The Official Men's Magazine Thread

[Nomar]

That editorial with Pietro is honestly so bad, I can't believe that it ever saw the light of day.

 

[MDNA]

That editorial with Pietro is honestly so bad, I can't believe that it ever saw the light of day.

He’s not a good model, so I didn’t expect much but some shirtless pics. But according to the captions, it’s a 3D shoot using 126 cameras, so the outcome is really beyond me.

 

[Benn98]

LOL! The Pietro cover, I thought it was supposed to be a homage to Stallone...
And the edit is a cringefest and reeks of pretentiousness. Belongs in French GQ.

 

[Yasouss]

it's quite incredible that they were able to make such a beautiful model so pedestrian looking in that editorial...

whoever gave Pietro that extremely parted hair look was not his friend...

 

[Benn98]

Time for GQ China to show how these others to build a proper cover story edit! The image sequence could be better, but the images alone are great. Mad about the cover as well.
Thanks for translating the credits, MDNA.



GQ China July 2020



A Midsummer Dream of Wonderlust

Photographer: Nick Yang
Stylist: Lillie Zhou
Hair: Bonfan Zhang
Makeup: Pengkun Li
Cast: Zhu Yilong










GQ China Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

GQ China July 2020

Contrast

Photographer: Nick Yang
Stylist: Steven Sun
Hair: Jiasu Li
Makeup: Dongyang Xu
Model: Shixin Huang






GQ China Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

GQ China July 2020

Untitled Acts

Photographer: Tolaki
Stylist: Lillie Zhou
Hair: Andy
Makeup: Peter Qian
Cast: Zhiliang Lv






GQ China Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

GQ China July 2020

Macaron Boy

Photographer: Nam Jiang
Stylist: Zhuoxin Wu
Grooming: Boyan Li
Cast: Yuchang Peng





GQ China Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

GQ China July 2020

New Chemistry

Photographer & Stylist: De Ziming
Hair: Jiawen Su
Makeup: Maomao Huang
Cast: Hang Su & Jun Liu






GQ China Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

Popeye Japan August 2020



Summer Reading 2020

Photographer: Taro Hirano
Stylist: Shunsaku
Grooming: Hori
Cast: ???








Popeye Japan Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

Popeye Japan August 2020

In the Suburbs

Photographer: Tatsunari Kawaru
Stylist: Tamio Ogasawara
Cast: ???





Popeye Japan Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

Men's Preppy Japan August 2020



Photographer: Sai
Stylist: Shinya Watanabe
Hair & Makeup: Taro Yoshida
Cast: Daichi Kaneko

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Men's Preppy Japan Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

And since Men's Preppy is a hair and beauty magazine for Japanese men, there's also a very detailed tutorial on how to create an Afro, complete with 70s Striped font. Found this both intriguing and funny in a sense.

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Men's Preppy Japan Digital Edition

 

[Bertrando3]

^ Hopefully nobody will scream ''culture appropriation'' and ''sensitiveness'' and ''black face / black hair'' at this editorial ans indeed this magazine is a beauty magazine like Allure if you will. I actually find this spread very interesting and I love the fact that people who are not POC can also enjoy showing a very cool hairstyle no matter where they come from.

 

[Benn98]

^ Hopefully nobody will scream ''culture appropriation'' and ''sensitiveness'' and ''black face / black hair'' at this editorial ans indeed this magazine is a beauty magazine like Allure if you will. I actually find this spread very interesting and I love the fact that people who are not POC can also enjoy showing a very cool hairstyle no matter where they come from.

Oh God, that thought never even crossed my mind. I was just amazed at how detailed it was.
This could be the reason why magazine culture is so strong in Asian countries. They actually serve a tangible purpose. If I were their target market I would want to hold onto a print magazine like this because it shows clear instructions that could be useful for years to come. The men's market, in general, need to be dumbed down like this.

 

[phungnam96]

^ Hopefully nobody will scream ''culture appropriation'' and ''sensitiveness'' and ''black face / black hair'' at this editorial ans indeed this magazine is a beauty magazine like Allure if you will. I actually find this spread very interesting and I love the fact that people who are not POC can also enjoy showing a very cool hairstyle no matter where they come from.

The only problem is that Japan is, still, a country with visible racism. Many black people cannot live in Japan because not so many company wants to hire them even though they were born and raised in US or Europe.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ Yes, and some Japanese are still racist towards Chinese and Koreans...

Although that’s really not a fair assessment of a country in general.

Of course racism exists in Japan— as it does in every country. I know many Black individuals that have worked in Japan and they’ve enjoyed/enjoying the country/culture/people. I have Black friends who have/had Japanese partners. So as much as you’re pointing out that racism exists in Japan, racism exists everywhere: The ME is not going to be welcoming to (for example) Asians who are looking for blue-collar work/labour; If a small population of Asian migrate workers are searching for work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, do you do think they will not experience racism? I was offered a position in the UEA earlier in my career: As a POC, they were all welcoming and very hospitable. But would they be so welcoming if I were just a migrate worker looking for minimum-wage labor…??? Of course not.

(BTW, if a Japanese individual is racist towards Black individuals, wouldn’t it be wonderful if they changed their mind with something as simple as appreciating an afro…??? Change has to start with something— and a fashion accoutrement, a hairstyle, could very well be that small gesture that brings people together rather than divide them further apart.)

 

[Benn98]

GQ South Africa August 2020



Between A Rock and A Hard Place

Photographer & Stylist: Jason Alexander Basson
Grooming: Amy Tourrell
Cast: Collins Blaise Onejekewe, Curtis Cornwall






GQ South Africa Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

GQ Australia July/August 2020



Between A Rock and A Hard Place

Photographer: Isabella Elordi, his sister
Stylist: Petta Chua
Cast: Jacob Elordi








GQ Australia Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

GQ Australia July/August 2020

The Drop Off

Photographer: Jesse Lizotte
Stylist: Petta Chua
Grooming: Pete Lennon
Cast: Gabriel, Tissa, Mikka Byarugaba, Michael Lenaghan, Kevin Sun, Dakota Moore







GQ Australia Digital Edition