Styled by Carine Roitfeld and photographed by Mert & Marcus, Givenchy‘s Spring/Summer 2016 campaign features a declaration of love in a handwritten poem by Anohni of Antony and the Johnsons. Starring male models Alessio Pozzi, Deion Smith, Diego Fragoso, Filip Hrivnak, Gabriel Vieira, and Kevin Sampaio, the edgy series reflects its urban background.
Models Alessio Pozzi, Stefano Berretti, Aurelien Muller, Cristi Isofii, Stefano Seminara, and more star in Dolce&Gabbana‘s Spring/Summer 2016 campaign, once again a celebration of Italian lifestyle and family, but this time a splash of China-inspired flare.
After a tease earlier this spring, Versace has finally released its full Autumn/Winter 2015 campaign starring models Alessio Pozzi, River Viiperi, and Oliver Stummvoll. Photographed by the iconic Mert & Marcus and styled by David Bradshaw, under art direction by Giovanni Bianco, the images place the men in the Italian fashion house’s boldest looks for fall.
Cruising atop BMX bikes and shooting hoops under chandeliers, models Alessio Pozzi, Filip Hrivnak, and Lucas Cantao star in Givenchy‘s short video for its upcoming Autumn/Winter 2015 campaign. Directed by mastermind duo Mert & Marcus and styled by the legendary Carine Roitfeld, the boys display the athletic cool of Riccardo Tisci’s winter collection for the French fashion house.
What happens when a mix of 19 soccer loving—excuse us, football—male models fanatics have a pitstop in Milan at the same time? Photographer Paolo Simi quickly discovered as tensions flared and home-country loyalties became as apparent as the piercing-editorial-stare born onto each model’s face. See our exclusive Fashion Week preview and FIFA World Cup Tribute below featuring Alessio Pozzi, Benoni Loos, Dean Stetz, Debiais Victor, Dino Sabanovic, Do Byungwook, Gordon Bothe, Jarno Boom, Kai Keller, Leo Mel, Lucas Mascarini, Mariano Ontanon, Marlon Nicolau, Nemanja Maksic, Rael Costa, Sam Steele, Stefan Knezevic, Stefan Radojkovic, and Toby Binge.
Benoni Loos
Agency: I Love Models
Nationality: Belgian
First scouted: Sitting on a bench in Antwerp
Personal style: "Black jeans and black or white t-shirt."
"I always enjoy watching a good game."
Mariano Ontanon
Agency: Elite Milano
Nationality: Argentinian
Most recent campaign: Just Cavalli
Favorite city: "Rome, because it's magical. I fall in love with it every time I've been."
"I'm a citizen of the world, but I know and will never forget where I come from."
Alessio Pozzi
Agency: Elite Milano
Nationality: Italian
First scouted: in a shopping center
Sports played: soccer, swimming, and gym
"My style is very simple in my life."
Toby Binge
Agency: Independent Milano
Nationality: British
First scouted: 15 years old at a music festival
Favorite city: "New York. There is always something different going on, it feels like being in a film."
"I love to travel, but I am British through and through, from my favorite food (langers and mash) to loving football."
Marlon Nicolau
Agency: Elite Milano
Nationality: Portugese
Most recent campaign: Filipe Faisca
Sports played: "I watch soccer all the time, but the only sport for me is sex. I hate the gym."
"I am a philosopher of life."
Dino Sabanovic
Agency: Fashion
Nationality: Bosnian
Most recent campaign: Italia Independent Sunglasses
Personal style: "Thrift shop"
"I eat french fries with Nutella."
Kai Keller
Agency: 2morrow
Nationality: German
Most recent campaign: Mauro Grifoni
Favorite city: "Barcelona, because it has everything."
"I like to mix up streetwear and elegant pieces like Burberry, Saint Laurent, and Gucci."
Lucas Mascarini
Agency: Fashion
Nationality: Brazilian
Most recent campaign: Bottega Veneta
Grossest thing seen in a model house: "dishes, dishes, dishes"
"I don't see myself as a model."
Debiais Victor
Agency: Nologo
Nationality: French
First scouted: shopping at an H&M store in Paris
Sports played: swimming, running, and gym
"When I was scouted I waited 6 months before signing my contract, because I didn't want to be a model at the time."
Stefan Knezevic
Agency: Independent Milano
Nationality: Serbian (but supports the Bosnian World Cup team)
Most recent campaign: Pitti Immagine Uomo
Sports played: "I played volleyball for 10 years, of which the last 3 were professional. Now I only do sports for fun."
"I still haven't visited many of the places that I really want to see."
Gordon Bothe
Agency: I Love Models
Nationality: German and Swedish
Favorite city: "New York—they just opened a Nutella bar."
Open bar anywhere for a night: "Las Vegas to make TheHangover movies look lame"
"I played soccer all my life until I started modeling."
Dean Stetz
Agency: Nologo
Nationality: American
Most recent campaign: Tombolini
Favorite memory of hometown: Beach with family
"I am much more simple and normal than my work."
Jarno Boom
Agency: 2morrow
Nationality: Dutch (from The Netherlands)
Most recent campaign: Sascha
Favorite city: "Milan feels like home, plus I love Italy."
"Obviously there's no place like home, but I really do miss the cheese."
Sam Steele
Agency: Elite Milano
Nationality: Spanish and British (born in Spain)
Favorite memory of hometown: "Being outdoor with my mates."
Open bar anywhere for a night: "Any pub in Ireland. They have great beer and drinking culture."
"It's where you're at, not where you're from, that is important."
Rael Costa
Agency: Why Not
Nationality: Brazilian
Favorite city: "Rome and Florence — there are so many places to visit and so much history."
Sports played: soccer, volleyball, wake boarding, and skateboarding
"Because of the easy way I live, most people say fake things about the job. I try to stay happy always."
Leo Mel
Agency: I Love Models
Nationality: Italian
Most recent campaign: Andrew Mckenzie
Favorite city: "Rome because it's a historical city, and Paris because of the great modeling experience and the most romantic city in the world."
"Modeling has made me open to different people and countries."
Stefan Radojcovic
Agency: Independent Men
Nationality: Serbian (but supports the Australian World Cup team)
Favorite city: "Aruba or the Australian seaside because of their nature vibes."
Staying in shape: "I was lucky that I trained in a gym as a child for 7 years, so now it’s easy to keep in shape."
"Trough my travels I've become very flexible, but I still have my Serbian nationality."
Do Byungwook
Agency: Elite Milano
Nationality: Korean
First scouted: Elite China contest
Personal style: " It is terrible that I wear the same t-shirt and pair of jeans every day?"
"If the weather is good, it's is not important where I am. I just want to see to fascinating young ladies. "
Nemanja Maksic
Agency: Fashion Milano
Nationality: Sebrian (but supports the Russian World Cup team)
Most recent campaign: adidas Originals
Embarrassing story from adolescence: "One time I broke my shoes so my mother gave me my sister’s to wear. When people asked me about them, I just replied, 'Because it’s fashion!'"
"I have many sides to my personality."
Images photographed by Paolo Simi; Styled by Stefano Spinetta; Make up and hair by Sara Del ReMartin, Jorge Paradas, Claudia Tito, and Jonahid Miah; Editing by Piotr Trojanowski; Photo AssistantsGiulietta Raimondi and Nicola Lazzari; GIFs by Giulia Bertuletti.
If you thought male models were only good for always winning the who wore it better game, or pressing themselves against female amazonians in numbingly-beautiful editorials that ruin any normal-person’s perspective on dating, then you’re partially right. Not that we’re bitter or anything.
You also probably haven’t seen the new instructional video from Dolce&Gabanna which features a group of lads (Edward Wildings, Kevin and Jonathan Sampaio, Joe Collier, Alessio Pozzi) from the brand’s Autumn/Winter 2014 fashion show teaching us plebeians how to communicate Italian style: with our hands.
There’s the “WTF,” a curled two-three finger fist gyration (don’t forge the angry face!), the “Nothing,” which is essentially what happens when you make a gun with your fingers and then shake it (because apparently firearms aren’t that big of a deal in Italia), the “To Be Afraid,” a sign that resembles the same behavior you would show if you accidentally stuck your hand into a bottle of jam without knowing what the gooey mixture was (scary!), and many, many more.
Start studying up with the video above, because next season there will probably be a quiz.
An infantry of iron-clad, medieval suits donned the brown Norman-inspired oak runway in Milan last week. But unlike in recent seasons, the tailored sports coats and straight leg trousers—staples of the classic Dolce & Gabanna—did not come paraded out on handsome Sicilian men scouted from the every day street, as typical for the brand. Instead, a team of familiar—if not just as handsome—faces commanded the show, including seasoned male models such as Tony Ward, Noah Mills, Adam Senn and Elbio Bonsaglio, Evandro Soldati, and Jae Yoo and new faces such as Mariano Ontanon, Arthur Gosses, Alessio Pozzi, Andy Walters, Oliver Cheshire, Sam Webb, Diego Fragoso, Arthur Kurkov, Sacha Legrand, Dae Na, and Sung Jin Park. An appropriate cast for a collection based on conquest.
The theme of the night was culture convergence, dating back to the historical invasion of the island of Sicily by a group of Scandinavians in the year 1061, and the group’s rule in the centuries that followed. The succession of Norman kings during these years (Ruggero I, Ruggero II, William I, William II, Tancredi, Henry VI, Federico II and Manfredi) brought with them an affinity for cold, Gothic colors (think Greys, bordeauxs, browns, and bottle greens), embroidery, and religious imagery from the Church of the Martorana. The influence of this escalated in a 75-look runway show that was as powerful as the inspiration it was based off.