brandon boyd in reflection.

by SUBvert Magazine

happy socks.a present for me.

I´ve won a gift card at Les Mads Advent Calendar- 4 Pairs of Happy Socks!
So now I´m looking for cool socks..colours against the misery and cold winter :)
But there are soo much and therefore I´m not sure which I should take..

architecture. photographed by dujardin.

Filip Dujardin Photography

time for new ads.diesel.

“There are no messages, themes or commentary to understand,” explained Diesel creative director Wilbert Das of the hipster take on David Lynch. “Our objective is to intrigue and provoke a thought.” As for fall, Das worked with Stockholm-based ad agency FarFar on the new campaign.

Diesel is continuing its surrealistic direction in its ads for spring, which will break in February magazines, including GQ, Details, Flaunt and Nylon, as well as outdoors in major cities like New York and L.A. Using black-and-white images shot by John Scarisbrick, the ads center on darkly enigmatic scenes such as an elderly foot fetishist worshipping model Jon Kortajarena’s Diesel high-top sneakers or a ramshackle apartment filled with cats. Rock progeny Alexandra Richards makes a cameo in one of the ads, which were photographed at 1896 Studios in Brooklyn.

by wwd

101.bois and dykes.

"Bois and Dykes is a long-term documentary series that examines the concept of ‘feminine masculinity’ by visually telling the stories of people who live within a spectrum of identities ranging from dyke and butch, to tomboy, aggressive, and transgender."

I discovered this interesting series from Sophia Wallace a few weeks ago.
And I must admit: It´s calm and meaningful..honest.
Especially the comments below the picture of Sophias homepage.
It´s a controversial theme, not only in the United States..so it´s important that there are people who wants to explain.

all pics: s.wallace

extreme. but what is extrem.

This is an editorial from Mario Testino for the V Man Magazine.
After I looked at them for the first time, I thought: Okay, nothing special.
Nothing special, because in the fashion industry you will always have such a diversity of appereances and characters. And nothing special, because Testino plays with stereotypes you are able to find in the fashion business.
But sometimes it´s the detail you should consider. So it´s not always the way you look which makes you interesting. It´s your internal captivation or your positive aura. And with these different ways to depict masculinity Testino shows not only the diversity but also the different ways to express the feeling you have to break free from a "stigmatized" world you are not really belong to.
And that´s why it is worth to be seen...

by v men