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MALE MODEL HUMPDAY: Show (Us Your) Packages

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:52 +0000

Each Fashion Week, model agencies compile their top boys and girls into a nifty little package to send out to casting directors, who then decide which kids make it down which runway. To celebrate the start of New York Fashion Week, Male Model Humpday brings you the best — read: the most shirtless — the Big Apple has to offer in the way of living man-hangers for the fall 2012 season.

Photos: Models.com

MALE MODEL HUMPDAY: Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:14:03 +0000

As everyone is well aware, I’m sure, it’s super hard being a male model. Every now and then they have to update their books or put to rest any fears they might have started eating or stopped working out and they have to drag themselves into their mother agency where their agent or an in-house photographer takes Polaroids of them in their underwear. Arduous. So this Male Model Humpday, we’re tipping our hats to their sacrifice while taking a tip from one Mr. André 3000. Get ready to start shaking, kids.

Photos: Male Model Scene, Made in Brazil, WowWow.me, Tres Fab Sweetie

How About Some Rainbow Hair To Go With That Versace?

Amanda Gabriele — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:31:51 +0000

Versace has been gaining momentum these past few months after first announcing a collaboration with H&M, and it doesn’t show signs of stopping. For the February 2012 issue of Vogue Nippon, models Lindsay Ellingson, Simon Nessman and Vika Falileeva are decked-out in the brand from head-to-toe with colorful hair to match by Oribe. Though not reaching the racy heights of our favorite vintage Versace ads, photographer Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele did a fine job with Keeping the Faith and giving us the attitude we can always expect from stepping into a full-on look from Donatella. Gallery after the jump.

Images via Design Scene

Male Model Humpday Presents: The Top 10 Male Models of the Year

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:16:04 +0000

Whereas the girls may earn the big bucks, these ten male models continue to work relatively hard for the money. Their faces and bodies have been everywhere and on everything/one this year, now here they are in handy enumerated order based on a complex mathematical permutation taking into account a host of factors. Either that or I just guessed. Whichever floats your boat. Happy Humpday!

1. Sean O’Pry

Photo: Image Amplified

MALE MODEL HUMPDAY: Ad Men

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:58:06 +0000

Nothing moves product like a nude, nearly nude or at least shirtless male model. Sure, I understand the need when underwear/swimwear is involved, but sometimes the nudity is completely gratuitous. And it’s times like that when I love my job.

Photos: Image Amplified, Models.com, Homotography

MALE MODEL HUMPDAY: Jeffrey Fashion Cares

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:20:36 +0000

Jeffrey Fashion Cares is a good cause: over the past 8 years they’ve raised $4 million dollars for LGBT and LGBT youth charities such as Lambda Legal, The Hetrick-Martin Institute and Gay Men’s Health Crisis. And each year they hold a fashion show that addresses my favorite cause: shirtless male models. This year’s event, held at the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier, brought out such gorgeous eye candy as Simon Nessman, Evandro Soldati, Arthur Sales, David Agbodji, Francisco Lachowski, River Viiperi, Cole Mohr and Parker Hurley and helped to sell a record-breaking number of tickets. Ah, the audacity of hope.

And for even more caring and shirtless male models, visit our Facebook page!

Photos: Models.com, YVY Mag, Socialite Life

Between the Spreads: Settling the Rihanna-Ciara Twitter War

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000

The Twitterverse was all…a-twitter this weekend over the 5-minute war launched between two titanesses of R&B, Ciara and Rihanna. The fur went flying after Ciara paid a visit with Joan Rivers on E!’s Fashion Police and mentioned a recent unpleasant encounter she had with RiRi. Then Rihanna set out to prove how unpleasant she can really be, in 140 characters or less.

@rihanna: My bad ci, did I 4get to tip u? #howrudeofme

[@LesFabian: Ouch. #bitch]

@rihanna: U gangsta huh? Haaa

@ciara: Trust me Rihanna you don’t want to see me on or off the stage.

@rihanna: Good luck with bookin that stage u speak of

[@LesFabian: Oh snap! #BURN]

@ciara: pure comedy…

[@LesFabian: #nocomeback]

@rihanna: Ciara baby, I love u girl! U hurt my feelings real bad on TV! I’m heartbroken! That’s y I retaliated this way! So sorry!

[@LesFabian: How...sweet... #lyingherfaceoff]

@ciara: Rhi, u know its always been love since day 1! Doing shows and everything. You threw me off in that party! Apology accepted. Let’s chat in person.

[@LesFabian: Translation: Bitch, wait til I twist my fingers through that troll doll hair. #illcutabitch]

Things have calmed down dramatically since then, but whenever divas duel it out in the public arena, there is an inevitable choosing of sides and bitter argument over who’s better, blah, blah blah.

Well, since I live for these moments, I’ve decided the only logical way to determine who is the baddest bitch on the block (clearly not including Beyoncé who could blink and take out both of them) is to compare both RiRi’s and CiCi’s editorials from European Vogues…naturally.

Rihanna covered Vogue Italia‘s special couture supplement in 2009, shot by the incredible Steven Klein and styled by Patti Wilson:

Then last year, Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci styled Ciara for a Vogue Paris shoot with the dynamic duo of Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

For me, the answer is clear. Ciara’s editorial easily trumps Rihanna’s, achieving a poetic and sensual beauty that’s more effective than the hard, technical sexuality of the Klein shoot. Which is not to say that both spreads aren’t great, but Ciara possesses a grace and classic beauty that makes her actually look like a model and not just a moonlighting popstar in it for some free couture.

Plus, she totally gets extra points because Riccardo said this about her:

“Ciara is like a black Betty Page. A very refined hip hop queen. Although she is American, she has a sort of European class, a Parisian chic.”

Musing for Givenchy beats out openly stealing from David LaChappelle any day of the week.

Male Model Humpday: Jon K All Day

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:48:54 +0000

Jon Kortajarena possesses the type of beauty that comes along but once in a queer moon. Brooding, quirky, quixotic but distinctively male. With that heavy brow, those angular cheekbones, that pompadour puff of hair, those pouty lips and lithe frame iit’s no wonder Tom Ford cast him as the intriguing drifter that entrances Colin Firth in A Single Man; or that he later cast him as the impeccable face of his eponymous menswear and eyewear lines. And it’s no wonder that he has been my favorite male model for the past two years (with an occasional dalliance with Simon Nessman). Beauty, thy first name is Jon and thy last name is, well… unpronounceable. Hint: (Kor-ta-ha-ray-na)

Before the plethora of photos, here’s a blog interview Jon K did with W in June of 2009 that birthed my obsessive, fanatical, undying love for him.

What was your worst modeling experience?
My first fashion week in Milan, at age 18. I was like, “What am I doing here?” I was feeling so alone. It was freezing cold and I didn’t bring the right clothes. And I couldn’t communicate because my English was even worse than it is now. Instead of saying, “She is blond,” I would say, “She is yellow hair!”

[Awww!]

What’s the last book you read?
I just finished Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. It was very special. I’m in a difficult moment in my personal life now. Heart things. I don’t mean medical heart problems—I mean relationships. Love things! So the book taught me about accepting life how it comes. Sometimes you are fighting for things you can’t fight for.

[Awwwwwww!]

Didn’t you just work as an actor for the first time?
Yes. I can’t give details about the movie yet, but it was an unbelievable experience. I felt more secure in front of the camera than in real life. In my normal life I have so many insecurities. I am learning from them, or trying to learn.

[All right, just kill me. And the movie obvi turned out to be A Single Man.]

How much time do you spend at the gym?
Almost none. I really hate the gym. So I go running. When I lift weights I feel like I am hurting myself. I would rather do other things. Swimming sometimes. Why should I be two hours in a gym, suffering so much, with all these people that I don’t know and don’t want to know?

Have you ever fallen down on the runway?
Yes! It happened during, like, my second show! But I was lucky because it was on a stairway that was mostly hidden, so the audience couldn’t see anything.

Who hits on you most often—women or men?
I don’t get hit on a lot. Really. I do see people looking at me but normally it’s me who takes the first step. (laughs) I’m the one who walks over to see what’s going on.

[You know, people stare at me too. But usually I think it's for all the wrong reasons.]

Onto the pics! There were just so many amazing Jon K photos I couldn’t fit them all here. So take a trip down the Information Superhighway (people still say that right?) to our Facebook page for even more Kortajarenaness. Hint: Kor-ta-ha-ray-na-ness].

Photos: Models.com

If Simon Is Looking for Another Wand to Blow…

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:42:07 +0000

You get the point…and eventually so will he. Heyo!

…Penis.

Coming Signs of the Apocalypse, Part 2: Simon Nessman Looks…Kinda Rough

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:36:39 +0000

What’s wrong with the world? When the most beautiful boy in it, Simon Nessman, looks anything less than perfect, I don’t know what there is to believe in anymore.

Of course he’s still the cutest thing that ever was, but imagine my surprise when I saw the love of my bitter, pathetic life squinting and cheesing in the background of D&G’s Fall ad.

Horrified!

Especially when I’m used to this:

And this:

And…this:

Meanwhile, I completely forgot what I was talking about and am off to busy myself for the next few minutes in the bathroom.

SIMON NESSMAN FOR RUGBY F/W 10/11

The Fashion Web — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:59:06 +0000

Ralph Lauren’s latest brand Rugby looks to supermodel Simon Nessman to present their latest Fall/Winter 2010/11 arrivals. View more of ” SIMON NESSMAN FOR RUGBY F/W 10/11 ” Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr. | Flickr Comments | Tags: FW2011 , Lookbooks , Ralph Lauren , Rugby , Simon Nessman Related posts: SIMON NESSMAN…

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FRANKIE MORELLO SPRING SUMMER 2011 FASHION SHOW

The Fashion Web — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:32:15 +0000

Frankie Morello – Milan, June 19, 2010. Designer: Maurizio Modica & Pier Francesco Giliotti

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Tags: Arthur Sales, CAMPAIGNS, Fashion Shows, Frankie Morello, Milan Fashion Week, River Viiperi, Simon Nessman, ss2011, swimwear, videos

LINK LOVE:FRANKIE MORELLO SPRING SUMMER 2011 FASHION SHOW

SPREAD: “Footballers’ Wives” For V Magazine July 2010

Annabelle Cheesecake, Parisian Princess — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:55:51 +0000

GALLERY: “Footballers’ Wives” For V Magazine

The V Magazine July issue celebrates the World Cup by laughing at the footballers’ wives cliché. You know the one where they obviously all have bombshell bodies and wear barely there outfits far from the classy world.

LINK LOVE: V Magazine

Simon Nessman for ELLE Men

The Fashion Web — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:42:47 +0000

Magazine: Elle Men
Cover model: Simon Nessman |Ford Models, Major Models|
Fashion editor: Joseph Episcopo
Photographer: San Sierra
Website: www.sansierra.com
Supermodel Simon Nessman becomes the cover boy of ELLE Men in a shoot by photographer San Sierra, view more after the jump:

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SPREAD: ‘How To Make Longevity Into Legend’ for VMAN #17

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:11:28 +0000

This spread, titled “How To Make Longevity Into Legend,” honors 20 years of Dolce & Gabbana Menswear. Photographer Sebastien Faena, with help from stylist Panos Yiapanis, shot Simon Nessman and Carlos Sander for the new issue of VMAN which hits newsstands Thursday January 28th.

SPREAD UM: “Performance” Vogue Italia September 2009

Kirby Marzec — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:32:19 +0000

Mom grounded me for putting my face on the car windows. Ash made money.

Photographer: Steven Meisel

Models: Anna Maria Jagodzinska, Ash Stymest, Christian Brylle, Jamie Bochert, Max Rogers, Sasha Pivovarova, Sessilee Lopez, Simon Nessman, Will Lewis

GALLERY: SPREAD UM: “Performance” Vogue Italia September 2009

Thanks Fashion Copious!

MAG HAG: Simon Nessman For John Galliano

Marissa Moshell, Student — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:59 +0000

Simon Nessman poses in some hot snapshots for the new John Galliano campaign.

LINKAGE: Major Models