Oraine Barrett by Erik Swain for Nick + Campbell

Undress–Pho­tographed by Erik Swain, Soul lead­ing man Oraine Bar­rett steps out as the face of fel­low model Nicholas Lemons’ lat­est endeavor, Nick + Camp­bell. With their site launch­ing April 15, 2012, the under­wear line offers three styles for $35, which are also avail­able at Atrium and Blue & Cream in New York City.

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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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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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Soul Spring 2012 Show Package | New York Fashion Week

Runway-​​Ready–Head­ing into their sec­ond sea­son, Soul con­tin­ues to build their men’s board, turn­ing up the ante with solid edi­to­r­ial boys. Led by the all-​​around stand­out that is Simon Ness­man, mod­els such as Ter­ron Wood are joined by new favorites that include Sebas­t­ian Sauve, River Viiperi and Low­ell Tautchin. Mean­while, fresh new imports Anthon Well­sjo and Danny Beauchamp bring their blue-​​chip qual­i­ties to a well-​​rounded lineup for the spring 2012 run­way season.

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Nautica Fall 2011 Preview | Mercedes-​​Benz Fashion Week

Nau­tica looks to Lake Michi­gan for the inspi­ra­tion of fall’s nau­ti­cal col­lec­tion. Mod­eled after the her­itage of the Sleep­ing Bear Dunes region, the label finds them­selves anchor­ing in a calm sea­son of deep blues and warm lay­ers to ward off the water’s cool. /​ Pho­tos by Carl Bar­nett (The Fashionisto)

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Snap! | Brian Davenport, Brian Shimansky, Doug Porter, Oraine Barrett & Mitch Baker by Eli Schmidt

Major mod­els Oraine Bar­rett, Brian Dav­en­port, Doug Porter, Brian Shi­man­sky and Mitch Baker pose for the lens of Eli Schmidt. Styled by Alex Badia, the lot tackle slim cuts for a spe­cial WWD story.