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The current issue of Dazed & Confused sends photographer Linda Brownlee to the Manchester home of Darryl Sharp and his family. Captured in an intimate setting, Celestine Cooney steps in to lend Darryl a practical wardrobe of this season’s sportswear.
Next month’s issue of Dazed & Confused livens a lazy day with clean designer-specific ensembles styled by Robbie Spencer. Along for a carefree day of lounging as photographed by David Armstrong are Alexandre Imbert, Adnan Djinovic, Peter Bruder, Romain Prevost, Benoit (Nine Daughters and a Stereo), Callum Wilson, Louis De Castro, Tristan Knights, Florent Sobczak and Thomas Penfound.
Dazed & Confused is one of the few magazines that are consistent in pushing the envelope and providing a mode for menswear to be expressed in a fashion that is not plagued by the superficial. As Lyle Lodwick explains, “it’s really smart the way Dazed takes a group of artists, all at the top of their game, throws them into a studio with a canvas (the model) and knows that some insane collaboration will be the final product.” Having been featured several times in Dazed & Confused, one of Lyle’s most memorable shoots was his work with Richard Burbridge for this past October’s issue. He recalled the shoot’s “incredible team, which is why the pictures turned out so rad. The legendary Christiaan Houtenbos did the hair and headpieces; Peter Philips, global creative director for Chanel did the makeup, Robbie Spencer from Dazed styled it and [if course] Richard Burbridge…” Although the end results made for a dynamic shoot, there was no gain without pain. “The shoot was about ten hours straight and [Lyle] was the only model, so in between each shot, [they] had to remove all of the makeup and paint to clear the pallet for a completely new concept…” As anyone can imagine, “by the end of the day, [his] skin was really red and hurt a bit”, but it was all in a successful day’s work.
Next month’s issue of Dazed & Confused takes note of Dolce & Gabbana’s twenty year anniversary with a striking editorial feature starring Oliver Welton and Guy Linch. Styled by Stevie Westgarth and photographed by Mel Bles, the short, but memorable piece strikes a chord with a look at the beauty in Dolce & Gabbana’s decadent appeal.
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