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Willy Chavarria x Hummel Release Collaborative Collection

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This week in fashion collaborations: New York-based designer Willy Chavarria has partnered with Danish sportswear label Hummel for a limited edition capsule collection, inspired by soccer uniforms.

The collection mainly focuses on the global unity that transpires from soccer, something quite evident when you walk into a bar that’s showing the World Cup and everyone is jolly and either screaming praise or profanities, oftentimes both. Pieces are priced at a wide range to allow merchandise to be carried at both high-end department stores as well as traditional sporting good retailers — a hi-lo collection in true form. Additionally, the two brands will be offering sponsorship to New York soccer players and support to immigrants.

The Willy Chavarria x Hummel collection launches today and will be featured in Chavarria’s SS19 show tonight at 7pm EST.

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Louis Vuitton FIFA World Cup Pop-Up in Miami

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The World Cup kicked off today in Moscow with a 5-0 whopping win in favor of Team Russia. In other news, these games also mark the third World Cup partnership with Louis Vuitton. This time around the brand dedicated a special pop-up store at the Miami Design District exclusively to their FIFA World Cup Official Licensed Product Collection.

Louis Vuitton once again created the FIFA World Cup  Trophy Travel Case in which the trophy will be transported. In addition, the brand launched the Louis Vuitton 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Official Licensed Product Collection of Keepall and Apollo bags, as well a selection of smaller leather pieces with a whimsical football design on the bag. The items are then customizable with unique flag-inspired colored versions and initials.

Shop the collection online at Louis Vuitton and stop by the Louis Vuitton Miami Design District Pop-Up Store at Paradise Plaza, 151 NE 41st Street, Miami FL 33137 (Open to public from June 14th to July 15th; Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 11am to 8pmSunday 12pm to 6pm)

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Pepsi Releases Soccer Inspired Capsule Collection

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Continuing its #LOVEITLIVEIT campaign, Pepsi  has featured several upcoming contemporary artists  in a fashion capsule inspired by soccer players.

Just in time for the World Cup, the global campaign is designed to merge the worlds of art, fashion, and sports this month with the collection, titled the “Art of Football.” Teaming up with fashion retailers Le Specs, Umbro, New Era, Boohoo and Anteater, the capsule’s designs are drawn from famous athletes’ personal stories and meant to “pay homage to the love of the game.” The Art of Football capsule includes a large selection of streetwear, athleisure, and accessories with designs ranging from geometric shapes to animal motifs.

The collection is available now on Le Specs, New Era, Umbro, Boohoo and Anteater’s websites.

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Gosha Rubchinskiy Reveals World-Cup Series Collab with Adidas

Just in time for the World Cup, Russian designer and photographer Gosha Rubchinskiy has revealed his latest collaboration with Adidas.

In honor of the competition being held in St.Petersburg, the Rubchinskiy x Adidas Football World Cup Series Kit consists of a three-piece set for each competing country. The set includes: a color-blocked jersey for each country, boots in the colors of the Russian flag (red, white, and blue), and a soccer ball. Additionally the collection also features matching shoes, socks, and sweatshirts. The designer teased a sneak peak to the collection through an Instagram photo-series that captures a group of young-adults playing soccer while wearing the exclusive collection.

The Rubchinskiy x Adidas Football World Cup Series Kit will be available on June 14th, the kick-off day for the World Cup, in all Dover Street Market locations and online.

 

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Root for Team USA with Ball and Buck’s New America Collection

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It’s a big week for America. For starters, this great nation turns the big 2-3-8 this Friday, Independence Day — that’s a Betty White (92) + a Ralph Lauren (74) + a Tom Cruise (51) + a Miley Cyrus (21)! But first up, today—as if nationalist spirits couldn’t get any brighter—is the highly anticipated USA VS. Belgium match at the FIFA World Cup. And while Americans cannot change what some might call less than favorable odds (Belgium has given up only one goal so far in Brazil), they can control their pride for USMNT thanks to Ball and Buck‘s newest capsule collection, appropriately dubbed: The America Collection.

“The World Cup is an incredible time of pride for all countries who participate, says Mark Bollman, President and Founder of the lifestyle brand. “With the America Collection, we’ve made a series of Stars and Stripes infused products that allow you to show off your patriotism with quality clothing that is, for once, actually made right here in America. Go team USA!”

From shirts to belts and totes to lighters, Ball and Buck has taken your summer essentials and Americanized them.

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Check out the entire collection, available now online.

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Gatenby Goes Global Pt. 2

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You know James Gatenby.

He’s a high-profile model who’s walked for the likes of Louis VuittonDries Van Noten, and everybody in between. For the month of June—or what has been rightly re-appropriated as the reign of menswear—James will be sharing his most intimate, #filterless moments from all four European Fashion Weeks exclusively on EssentialHommeMag.com. Outfitted with a cellphone and heaps of designer fashion, James invites you to join him on his selfie-filled journey abroad.

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“Practicing the walk at Agi & Sam. Some models are afraid of missing the runway with all that wig hair in our eyes!”

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“Watching the World Cup at FM Models between shows and castings.”

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“London Tower Bridge. Always great to squeeze in some sight seeing between castings.”

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“Millennium Bridge, apparently named for the amount of times I had to cross it this season.”

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“Model plane from London to Milan. We travel in herds ;).”

Don’t forget to come back later this week for the next installment of Gatenby Goes Global and keep up with James’ adventure until then on his personal Instagram.

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Soccer Coach Picks Nose Before Shaking Cristiano Ronaldo’s Hand

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Poor Ronnie. For starts, Cristiano Ronaldo’s team faced a 4-0 loss in the Portugal VS. Germany game during the World Cup in Brazil on Monday. Adding literal globs of insult to injury was Germany’s hygienically inept coach, Joachim Low, who sopped the alcoves of his nostrils before shaking hands with the one of the most expensive football players in history.

 Best of all, this wasn’t Low’s first time getting boogtastic. He was filmed at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa doing the exact same thing.

Somebody, please, get this man some Purell. Luckily, Ronaldo will have plenty of time to wash up before Sunday when Portugal faces the USA.

Image courtesy of Sky Sports.

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BTS: GIF Ready for the World Cup with These Animated Male Models

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Last week we debuted our exclusive male model tribute to the FIFA World Cup, featuring 19 of this season’s most up-and-coming runway faces showing off their National football pride. What we didn’t tell you then, though, is that Essential Homme photographer Paolo Simi managed to sneak in some overtime animated fun, snapping these #tumblr ready gifs behind the scenes and bringing all your favorite models to life. Enjoy, and as they say on the field: Olé, Olé, Olé.

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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.

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Talking Real with ‘Faking It’ Star Gregg Sulkin

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It’s been two years since actor Gregg Sulkin concluded his role as Selena Gomez’s character’s boyfriend, who also happened to be a werewolf (hey, it happens), Mason Greyback, on Disney’s hit series The Wizards of Waverly PlaceSince then he’s appeared on Pretty Little Liars and Melissa & Joey before landing his current gig: a bonafide leading role on MTV’s newest scripted series Faking It. No longer a werewolf (at least from what we can tell), Sulkin now plays Liam Booker, an aspiring artist and romancer to lesbian (but, spoiler, not really a lesbian) Karma, played by Katie Stevens.

Essential Homme: You just celebrated your 22nd birthday this past Thursday, did you do anything fun?

Gregg Sulkin: I was on set. We’re doing night shoots, so unfortunately I was stuck working under a rain machine for three days in a row. It was a very cold, wet, and muddy birthday. Very different than my last birthday in Vegas, but there was cake and everyone sang me “Happy Birthday,” so it was nice.

EH: How would you describe Faking It?

GS: A very fun, contemporary, unique, and somewhat refreshing show. I feel very lucky to be a part of show that sends out such a good message but at the same time is very entertaining to watch.

EH: How would you describe the atmosphere behind-the-scenes?

GS: I love it. Honestly, I’m working with some of the most humble and talented people. We knew from the start we had a special concept, but obviously when you work with people you really get to know them, and I think our chemistry off-screen has shown on-screen and that’s what makes the show so magical to watch.

EH: What is your reaction to hearing words like “scandalous” and “offensive” used to describe the show?

GS: People don’t understand what the show is about if they haven’t watched it. [Some might] think it’s about pretending to be gay to be popular. But it’s not. It’s about two girls that are mistakenly identified as lesbians at school and it catapults them into popularity so they run with the lie. Then one of the girls, in fact, does develop feelings for the other one, so that’s where the heart of the show is.

EH: The trailer for your upcoming film Affluenza just came out and it looks like a mess — not the film, but what transpires in the trailer alone. Can you tell us a bit about this movie and the character you play?

GS: The movie comes out July 11th. We shot it in New York, and it is directed by Kevin Asch. It’s set in 2008 when the financial crisis happened, inspired by The Great Gatsby. It’s the story of these young kids living through their Summer in Long Island, and this rich neighborhood crashing down as real life begins to set in. I play Dylan, who’s sort of similar to Gatsby in that he throws all these massive parties. He goes on this crazy arc from this likable, charming, party boy to a very depressed, alone, sad character. Everything from the outside looks like you’d want his life but really he’s miserable.

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GS: I loved it. Grant is a very close friend of mine. It’s always fun and funny and weird hating someone that you actually really get along with off-screen, but that’s the fun part of acting. I played sports my whole life, so I’m very physically active — I have a lot of testosterone — so I think it’s good fun safely punching people… with stunt guys around, obviously.

EH: Circling back a bit to your early career, what was the highlight of your experience working on Wizards of Waverly Place?

GS: My first live taping, because I got to go out and bow to the audience and thank them for coming. It was a very humbling but overwhelming experience to know that I’d just moved from London to be a part of a very successful show, and it was the first time I saw the fans’ reactions in front of my eyes. The last day of set was [also] very emotional. It was a reminder of how far we’d come as people, as a family, as actors. It was a very special place to go to work. Originally, I was only meant to do one episode and the fans liked my character enough to have them keep him around.

EH: What’s it like performing in front of a live audience?

GS: Very, very embarrassing when you forget your lines. You want people who are massive fans of the show to have the best day ever when they come to set. You can never buy that energy. We pre-taped in the morning and then the live audience was in the evening. Friday was always the most exciting day because it was always showtime.

EH: What’s something about Selena Gomez that people would be surprised to learn?

GS: I think Selena’s life is out there for the public eye, so I’m sure they know a lot more than I even do. I was just very lucky to work with a very professional girl. You never know how people are going to welcome you in those circumstances and she was always very nice.

EH: Coolest famous person you’ve met so far?

GS: David Beckham. He was the most humble. You meet a lot of celebrities and unfortunately they’re not as nice as some people think. He definitely lived up to my expectation of him.

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Best meal you’ve ever eaten?

GS: I don’t know about ever, but I did a Fox pilot about a year ago called Delirium. Unfortunately we didn’t get picked up, but one reason in particular that I was sad about it was the craft service. We literally had the best steak,  fish, and chocolate covered strawberries—the whole shebang. Popcorn! Everything we wanted, no expense spared.

EH: Going off of that, what’s one of the biggest perks of being an actor, besides the fame and money?

GS: The free shoes. Or the craft service on set. The caterers are usually really good. And I can’t cook. So it saves me from having to go out and pick something up.

EH: Favorite shoe designer?

GS: Armani does amazing shoes. I did a trip to New York recently and wore Armani most of the time.

EH: What’s a bizarre and unexpected place you’ve been that really shocked you with how great it was?

GS: I did a trip to Peru about two years ago that changed my mentality and perspective on life. We went to poorer areas and helped build houses. At first, I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it — I was worried about the mosquito bites, things like that. And when you get there, you quickly learn the least of the problems here are the mosquito bites. I became more grateful and hopefully a nicer person from that trip.

EH: What are you most looking forward to about this Summer?

GS: I’m very lucky because right now I’m doing my first horror movie, Don’t Hang Up. I get to go back to London for the World Cup to be with my family, and with English people. It all pivoted perfectly timing-wise. I also want to do a trip around America if I can fit it in. If the show gets picked up, I’ll do that before we start filming. Apparently New Orleans is fantastic.

EH: I highly recommend checking out Pittsburgh.

GS: Pittsburgh it is. I’ll find, what do they call it, an RV, and take it around.

Images courtesy of Lucas Rossi.

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World Cup Rivalary Takes Over the Runway with This Season’s Most Fresh-Faced Male Models

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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Agency: Fashion

    Nationality: Bosnian

    Most recent campaign: Italia Independent Sunglasses

    Personal style: "Thrift shop"

    "I eat french fries with Nutella."

  • Kai Keller

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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 The Hangover movies look lame"

    "I played soccer all my life until I started modeling."

  • Dean Stetz

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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MCM Hypes FIFA World Cup with Cuteness Overload

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If the FIFA World Cup is just an excuse for you to purchase over the top glassware—get ready because there are about two more months full of awful puns like that left—then we’ve got news for you and your shopping lists: there are more things to buy. No, we’re not suggesting jerseys—be they for the Al-Nashama from Jordan or Jeremy Scott AW13 (although the latter isn’t too far off)—but rather, MCM‘s latest München Cute Monsters release: a collection of backpacks, pouches, and wallets covered in overtly cute monster graphics. Fusing Brazilian trademarks such as carnival, samba street performances, beaches, and live music, the artwork on each piece reflects the jovial nature of the soccer-centric nation.

 

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The full MCM collection retails from $475-$950 for large leather goods and $175-$385 for small leather goods and will be available for purchase in June.