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MANIFESTO #55 (September 2018)



Photographer: Ben Parks
Stylist : Sam Ranger
Model: Kit Butler



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[Deleted member 141523]

Bruce Weber vibes

 

[dfl-001]

Sir Paul McCartney GQ USA October 2018

source: eBay user tokokelontong_nyc

 

[8eight]

GQ feels a bit boring.

 

[DanielWP]

GQ Style UK 2018 F/W
Raheem Sterling by Michael Mayren



This biannual used to be good. I remember the times before Luke Day was the editor. Every issue felt different, was full of nice editorials and writings.
Now it's just another empty issue of GQ. Footballer? Come on... This is hardly the last word in men's fashion.

 

[amby]

British GQ November 2018: Johnny Depp by Greg Williams.

 

[Deleted member 141523]

Johnny is the male Kate Moss

 

[Benn98]

Disgusting shot of a disgusting, washed-up has-been. I hope the Kim Jones and Matt Hancock features will be posted online because I'm dead keen to read those, but can't see myself buying into this cover.

 

[DanielWP]

He starts to look like Mickey Rourke. I'm actually terrified by this cover.
I will post the Kim Jones stuff.

 

[amby]

GQ Australia November 2018: Chris Hemsworth by David Bailey, styled by Olivia Harding. Creative Direction Jillian Davison.

Source email from GQ Australia Editor.

 

[amby]

Chris Hemsworth is also the guest editor of the issue

 

[Nymphaea]

Middle East Edition of GQ Launches with Provocative Debut

The magazine’s inaugural issue features the star of the upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic and a column by one of the 'Queer Eye' TV personalities. How controversial will the LGBTQ references be for men in markets that still criminalise homosexuality?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Picture a GQ magazine featuring a guest column by “Queer Eye” star Tan France and a cover story on Rami Malek, the actor playing Freddy Mercury in the upcoming Queen biopic titled “Bohemian Rhapsody.” A progressive LGBTQ-friendly issue like this would easily sit on any newsstand in Western Europe. But some might be surprised to learn that it is actually the debut issue of GQ Middle East, on sale from October 4.

The monthly men’s publication, formed in July 2018 through a license agreement between Condé Nast International and ITP Media Group, is launching its magazine together with a bilingual online platform in Arabic and English and a 12-week line-up of events, headed up by editor-in-chief Adam Baidawi. It follows the launch of Vogue Arabia in March 2017. GQ's editorial team will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the magazine will be available in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Lebanon.

“[We] have no intention of playing this conservatively, and we have no intention of being safe,” said Baidawi. “We want to be risk-takers and try to push things.”

If the first issue is any indication, GQ Middle East will be pushing the cultural boundaries of the region, both in its content and approach. Malek, shot by former creative director of American GQ Jim Moore and photographer Peggy Sorota, will star as Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biographical film about his life as the frontman for Queen — Mercury was a gay icon and queer rock and roll legend, known for his flamboyant stage personality and on-stage wardrobe. The issue will also feature a photo essay from 1960s Afghanistan, a fashion shoot with Saudi film producer Mohammed Al Turki and a guest column from Tan France, the television personality from TV show “Queer Eye.”

The nod to LGBTQ issues, while subtle, is unusual for a publication in the Middle East, a region with strict libel laws and where homosexuality is illegal in 11 of 18 countries and punishable by death in six of them. Even in relatively liberal markets like the United Arab Emirates, the authorities criminalise gender non-conformity and placed severe restrictions on chat rooms, instant messages and blogs. In Dubai and Abu Dhabi, there are reports of people being detained or arrested for cross-dressing or being transgender.

But Condé Nast and ITP Media are positive about the message that the content in GQ Middle East will send. “Adam is bringing controversial content, which is unusual,” said Karina Dobrotvorskaya, executive director of editorial development at Condé Nast International. “There are some political issues touched, and unusual characters and an unpredictable choice of heroes.”

A spokesperson from Condé Nast International emphasised that Tan France’s is a “guest style column” and that both ITP and Condé Nast “operate under the publishing laws of the region.”

Meanwhile Baidawi is confident that his reporting background will resonate with Arab readers. “We’re so lucky to be launching a print magazine in 2018 [and] this deserved a treatment that progresses things and challenges the status quo,” said Baidawi. “Rigid power structures are being redefined globally, masculinity is being redefined globally, and we wanted to reflect this.”

The events side of the business will also feature prominently for GQ Middle East, something that Condé Nast has emphasised in other emerging markets like Ukraine. Some of the events lined up for the year include “a fashion activation during the Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi, seasonal style events including watch collector dinners and fitness and grooming masterclasses for men,” said Sue Holt, managing director of ITP Media Group.

ITP Media Group manages a portfolio of over 100 brands, with men’s title Esquire — under Condé Nast rival Hearst — among them, but says managing two competing men’s titles won’t present logistical challenges. “There is an established infrastructure in place to accommodate the unique position that we are in,” said Holt, while Dobrotvorskaya emphasises GQ’s more style-oriented positioning.

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[Benn98]

'We want to be risk-takers and try to push things.'

Right, in a region rife with media censhorship. Also, GQ has never been for gay men so just launch your sad little rag and be done with it. No need to use gays as your marketing tool. Once again we not only have a straight man as a gay icon, but the movie will apparently go to great lengths to 'hetero-wash' Mercury's homosexuality. The fact that GQ Arabia thinks putting Mr Robot on the cover is 'fighting the system' is a joke!

 

[JPineapple]

I don't know if its because I find Rami hot, but I love the cover.

 

[JPineapple]

GQ has never been for gay men so just launch your sad little rag and be done with it. No need to use gays as your marketing tool.

GQ Style is trying to engage with gay men, the latest issue is full of queer references and homoerotic shoots that I thought I was reading Vogue Hommes/V Man. I made the comment yesterday but was deleted.

 

[amby]

US GQ November 2018: Ryan Gosling by Giampaolo Sgura

 

[JPineapple]

Giampaolo again. Choices.

 

[dfl-001]

I don't know why GQ is so enamored with this guy. Sorry ( not sorry), but Ryan is the most boring man in the world.

 

[DanielWP]

I like it very much actually. Finally a clean styling, a classic GQ cover. Also, the very fact that it was shot on a Pixel 3, makes me really want that phone.

 

[Benn98]

Lmao, sorry no. He looks terribly short with that angle. And he's definitely losing his looks as he's ageing which is odd. Like tge long lost cousin of Jeremy Renner. But yeah, never much liked him to begin with.