Siki Im Fall/​Winter 2012 | New York Fashion Week

Ath­leti­cism for the Style Afi­cionado –Siki Im revis­its school days with a new col­lec­tion that draws its inspi­ra­tion from the gym. Don­ning sweat­bands and sneak­ers, the men of Siki Im hit the gym­na­sium turned run­way with a lineup that jux­ta­posed the fun sporty motif with acces­si­ble gar­ments. The parka was turned out in an over­size boxy cut, chan­nel­ing the vic­tory lap of a cham­pion with room for more del­i­cate pieces like a fan­tas­tic long cable-​​knit sweater, fur­nished in black. Mean­while, leg­gings, sweats and lay­ered pants made the per­fect com­pan­ion to vari­a­tions on the let­ter­man jacket. Blend­ing suit­ing with sports­wear, the over­all results were noth­ing short of genius. Pre­sent­ing the best of both worlds, Siki Im’s fall col­lec­tion tai­lored to the inter­ests of the cre­ative while res­onat­ing the fun­da­men­tal ideas of menswear.

Casting Call | Jonathan Kroppmann

Inked & Inclined–Singer, song­writer and artist Jonathan Kropp­mann drops by his agency, Red Cit­i­zen, for a dig­i­tal update as he show­cases his epi­der­mal art.

The Lipstick Portraits Featuring Jonathan Kroppmann by Michael Angelo | Exclusive

Expressed through the medium of pho­tog­ra­phy to bring aware­ness to The Somaly Mam Foun­da­tion, Red’s Jonathan Kropp­mann is one of sixty sub­jects pho­tographed by Michael Angelo for Won­der­land Beauty Par­lor. Whereas make-​​up to most rep­re­sent the tools of free expres­sion, an item as sim­ple as lip­stick can mark the plight of young girls in coun­tries like Cam­bo­dia who are forced to wear red lip­stick to be sold as slaves in brothel. In great con­trast, Angelo reclaims red lip­stick as a sym­bol of free­dom and empow­er­ment by show­cas­ing unique indi­vid­u­als who pave a path of their own in The Lip­stick Por­traits. As Angelo shared, “After 20 years of col­lab­o­rat­ing with peo­ple in the realm of appear­ance, I have had a unique oppor­tu­nity to explore the role of beauty in our cul­ture and learn some deep truths about it. I have worked with peo­ple who are con­sid­ered to be amongst the most beau­ti­ful in the world and found them to be sig­nif­i­cantly less so, and I have worked with some excep­tion­ally unusual look­ing char­ac­ters who have awed me with the beauty of their substance.”

Photo of the Day | Prelude

Jonathan Kropp­mann and Omahyra Mota pho­tographed by Eric Mar­tin

Photo of the Day | Say Cheese!

Jonathan Kropp­mann pho­tographed by John Rus­nak

Spring 2010 Show Package | Red Models