The Next Brigade by Brent Chua for Fashionisto Exclusive

The Next Brigade–Armed with his cam­era and thirty min­utes for each model, pho­tog­ra­pher Brent Chua ded­i­cates a day to sev­eral promis­ing boys from Next. Cap­tured with a clean beauty por­trait and a selec­tion of styled shots, Ryan Mertz, Henry Evans, Jack Lank­ford, Ger­man Ruiz, Jon Dart­nell and Lau­rence McCrea each get their spe­cial moment.

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Preview | Ryan Mertz by Nicky Emmerson for Emmerson Hodge

Nicky Emmer­son and Ash­ley Hodge come together for a new pub­lished ven­ture appro­pri­ately titled Emmer­son Hodge. Spot­light­ing one model for each issue, the launch gets kicked off with Ryan Mertz. Pho­tographed by Nicky Emmer­son with cre­ative direc­tion by Ash­ley Hodge, Ryan stars in three edi­to­ri­als. The mag­a­zine fea­tur­ing Ret­ro­spec­tive, Gigolo and The Break­fast Club can be picked up in Soho Lon­don as well as Art­words Bookshop.

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Next Show Package | New York Fashion Week Spring 2011

Jonatan Frenk and Jamie Stra­chan lead a strong Next show­ing of mod­els with quite the dis­tinc­tive fea­tures for the spring 2011 sea­son. From an infec­tious freck­led Nal­eye to the androg­y­nous attrac­tion of Aaron Chisum, Next boasts a wealth of allur­ing char­ac­ters. Push­ing for Brazil­ian model Rodrigo Calazans or French up and comer Gas­pard Menier, Next paves an inter­est­ing path lined with the faces of the future.

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River Viiperi, Roger Frampton, Ryan Mertz & Erik Johansson by Simon Harris for Guapo #3

Major mod­els River Viiperi and Roger Framp­ton appear along­side Ryan Mertz and Erik Johans­son in Guapo’s sum­mer issue pho­tographed by Simon Har­ris. Styled by Steve Mor­riss in col­ors that are sure to make a sea­sonal splash, the campy gang enjoy a round of popsicles.

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Baptiste Demay, Pete Bolton, Ryan Mertz & Sid Ellisdon by Angelo Pennetta for Arena Homme+

As the lat­est edi­tion of Arena Homme+ proves, the west­ern motif will not be going any­where any­time soon. Styled by Luke Day in suede, denim and leather, Bap­tiste Demay, Pete Bolton, Ryan Mertz and Sid Ellis­don pose for the lens of Angelo Pen­netta.

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Photo of the Day | Pure Bliss

Ryan Mertz pho­tographed by Este­ban Palazuelos