Shower Fun with Tom Ford

Skin sells. Tom Ford created a whole empire based on this concept. Who else could have come up with this ad campaign for bath products (well maybe Dov Charney could have, but this is certainly more tasteful than an adolescent-looking girl showing off her coochie)? Call me an easy target, but I've never wanted designer shower gel so badly. It's kind of like that Zoolander scene where the male models had a little too much fun at the gas station, kind of silly but fun, fresh and sexy nonetheless.

Text Kristina Bravo
Source: Fashionologie.com

Oh, Danny Boy!

Whilst perusing through model profiles and pola's, or 'roids, or 'olaroids, or just 'ds...whatever you wanna call em, I came across a strikingly handsome young lad by the name of Danny Schwartz (sans 't') (so, Schwarz). This kid was signed about 2 years ago and is the pride'n' joy of Premier Management. I guess he used to be a DJ in Londontown back in the day. I love how Dj's nowadays are hot. I remember when they used to look like DJ A.M. and now they look like freaking ...I don't know who...um, well...Danny Schwarz!

So shortly after discovery, Calvin Klein scooped him up for some exclusive work in Milan. As far as mag ads goes, his resume ranges from GQ to Esquire (not a big jump) and 10 Magazine. He's also done ads for D&G and Mario Testino and walked for the 2 chee's, Givenchy and Versace. Also, Tommy Hilfiger, if anyone cares. I didn't think so. He is best known for a Steven Meisel-shot Ck campaign involving a threesome which is too hot for T.V. (pssh! so NOT too hot for CHAOS).

The thing about Danny that is appealing is that he's not a waif. It's like a return to the good ol' days of finely tuned men with firm abs and piercing eyes. I'm not talking A&F style because you have to find that happy medium between high fashion and high beefcake. Plus it doesn't hurt to throw in a little bi-curious action to steam things up. xoxo

The Art of Seduction

I get chills when I see an editorial shoot in a way that's so seductively done that it's nothing short of brilliance. A classic example of this is basically anything Madonna has ever done, including her 1992 book sex (but that's an extreme case). U.K.'s Daniel Jackson's shoot for Acne Paper Sweden's Summer '09 edition is just one of those spreads that takes that extreme case and turns it into something marketable and quite frankly, irresistibly sexy.

With an ensemble cast of models that fits each mysteriously shot photo so perfectly, one can't help but take note. L'Amant (or Lover en francais) is a tribute to sensual (almost fetish) stereotypes that leave the viewer with just a teensy bit of an eyebrow raise. Models include Anne Vyalitsyna, Iris Strubegger, Missy Rayder, Diana Dondoe, Marina Perez, Liu Wen, Alyssa Miller, Linda Vojtova, Sessilee Lopez, Colby Parsons, Marcel, and Adam Lundbergh.

Each photo lures the viewer in, wanting more of what is shown and craving to delve deeper into what isn't. Provocativeness is key in that the sex itself isn't blaring and thrown in your face. It's not obvious. It's something that you have to think about and much is left to the imagination. All in all, I want framed copies of every single one of these prints because I know that they're going to be worth quite a bit someday.