Paris Fashion Week | Blaak Homme Fall 2010

Posted 2 years, 4 months ago on January 22, 2010 by

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Stand­ing out in stark black and white, the lat­est col­lec­tion from Blaak Homme design­ers Sachiko Okada and Aaron Sharif turns to the church for inspi­ra­tion. While the over­size rosary and crown of thorns make for con­tro­ver­sial pieces of dis­cus­sion, robe-​​inspired pro­por­tions take min­i­mal design in a strik­ing direc­tion. Avoid­ing any great use of vol­ume, a cer­tain light­ness is achieved where Okada and Sharif fash­ion a dynamic wardrobe that can be dressed up or down and applied to the year’s sea­sons at large.

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Photo of the Day | Always Now

Posted 2 years, 6 months ago on November 25, 2009 by

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Yan­nick Man­tele pho­tographed by Willy Vanderperre

A Young Man of Extra-​​Ordinary Personal Beauty

Posted 3 years, 4 months ago on December 30, 2008 by

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Edi­to­r­ial: A Young Man of Extra-​​Ordinary Per­sonal Beauty
Mag­a­zine: Arena Homme +
Mod­els: Thibault Ober­lin, Rogier Boss­chaart, Clé­ment Chaber­naud, Julien Sabaud, Jes­per Lund, Eddie Klint, Lucas R., Girts Vitolins, Dou­glas Jew­ell, Tris­tan Knights, Yan­nick Man­tele, Maxime Hardy, Luiz Afonso Schwab
Pho­tog­ra­pher: Willy Van­dereperre

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Yannick Mantele

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Yannick Mantele’s lucrative deal with Prada Sport in spring 2008 propelled the rising star to the top. He became a favorite of photographer, Willy Vanderperre, who has shot him multiple times including once with top model Natasha Poly. Being the muse of one of the top photographers in the industries exposed Yannick to a pool of opportunity. His images have circulated in the pages of Arena Homme+, Dazed & Confused Japan as well as Visual Tales. Yannick has walked for Dunhill, Les Hommes and Dries Van Noten.