Refashioned, Contextualized

Steven Klein for Arena Homme + Spring/Summer 1996

When leopard and lace were part of a different kind of masculinity and manhood. Images that recall another cultural phenomenon. MTV, Green Day, Silverchair. Men that play with roughness, sensitivity. And leave the last shirt button open.
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Nudist Camp V

1. Jared French The Double, circa 1950
2. Steven Klein Games and Restrictions, 2008
3. DSquared Fall/Winter 2010 campaign

Obscene pool scenes and the exposed pale male. The thewy object of public stare. Interestingly, the voyeuristic composition always includes rails or poles. We leave any interpretation to the beholder and recommand a closer look at this reproduction.
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Hero Worship

Part 11: Tony Ward




Photos Ken Haak, Steven Klein, Deborah Anderson, Miguel Reyes, Paul Goebel

In this case, I have to use superlatives. Tony Ward is the sexiest man alive. The self-acclaimed anti model devotes himself completely to a picture. And his body of work is impressive. Every detail of it.
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Horses

Photos Steven Klein

Unexpectedly, Steven Klein also embarked on the fields of animal photography. And in accordance with his aesthetic logic, he chooses stallions as his subject. Nothing else would make more sense. Manly portraits. Muscular and strong. His series can be found in A Magazine curated by Haider Ackermann.
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A Slap In The Face

Photos Steven Klein
Magazine W

I have to admit I fancy Tom Ford.
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