US Esquire September 2023 : Aaron Taylor-Johnson by Norman Jean Roy

[Benn98]

^^^ Meanwhile, Esquire Korea consistently offers a plump pagecount of 300+ every issue, with solid fashion productions, to boot. If only a talent like Norman also would shoot regularly for these Asian Esquires: I can only dream how epic, cinematic, and such a mood this Aaron shoot would have been if it were presented in Esquire Korea...

The irony of the basic Esquire US InstaGallery presentation being stronger than the published layout is deliriously hilarious. The majority of the selects looking like several thumbs squeezed into a spread looses all the impact of dedicating a page/spread to an image. And Norman’s imageries are so good. They really couldn’t spare 6 more pages LOL

Went through the issue, and I agree about the collage layout of the cover editorial. Definitely made the photography lose impact. I imagine it was because they didn't have enough pages and wanted to get their money's worth. A shame really.
But at least we dodged a bullet because I'm sure the John Boyega editorial was meant to be the cover.

Overall it's an interesting issue and it would appear the magazine has shifted to cater to men of a certain age. Can sense that with the content, even with the Dior advertorial. This may well save them as I doubt Zoomers are buying magazines even if their faves are on the cover.

 

[WAVES]

HOT AF

 

[Phuel]

Went through the issue, and I agree about the collage layout of the cover editorial. Definitely made the photography lose impact. I imagine it was because they didn't have enough pages and wanted to get their money's worth. A shame really.
But at least we dodged a bullet because I'm sure the John Boyega editorial was meant to be the cover.

Overall it's an interesting issue and it would appear the magazine has shifted to cater to men of a certain age. Can sense that with the content, even with the Dior advertorial. This may well save them as I doubt Zoomers are buying magazines even if their faves are on the cover.

Don’t these people always do that? Desperate to be down with the children and ignore their longtime supporters. But once the kidz aren’t paying attention-- and money, for their rag, they’ll inevitably come crawling back to the adults— and the always thirsty gheyz.

Imagine had they completely nixed the Boyega story and given those pagecounts to the Aaron story, for its deserved full-age spreads instead… (Why the industry continues to support such an entitled and racist brat as Boyega— with his “I ain’t interested in any movie that doesn’t have any Black representation” I’ll never understand, but also a sign of how desperate the White saviours are to be down with every pro-Black move… Had an Asian/ME/Latin actor made such an ignorant comment, these same people would be faux-raging to reprimand them. But Boyega said it, so as usual, the White saviours at GQ are tripping over themselves to use it as a pull quote. Of course LMFAO)

Imagine better yet, had the Aaron story been presented in ICON Italia...

 

[WAVES]

I ended up here again, somehow.
*heavy breathing*

 

[oaklee91]

Oh my

 

[MModa]

The cover with the camel coat looked so great on the newsstand. It was a must to purchase for me.

 

[gallianostan]

he can **** my **** all night long

 

[justaguy]

On the Hunt
Photo Norman Jean Roy
Stylist Bill Mullen
Text Alex Pappademas
Subject Aaron Taylor-Johnson


esquire

 

[Deleted member 141523]

Reminds me a lot to Water & Oil by Meisel.

 

[WAVES]

my fellow TFS’ers are committed to remind me (us) of this godsend spread every other month and I’m not mad one bit.