Matthew Bell for Boys By Girls

This is one of my favorite menswear stories that I have worked on in awhile and I'm very happy to share it with you.  It's the Matthew Bell cover story from issue 5 of Boys by Girls magazine, shot by Editor in Chief Cecilie Harris and it features some really striking menswear from FW13.  Favorites include the blue look by Wooyoungmi, both the pinstripe top & matching trousers (want that so bad!) as well as the the gingham outfit from Christian Lacroix, the textured orange jacket by A.Sauvage, the pink floral jacket & matching trousers from Katie Eary paired with a Dalmatian print shirt by Joseph Turvey along with so many great pieces from James Long, Markus Lupfer and Xander Zhou.    If I had this wardrobe to chose from every day I'd be in some sort of heaven.




















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Boys By Girls Issue 5 Double Covers

I'm so proud to share with you the twin covers for issue 5 of Boys By Girls magazine that I styled alongside Editor-in-Chief, photographer and my friend Cecilie Harris. Cecilie brought me in to act as Fashion Editor for this issue and I was so thrilled to be a part of it.  Already having a great fan base, a very personal and approachable mood and a wealth of talented female photographers on board, Cecilie asked me to up the fashion content of the issue by bringing in a mixture of luxury brands like Vivienne Westwood MAN which the smouldering Matthew Bell wears on the cover (love that orange tartan!).



Issue 5 is also the first time that BBG featured any talent and were lucky enough to have the chance to work with X Factor boy band UNION J.  I collaborated with Topman and Kurt Geiger shoes which were featured on the cover, as well as Christopher Shannon who outfitted some of the looks inside the issue.  It's on sale now so get it while you can!

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The Coolest Kids / ION Magazine

Zanana wears Sweater / Rachel Antonoff @ Robber, Shirt / Sofie D'Hoore @ Gravity Pope, Skirt / H&M, Earring (worn in hair) / H&M, Charm Bracelet / stylist's own.

This is my first editorial printed in a Canadian publication - yay!  It was such a pleasure working with Alex, a talented young photographer originally from Montreal, and we had a diverse and fun bunch of models to dress.  ION Magazine's Fashion Editor Deanna Palkowski came up with the concept of the shoot and put together the mood boards.  Big thanks to a few shops in Toronto for helping out with the clothing!  Including Jonathan + Olivia, Gravity Pope, Robber Untitled & Co, Town Moto and Mama Loves You Vintage.

Ace wears Shirt & Trousers / Acne Studios @ Jonathan + Olivia, Hat / Aeon, Tie / J.Crew


Julee wears Sweater / J.Crew, Bandana / H&M


Tenzin wears Cardigan / Maison Kitsune @ Gravity Pope, Shirt & T-shirt / American Apparel, Sunglasses / stylist's own. 


Stefan wears Sweater, Shirt & Backpack / Fred Perry, Turtleneck / Judith & Charles, Jeans / Levis


Kristen wears Crop Top / American Apparel, T-shirt / Dr. Martens, Sweater (around waist) Wildfox @ Untitled & Co, Jeans / American Apparel, Necklace / Mama Loves You Vintage.


Oona wears Sweater / Acne @ Jonathan + Olivia, Shirt / J.Crew, Skirt / American Apparel, Earrings / Wild Mood Jewelry @ Untitled & Co.


Malik wears Hoodie / A.P.C. @ Jonathan + Olivia, Shirt / Fred Perry, Overalls / American Apparel, Hat / Brixton @ Town Moto.  

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An Island of Two / SVA Magazine

photography / Saty + Pratha
fashion / Chad Burton
hair & makeup / Sheri Stroh
models / Robbie & Kelsey @ Elite Toronto

This was the first editorial I had a chance to work on since moving back to Canada.  Yes I live in Canada now - boooooo!  Not the I hate my home country, but I do miss the fashion scene of London or Seoul, like really really hard.  Gah - stupid visas, they are the bane of my existence!

One good thing about being in Toronto however is that my fave photographer duo Saty + Pratha are living here now as well. I met them on a few shoots for 1883 Magazine back in London and we also collaborated together on a few RCA graduate collection lookbooks a while back.  They make amazing shit happen and this shoot for SVA Magazine is no exception.  

We took a weekend trip out to the Georgian Bay on the Bruce Peninsula for this story, doing the shoot entirely in the infamous setting of the Grotto, an area in a of rocks and cliffs and blue blue water in a national park near Tobermory.  The shoot features a few local labels like Lucian Matis, Pink Tartan and Untitled & Co along with some great samples from Toronto shops such as Robber, Mama Loves You Vintage and Gravity Pope.  




















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Young Men in the CIty for Vanity Teen Magazine

This is an editorial that I styled ages and ages ago for Vanity Teen magazine (if you like cute, topless but not too slutty boys in various boy poses follow their Tumblr HERE) with photographer Cecilie Harris, the editor in chief of Boys By Girls.  It was not long after working with Cecilie on this story that she asked me to stand in as Fashion Editor for the 5th issue of Boys By Girls which will be coming out in September - so much goodness in that issue I can't wait to get my hands on a copy.  

Anyways, back to 'Young Men in the City'...Cecilie and I definitely wanted to explore a more innocent version of 'boy' so we accentuated that mood by using only white clothing.  It is Vanity Teen though, so of course there had to be a bit of skin.  Our models Rich Morris and Timothy Kelleher were a pleasure to work with and Timothy pulls off white short-jorts like a champ.









A lot of looks didn't make the final cut (below) so I wanted to share these as well. I think my personal fave is Timothy in the cable knit jumper with the adorable 'hello' button.  Too cute.












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Michael Shannon / Fault Magazine

This is my cover story with Oscar nominated actor Michael Shannon, aka the guy famed for his dramatic reading of that crazy ass Delta Gamma sorority letter, from the July issue of FAULT Magazine.  Actually he's more famous for being the bad dude opposite Superman in Man of Steel or the prohibition era policeman in Boardwalk Empire (OBSESSED with that show - miss you Michael Pitt!).

I teamed up once again with Alexandra Leese for this story and we wanted to give it a modern gangster or mafia boss sort of vibe with suits by Louis Vuitton, Hardy Amies, Tommy Hilfiger, etc, to play up his recent role as a hitman in The Iceman which he starred in opposite Winona Rider.  (I feel like I'm two degrees of Kevin Bacon away from like, everyone now...I so win that game).  I was so thrilled to be on board this and for the chance to work with such an amazing character actor.  He's definitely a bit intimidating in person similar to most of the characters he plays, a combination of his size, his presence, his persona - I was kind of a afraid to adjust his collar or tweak his jacket without asking permission to first!  But all in all he's a decent guy and it was a pleasure meeting him.














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