskov’s imagination and you might run in to some obstacles. Regular fashion speak -that clunky system of trend reports and fancy biannual presentations- won’t help much with the navigation, especially since Vibskov doesn’t do fashion in the traditional sense. When he sits down at the drawing board each season, he isn’t designing clothes as much as creating a living, breathing parallel world. He presented this season's collection, called "The human laundry service", with a web of humongous hamster wheels powered by an army of models in oversized Amish hats. One review cited Roald Dahl’s "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and in many ways, Vibskov shares the Norwegian-British author’s magic -a cheeky, childlike ease with the fantastical and the madcap. And as would be expected, this collection didn’t fail to entertain. Henrik Vibskov executed a new selection of garments to his exact unorthodox specifications with wild cuts and wacky Bolivian prints, tribal stripes galore, innovative long-johns and all the hoopla that surrounds a Henry Vibskov design. Although most of the pieces could be considered a bit too 'out there' to be ready-to-wear, it's good to see such inspired designers follow through with a genuine avant-garde approach.
11.24.2009
Snapper : Joshua Jordan
Originally from New Orleans, photographer Joshua Jordan relocated to New York City after receiving a degree in architecture from the University of Texas. He soon made the transition to photography. His images combine glamour with a downtown edge, a look that's led to his success in the fash realm.
Candy #1 (part 1)
"Fin de fête " ('The party's over') : this tribute to Christian Lacroix features Callum Wilson styled by Robbie Spencer and shot by Karim Sadli for the first issue of Spanish mag Candy.
GQ Style Italy #12 (part 1)
"Vita nova" is the title of this editorial by Vilnius featuring Jacob Weichmann and George Barnett shot by Jonathan Frantini for the current issue of the Italian GQ Style.
GQ Style Italy #12 (part 2)
"Visages - Fade to gray" is the title of this editorial by Andrea Tenerani featuring Reid Prebenda and Jonathan Frenck shot by Guy Aroch for the current issue of the Italian GQ Style.
"Fade to grey" is the second single by English pop group Visage, released on November 10, 1980. The song was the band's most successful single. Its structure was primarily composed by Billy Currie and Christopher Payne. While setting the track listing of the Visage album, Midge Ure wrote the lyrics after Billy Currie suggested the use of the melody for the album. Steve Strange had singing lessons with Ure in order to maintain himself in tune and be recorded. Steve Strange claimed to have been the one who came up with the idea for the French vocal in the track (a statement disputed by Midge Ure who claims this idea was his). The French vocal was performed by Brigitte Arendt, a young student from Luxembourg who was Rusty Egan's girlfriend at the time.
Frankie Morello
Italian designers Maurizio Modica and Pierfrancesco Gigliotti used to surf all-time high waves with their awesome and cool collections (Frankie Morello even won a Morphosis award for last winter's), but for this season, the duo got totally drowned in all-time low depths with not a single idea of their proper own. Finding inspiration in past collections of other designers doesn't exactly make a label conspicuous by its innovative talent. Too bad. Upside was a bunch of pretty miller boys. But, downside, unfortunately wearing ridiculous hats.
Buone notizie : la collezione della prossima estate è bellissima !
Buone notizie : la collezione della prossima estate è bellissima !
11.23.2009
Android Homme
Android Homme is a label from Los Angeles, California. If you haven’t heard of Android Homme then pay attention because this young and ambitious footwear brand is eyeing the top with plans of making a serious mark in the fashion industry. From the looks of their latest sneaker collection, you can tell that “standing out” was the prime objective. Android Homme was launched less than a year ago by Javier Laval, a true artist and creative fellow given the diverse portfolio of his creative endeavors. With the help of stylist Kevin Laber, who styled the looks in the label’s website, the brand was instantly catapulted to ultra-hip status, as celebs began to get a pair or two.
Nowadays, it seems like the strapped high-top sneakers are taking all the shine in the sneaker culture. An Android Homme-donning individual can immediately be associated with being hip, sleek, modish, upscale, and clearly in the know about what fashion truly is. Fusing functionality with luxury, Android Homme is meant to satisfy the desires of the indulgent crowd who want to up the ante when it comes to the selection of shoes that they can use.
Visit the website from here.
Nowadays, it seems like the strapped high-top sneakers are taking all the shine in the sneaker culture. An Android Homme-donning individual can immediately be associated with being hip, sleek, modish, upscale, and clearly in the know about what fashion truly is. Fusing functionality with luxury, Android Homme is meant to satisfy the desires of the indulgent crowd who want to up the ante when it comes to the selection of shoes that they can use.
Visit the website from here.
VMan #16 (part 9)
Bright colors, futuristic fabrics, and a touch of fur make for an adventurous winter wardrobe. "Catch the drift" is the title of this editorial by Jay Massacret featuring Blaine Cook, Julian Feitsma and Ryan Smith shot by Benjamin Alexander Huseby at Belleayre Mountain, New York’s winter snow park, for the current issue of American glossy VMan.
Bernstock Speirs
Bernstock Speirs, the design team hailing from the East ends of London have launched an online store to make their fashion-forward hat designs available to all, wherever they are. Paul Bernstock and Thelma Speirs have tracked the changes in London club culture since they established their label in 1982 and now stronger than ever, the duo are relaunching their hat collections.
Having recently sent their headwear down the runway at Lou Dalton's show, their unique craftmanship has been celebrated across the industry. The new online store focus on 20 of their most popular styles, including trilbys with contrast wool knits, satin or lame brims, bold checked wool balaclavas and glitter caps to shetland bobble hats.
Having recently sent their headwear down the runway at Lou Dalton's show, their unique craftmanship has been celebrated across the industry. The new online store focus on 20 of their most popular styles, including trilbys with contrast wool knits, satin or lame brims, bold checked wool balaclavas and glitter caps to shetland bobble hats.
Les Hommes
Les Hommes stands for the two Belgium fashion designers Tom Notte and Bart Vandebosch, as you may know if you're a Morphosis addict. Both graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. Tom & Bart form an inseparable duo since they first met at the fashion Academy of Antwerp. Both are very charismatic designers with a strong personality to match. Tom & Bart discovered a mutual sense for fashion in particular and aesthetics in general. They share a hunger for beauty but in a very different way. They have two different approaches of beauty. It is in fact these different eyes that are the source of Les Hommes, a collision of contrasting ideas and opinions. The results can be cohesive or... schizophrenic.
Imagining a Renaissance man going into war, the duo outfitted one fashion soldier in an elegant, armor-like sweater, but their flimsy lace shirts and spangly suits might lose the battle. The cohesive part of this collection probably owed much to the sensibility of many Belgian designers to channel youthful angst and melancholy and use rigorous formal techniques to produce a collection that owes most of its strength to its superb tailoring. Where jackets came with slanted pleats that echoes the shape of the body to provide a strong graphic interest or in the form of a basket weave to give another visual dimension to an otherwise wardrobe staple. But where it came short was when the duo attempted to over-dramatize their vision with stylistic touches like with Elizabethan collars and headbands that was not conducive to the integrity of the clothes. A small miss-step perhaps, but given the young age of this fledgling label, it is easy to forgive and forget such minor things when the talent presented is so obvious.
Imagining a Renaissance man going into war, the duo outfitted one fashion soldier in an elegant, armor-like sweater, but their flimsy lace shirts and spangly suits might lose the battle. The cohesive part of this collection probably owed much to the sensibility of many Belgian designers to channel youthful angst and melancholy and use rigorous formal techniques to produce a collection that owes most of its strength to its superb tailoring. Where jackets came with slanted pleats that echoes the shape of the body to provide a strong graphic interest or in the form of a basket weave to give another visual dimension to an otherwise wardrobe staple. But where it came short was when the duo attempted to over-dramatize their vision with stylistic touches like with Elizabethan collars and headbands that was not conducive to the integrity of the clothes. A small miss-step perhaps, but given the young age of this fledgling label, it is easy to forgive and forget such minor things when the talent presented is so obvious.
11.22.2009
11.21.2009
Model : Florian Pessenteiner (part 2)
Morphosis gives you today another 70 pictures of London-based Austrian model Florian Pessenteiner. He says his long hair attracts special attentions, sometimes good, sometimes bad. He admits he even got booked because of it more than once, so he's proud he never cut if off when people in the industry prompted him to. Having very long hair myself, I understand what he meant. I'll keep an eye on Florian Pessenteiner, stay tuned !
11.20.2009
Will Young is pregnant !
"Hopes & Fears" is the newest song by Brit fop Will Young. Released as the first single from his first greatest hits album, 'The Hits', and his 14th overall, it was written by Stew Jackson and Yolanda Quartey, two members of the Bristolian band Phantom Limb, who supported Young at his 25 July 2009 concert at Audley End, Essex, and on his 2009 tour. The single features production from Robot Club who managed to get legendary 70's session drummer Skip Wiseman out of retirement for this track. The video was shot in London's Millennium College during the second week of September 2009, and was directed by Chris Sweeney who has recently directed videos for the Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor track "Heartbreak Make Me a Dancer", and "Paris", for the indie band Friendly Fires. In the video, Will Young appears as a pregnant man.
VNFOLD #1 (part 2)
"Cockfight" is the title of this editorial by Walter Delucchi featuring Argentinian new models Alexander, Guido, Matías and Marcelo shot by Joe Bonomo for the first issue of the awesome webzine VNFOLD.
Tip : the first and last pictures are in HQ and likely to be your next wallpapers !
Tip : the first and last pictures are in HQ and likely to be your next wallpapers !
VMan #16 (part 8)
Model search gallery
by Nick Knight
Rico Nieves
Matthew Schmitt
D'Marco Jones
Davi Ambrose
Matt Nichols
Louis Harris-Trench
Matthew Schmitt
D'Marco Jones
Davi Ambrose
Matt Nichols
Louis Harris-Trench
Francisco van Benthum
For this season's collection titled "Absolution", Dutch designer Francisco van Benthum took inspiration from the ritual clothes of priests, cardinals , bishops and choirboys. It could be what religious gentlemen would wear in fashionable churches of a post-modern mindset. It blends a pinch of purity with FvB's abstract and elegant style. He reportedly was intrigued by the aesthetic abstractness of the elongated shapes and the rigid high closed silhouette with the familiar black'n'white collar (except a ruffled construction which leant more towards a millstone collar than to a priest’s). The long monk habit, the stand-up collar shirt and the layered silhouette were translated into an elegant and sharp collection which was divided in three parts : an outspoken fashion part, a more formal classic part and a section with luxe eveningwear. The colors were sober and rigid : black with white, dark navy, harsh fuchsia and red set the atmosphere. A red such as this may also remind of the hat of a priest who at some point in his life fell short of the graces of God. The fabric ranged from lightweight nylon and silk, coated wools to sharp cottons. The collection includes sharp coats, a series of suits from oversized to body conscious, fluent silk tops and pressed-pleated pants. It was complemented by an exclusive series of jewellery.
