For the Summer/Fall 2013 issue titled “Suburban Heat,” London men’s magazine HERO takes on life in small-town America. Constructing a world of voyeuristic intrigue rife with the mysteries of the mundane, photographer Christian Ferretti and stylist Gro Curtis collaborate on an epic story steeped in sleek style and the secrets kept behind closed doors. Playing the family caught in this dark fashion fantasy are a trio of models- Grayson Gettys, Ben and Ian, headed by Karen Bjornson‘s austere matriarch. The story follows Bjornson presiding over bathtime, the boys playing with a pet cat, and the family sharing a meal. What else are they up to? Peer inside HERO’s suburbia and see for yourself in the exclusive look below. (Text Matt Myer)

Take a glimpse of the newest issue of The Greatest Magazine with minimalistic spreads of the season’s most coveted looks. The Italian magazine’s third issue, focusing on the theme of “Water”; features Paolo Zerbini shooting Tomek Szczukiecki for the cover (who’s shorn of his signature long locks). Some of the best new faces of the season are featured in staple pieces from the latest Spring Summer collections of Maison Martin Margiela, Jil Sander, Kenzo and more. Interviews with designers Andrea Incontri and Alessandro Sartori (the art director of Berluti) and an evocative fashion film (below, directed by Francesco Brigida) round out an issue overflowing with fresh and modern images, proving that minimal sometimes has a maximal effect. (Text by Kianna Alexander)

The Greatest Fashion Film #4 from The Greatest Magazine on Vimeo.

Models Stefan Knezevic and Susanna, directed by Francesco Brigida, all fashion: Les Hommes, styling: Matteo Greco, hair: Armando Cherillo, makeup: Mary Cesardi

Tomek Szczukiecki by Paolo Zerbini, fashion: Matteo Greco, grooming by Valentino Perini

Alexander Ferrario by Stefania Paparelli, fashion: Matteo Greco, Hair Dora Roberti, makeup Giorgia Pambianchi

Sergio Fonseca, Stefan Knezevic, James Gatenby by Cristina Capucci, fashion: Carlo Ortenzi

Chris Beek by Alessandro Dal Buoni, fashion: Claudia Carretti

Alessandro Sartori by Luca di Santis

Andreas Brunnhage by Francesco Brigida, fashion: Luca Roscini

Taylor Cowan by Alessio Bolzoni, fashion: Matteo Greco

Rafa Bodgar by Lowe Seger, fashion: Diane Boulenger, grooming: Javier Palacio

With more and more designers blurring the lines of gender specific fashion; Matthew Edelstein‘s Spring/Summer 2013 collection for Friends & Associates, as seen in the latest issue of Visual Tales Magazine, is definitely timely. Matthew, a longtime stylist and creative director for the year old brand, studied fashion design first so the move to start the women’s wear line was a homecoming of sorts. The new collection as shot by the renowned Arthur Elgort and styled by David Vandewal puts a twist on all this; women’s clothes based on men’s iconic uniforms, worn on some of the season’s freshest male faces. We asked Matthew and David for their takes on the collection and shoot

Matthew: The Friends & Associates Resort and S/S 2013 collections are inspired by iconic uniforms of all kinds; we combine details from military and sport in strong color and updated proportions. These boys look so fresh we call them ‘Candy Land Cadets’.

David: We created with Arthur Elgort a sort of cinematic men’s fashion story around one of my favorite movie The Last Detail by director Hal Ashby in ’73 starring a young, naughty bad-ass Jack Nicholson. Navy sailors are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him a last good time along the way. It’s a tough drama, but they become in a complicated way, buddies for life.

See the brightly colored Resort and Spring 2013 collections, available now, on Friends & Associates.

Creative Director: Matthew Edelstein (De Facto) for Friends & Associates
Models Brayden Pritchard, Ian Sharp, Chris Davis, Ben Bengtsson, Beau Buckley
Casting by John Tan
Hair by David von Cannon, makeup by Linda Gradin

How ready is everyone for spring? Spanish magazine Fucking Young‘s new issue, with the theme of ’1997′, certainly brightens the blustery day with a delightful dose of the coolest male models garbed in eye catching pieces by Burberry, Ermenegildo Zegna, Fred Perry and more. Luca Finotti shoots and art directs Dutch favorite Ton Heukels for the cover but keep an eye out for the vintage Gianni Versace archive pieces for the inside edit. And yes all those braces were worn solely for the shoot. Check out the cheeky (and teeth-y) video below and preorder it, here.

TEETH by Luca Finotti from Fucking Young! Magazine on Vimeo.

Ton Heukels, Miles McMillan, Sebastian Sauvé, Mikkel Jensen, Leebo Freeman by Luca Finotti, Misa Patinszki, styled by Paolo Zagoreo

Ben Allen by James White, styled by Kevin Kim

Milo Spijkers by Jose Manuel Ferrater, styled by Nirave Sanchez

Zhao Lei by Edu García and styled by Patrycja Juraszczyk.

Matthew Bell by Saverio Cardia and styled by Lucio Colapietro.

Jake Shortall by Kristiina Wilson, styled by Michelle Carimpong

Jourdan Copeland by Michiel Meewis

Jester White by Liam Warwick and styled by Justin Hamilton.

Performance is trending this season and V Man is not one to miss out. In an homage to the great Nureyev, the men’s mag presents fresh face Dylan River in “Perform,” a set of graceful images by Collier Schorr. With Jay Massacret styling, Dylan is the perfect match for fashion’s dance moment, taking center stage in a variety of organic poses. Fresh from signing with Ford Models and walking Prada and Rag & Bone, Dylan asserts himself in his first editorial as a man of the moment. (Text: Matt Meyer)

For the full story, visit VMan.com

As winter reaches its last few weeks, spring seems tantalizingly far away. Luckily for us the new L’Officiel Hommes Italia is out and we get a preview of the serene and colorful stories in the new issue. English actor Matthew Goode is on the cover wearing Giorgio Armani but model watchers need not fret with an issue filled with some our favorite faces, both new and familiar.

Matthew Goode by Johan Sandberg, styling by Emil Rebek

Rutger Schoone by Laurence Ellis, styling by Davide Brambilla

Vincent LaCrocq by Pablo Arroyo, styling by Jérôme André

Staffan Lindstrom by Stefan Heinrichs, styling by Emil Rebek

It’s no secret that the 1-2 punch of Hurricane Sandy and the intensity of the U.S elections has the New York and the surrounding regions reeling. While it’s incredibly important to help out the people still ravaged by the storm (including those in countries as far away as Haiti), sometimes it’s ok to just take a deep breath and a bit of a mental break. For your viewing pleasure is the exclusive behind the scenes video of August Man Malaysia‘s November cover shoot by Chiun-Kai Shih of male supers Alex Lundqvist, Garrett Neff and Zhao Lei for a special issue on male modeling. Let’s just say the combination of 6 packs, killer cheekbones and smoldering glances is enough to brighten for just a moment the snowy, grey New York day.

Fans of the girls? Not to worry, check out our Instagram coverage of the Victoria’s Secret show.

Video by Justin Violini

After three years online, the popular Barcelona based website Fucking Young goes print for the first time ever for Fall 2012 with a new biannual men’s glossy art directed by the super cool Folch Studio. Focusing on “The Blonde” and featuring artwork/editorials/interviews with golden tressed artists and flaxen haired faces like Harry Goodwins,Vladimir Ivanov, Paul Boche, Shaun Ross and cover boy Sebastian Sauvé, Fucking Young looks to be a new must read for men’s fashion fanatics. (Preorder now here)

Sebastian Sauvé by JM Ferrater, with art direction by Jotaeme and styling by Laura Alcalde

Photography and art direction by Saty + Pratha. Styling by Lu Philippe Guilmette. Models: Felix at Dulcedo, Max Hart Barnwell, Nelson at Folio and Oliver S-L at Montage.

Giovanni L. Bassan by Alice Rosati

Artist Carles Congost

Paul Boche illustrated by Mario Gonzalez

Shaun Ross illustrated by Mario Gonzalez

Harry Goodwins, Sebastian Sauvé, Vladimir Ivanov by Saverio Cardia, styling by Lucio Colapietro