Boys on Film–If we went back to school, we’d likely be that annoying overachiever and we wouldn’t have it any other way. With a special thanks above all to our photographer for the day, Nikolai de Vera and the agencies who provided the talent, ADAM, Aim, DNA, Ford, Fusion, Major, New York Models, Next, Q, Red, Request, Soul and Wilhelmina, here’s a grand sampling of our favorite boys of the season: Paul Boche, Chris Garcia, RJ King, Erik Sage, Chris Colton, Leebo Freeman, Miles McMillan, Adnan Djinovic, Maxwell Ronko, Luka Badnjar, Lowell Tautchin, Chris Arundel, Elvis Jankus, Francisco Lachowski, Baptiste Radufe, Jordan Torres, Joao Zavaski, Julian Sapala, Eden Classens, Chris Petersen, Lance R, Roy Pratt, John Tuite, Benoni Loos, Zach King, Louis Mayhew, Jae Yoo, Reinaldo Berthoti, Matthew Hitt, Brett Staal, Colt Maldonado, Glenn Galleghan, Jacob Morton, Kaylan Falgoust, Alexander Beck, Mario Skaric, Jackson, Connor Stanley, Bastien Bonizec, Jake Gordon, Jed Texas, Eryck Laframboise, Sen Mitsuji, Dale Toogood, Lucas Goossens, Rob Evans, Matt Giesler, Samuel Farrier, Louis Galloway, Adrian Cardoso, Sebastian Sauve, Berthold Rothas, Vincent Banic, Brennen Steines, Joe Hartmann, Cesar Chiang, Luis Borges, Arthur Devalbray, Brian Redford, Petter Hedman, Austin Hall, Rich Stinger, John R, Hampus Luck, Seven, Thiago Santos, Jordan and Zac Stenmark.



Sweet Escape–Mr. Rob Evans led the next heat. Blowing up over the past year, taking on leading campaign efforts for both Calvin Klein and Givenchy, Rob, still very much with his head firmly planted on his shoulders, has a certain spark when he walks in a room. Then there was the friendly, note happy-go-lucky Samuel Farrier. It was a long day as models bounced from casting to casting, but no exhaustion here, a bright bolt of energy and a presence to remember. Next up was Baptiste Radufe, the French fresh face who took the shows in Europe by storm and came to do the same in New York. From a coveted new face to prime castings, one of our new favorites stole the season with Nicholas K, General Idea, Richard Chai and numerous other shows under his belt. Fourth in (and with a funny story we’ll save for later), Matt Giesler simply has one of those faces, sharp on the features, classic and ready for an expensive suit or two (cue the to-shoot list). / Photos by Nikolai de Vera.

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.

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.

Casting Frenzy–It’s the weekend before fashion week and you have a day to kill. What do you do? Well, as any rational person would do, you call in eighty boys from all the agencies and have a casting session. After all, there’s an entire magazine that needs to be cast. So, have at it, some of our favorite faces from ADAM, Request, Ford, New York Models Management, Wilhelmina, Red, DNA, Soul, Next, Fusion, Major, Aim and Q. More to come, if course…