Fashion shows have been raging on since January with the men's shows in Milan and Paris and the just-wrapped New York Fashion Week. While we love the clothes that comes down the runway, we also love those boys the clothes come down on. But, beyond those 30 seconds we get to gaze upon them in all their chiseled-cheek-bone-glory, what actually goes in the day in life of a male model as he bounces from show to show, party to party, strutting it like he does (and should)?
In the Out.com feature A Model's Journey, photographer Andrew Burmeister followed international male model Blaine C. (pictured) through his daily routine back during the Spring 08 shows in Milan and Paris to give us mere mortals a glimpse into what it really takes to walk the catwalk. It's not all glitz and glamour, but let's just say -- much to our content -- it involves being shirtless and in underwear a lot.
We at Out fancy ourselves a bunch of keen, ahead-of-game taste, style and art makers, so it comes as no surprise to any of us that our February 2007 cover (pictured top) shot by Matthias Vriens is being included in the International Center of Photography's exhibit "Weird Beauty," which presents the most innovative fashion photography of the past few years.
No -- we're more modest than that. We're super surprised! And totally excited that our own contribution to fashion -- queer or otherwise -- is being recognized on such a grand scale. Of course, it's all due in no small part to Vriens himself who, beyond the cover being shown in Weird Beauty, also snapped a shot for this month's Out feature Physique Pictorial (pictured bottom). With the help of a few others of photography's finest, the portfolio recreates the erotic aesthetic established by the iconic magazine. With any luck, we'll hopefully be seeing a lot more of Vriens' work (and boys) not only in Out, but in future exhibitions.
Three weeks into the new year and we're still pitching a photo review? Yes. Yes we are. So don't act like you're all put out by it. Who doesn't love beautiful pictures of stylish and good looking men?
Thus we bring you Out.com's 2008: A Year in Pictures, a collection of our favorite photos featured in Out during the last year. Included is gay-fave Neil Patrick Harris as the all-American heartthrob; the trio of male hotness from Gossip Girl (pictured), and some of our sexiest fashion spreads showcasing the labels we're always lusting after.
So start clicking to refresh your memories of the past year and, in the meantime, get yourself excited for the load of fresh new content on Out.com right now. We promise -- it's only going to get better from here.
While we don't normally find ourselves jet-setting around the world for fashion shows, comedy gigs or press appearances, we can still glean a few helpful hints from those that are afforded such a glamorous life.
For the Out.com feature Great Escape, we questioned some of our favorite personalities for the bags (Tommy Fazio's Goyard Trolly PM), books (Nate Berkus' David Sedaris) and booze (Jackie Warner's Patron) that make a long trip to wherever almost as blissful as being there. Perhaps the best suggestion for keeping things pleasurable? Margaret Cho reminds us to always pack a vibrator. Duly noted.
The bleary days of early January are no match for smokin' models in skimpy swimsuits. Luckily, Out's February issue is chock full of them including Andres Velencoso Segura who traveled -- along with photographer Xevi Muntane and Out's Fashion Director Grant Woolhead -- to the Evergaldes for our Buffalo Stance shoot inspired by the late style icon Ray Petri.
Segura may look familiar as his beautiful mug and body have graced the ad campaigns and runways of almost every major label from Louis Vuitton to H&M. And you're guaranteed to see a lot more of him in the near future as just yesterday he was identified by Hello! magazine as Kylie Minogue's new beau.
Throughout 2008 Out sat down with some of queer cultures favorite obsessions for a little brain picking and, just in case you missed something, we've rounded them all up for the Out.com feature Call and Response.
Among those subjected to our whims were a few Stylelist favorites like Project Runway alum Christian Siriano, fashion-forward music sensation Lady Gaga, and everyone's favorite pixie-haired Swede, Robyn (pictured). So if you want to know, say, whether Lady Gaga has sex at the gym or not, read on.
We're pretty confident in our shopping skills around the island of the Manhattan, but sometimes it takes a fresh eye to find new gems. Enter Victorinox Creative Director Pierre-Henri Mattout, who, despite having only lived in Manhattan for less than a year (he's a native Parisian), has carved out his own trail of downtown NY hot spots.
For Out.com's feature, Homo Plus, we tagged along with the tres sexy Mattout for a stroll through SoHo to glean his downtown picks. Among them? Everyone's favorite Swedish clothier, Acne, and vintage mecca What Comes Around Goes Around. Clearly, the man has taste. As if we'd ever doubt him.
Who doesn't love a good, concise, digestible list? We know we do! Thus, Out.com introduces its new weekly series "Five of the Best" that features -- you guessed it! -- five of our favorite style/fashion/grooming products in a given category.
First up, the Out editors bring you five of the best moisturizers on the market to not only keep your face flake-free, but also looking healthier and younger. And in these harsh winter months, we can certainly use all the help we can get.
Stay tuned to Out.com and Stylelist each week for a new list of the best of bunch.
You've seen Milk (haven't you?); and you've pined over not only Sean Penn and James Franco, but also the above mentioned Castro clone look. You know the one: "Levi’s 501 jeans. Skin tight. Sanded down at the knees and crotch for
that perfectly worn-in look. Third button unbuttoned to create a bit of
allure. T-shirt, also skin tight. A Levi’s snap-front plaid," as described by Out contributor Eddie Shapiro in his interview with Milk's costume designer, Danny Glicker.
“When I started reading about what people wore, I thought, What was that Levi’s clone look about?" [Milk] screenwriter Dustin Lance Black told Shapiro. "It didn't take much to realize that it was about a group of people who
had been called ‘pansies’ and ‘fags’ reclaiming their masculinity and
being ‘men.’”
It's a uniform that many San Franciscans still wear today, and we of the younger generation look to it for inspiration as a style that didn't just say something about our fashion, but our existence. Strong and sexy, stylish men, gay or straight, are wise to acknowledge perfect vintage when they see it. Especially when it has a purpose.
To read more of Eddie Shapiro's article, click here, or head to Out.com.
Stylelist will be off the air for the next few days as we take a little time to give thanks for what we have, where we're at, the people we love, and the fashion we're fortunate to wear, discuss, and lust after.
We'll be back Monday, December 1, with all of our regularly scheduled style news, advice, and gossip.
Gay men love fashion, and fashion loves gay men. Is it something in our jeans? Celebrating this long tradition, Stylelist exists to offer advice, tips, and the occasional catty observation on celebrity style coups and faux pas.
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