Rolling Stone October 2025 : Paul Mescal by Ryan McGinley

[ivano]

 

[aa2005]

I’m so lost when they use ryan for these things or why he agrees? The results are always terrible and you would think he’s pretty settled financially from his art sales to not need editorial work. He isn’t this type of photographer and should be ok with that. This is either ego or a bad agent or both.

 

[tigerrouge]

It looks like he went to sleep and woke up in a bog.

 

[thiago:)]

That may be the worst cover of the year... The armpits are also bugging me.

 

[Kimy Jo]

kinda hot

 

[jeje10]

Hot as always. I just don't like that bright light on his face, but it's a good story.

 

[honeycombchild]

Well, that’s upsetting.

 

[KoV]

They knew exactly what they were doing with that pose/position on the cover 😭😭

 

[Kanzai]

So fan-service and this is so against his usual vibes.

 

[Benn98]

They've gone back to those late 90s-themed covers, where most magazines actually had a sense of identity. I imagine all Brad Pitt's square-minded fans must've felt the same annoyance back in 1999 when Mark Seliger shot him in a dress for the cover and accompanying editorial lol.



Back to this cover, the green border and Paul standing in what looks to be a marshland is an obvious nod to his Irish roots. I don't mind him looking this vile. There will always be the likes of Icon Italia who will do him justice.

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[mikel]

Seeing Paul with his arms up and pits out is something I don’t mind at all. But it’s all too muddy. And the lighting is too harsh. Especially in combination with his dark hairdo. It makes him look too pale.

 

[mepps]

He's not hot, and they need to stop trying to convince Americans, that he is.

 

[ivano]

This is something that the GQ guy would have done on acid. I love the idea of Paul having a cover, but this new trend to make hot guys look dirty or unnatractive drives me crazy in a bad way. I don't know, imagine if they put him like Sabrina Carpenter months ago... I liked a lot what they done with Michael B. Jordan, but then back to basics 😒

 

[MModa]

I think Mescal is cute and I love the cover. It is giving me Woodstock 1969 vibes.

 

[likeahurricane]

I hate myself for liking the dumb vintage “redesign” of this magazine. 😬 I guess it’s nice to see the nod to their heritage.