Soul Artist Management Fall/​Winter 2012 Show Package

Soul Artist Man­age­ment–Mak­ing a strong impres­sion this sea­son with not only a lineup of top requested faces, Soul Artist Man­age­ment turns to the lens of Julian Schrat­ter aka Through Jules Lens for a can­did look at their boys. From Low­ell Tautchin and Simon Ness­man to River Viiperi or Sebas­t­ian Sauve, the ace is in the hole when book­ing time comes, but let’s not leave out recent bud­ding signs like Christo­pher Michaut or Tom Barker.

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Evening News by Blair Getz Mezibov for Menswear

Tuxedo Days–Alex Badia turns to the mod­ern tuxedo for his lat­est Menswear story that pairs the fash­ion edi­tor with pho­tog­ra­pher Blair Getz Mez­i­bov. Hit­ting the streets of New York City, the usual sus­pects, rang­ing from Sal­va­tore Fer­rag­amo to Roberto Cav­alli make an appear­ance, mod­eled by Brian Shi­man­sky, Ken­zie Roth (Soul), Henry Bar­na­cle, Andreas, Jason Wilder (New York Model Man­age­ment), Amaury Bau­doin, Jacques Naude, Ryan Schira (Wil­helmina) and Tim Devos (Request). /​ Groom­ing by Yukiko Tajima.

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NUMBER:Lab Spring 2012 | New York Fashion Week

Laid-​​back Moment–The style of a skater was one point of ref­er­ence for Luis Fer­nan­dez when he was cre­at­ing the NUMBER:Lab spring 2012 col­lec­tion. That cou­pled with the mood of the French Riv­iera in the thir­ties man­i­fested itself in a lay­ered athletic-​​inspired menswear that while color blocked at times included more than a few prints. One graphic black and white print came cour­tesy of a col­lab­o­ra­tion with artist Joseph La Piana. Board shorts, cadet jack­ets, blaz­ers and tank tops rounded out the major­ity of the collection.

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Nautica Spring 2012 | New York Fashion Week

Sea­side Col­or­ing–Bold color with a slightly relaxed fit dic­tated the lat­est offer­ing from Nau­tica. On the backs of mod­els like Chad White, Cory Bond and Gar­rett Neff, the nautical-​​based brand offered up polos, board shorts and more than its fair share of sharp tai­lored blaz­ers. Chi­nos received a shot of color as did jack­ets, coats and a selec­tion of car­ryalls that were pre­sented as acces­sories. With an eye towards the unpre­dictabil­ity of weather as of late, the col­lec­tion also con­tained a cowl necked sweater as well as a few heav­ier coats, ready for any predicament.

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Portrait | Brian Shimansky by Michael Brager

Jack Of All Trades–Soul model Brian Shi­man­sky heads for the woods in style with pho­tog­ra­pher Michael Brager. Not afraid to get his hands dirty, the stat­uesque model keeps it low-​​key and func­tional in flan­nels and denim.

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Brian Shimansky by Ben Watts for GQ

Soul model Brian Shi­man­sky pho­tographed by Ben Watts for GQ April 2011