#699 Agyness Deyn wants some Mohr

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I just saw this over at Fashionisto and had to repost it. Agyness Deyn with Cole Mohr in the new ME&CITY Fall 2009 campaign. It's hot. I'm obsessed with kissing photos right now. Obsessed. I think Thom Kerr should start getting all his models to pash on shoots. Who's with me?

More below.

#698 Dunedin models are taking over our city! Part II - Felix Bartholomew Terpstra

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Felix shot his first test with Thom Kerr on Sunday. The styling is a bit all over the place - one minute it's early 90s Versace grunge, the next Huckleberry Finn meets colourful dandy, but I guess that's just to show off the versatility of his look (insert Zoolander joke here). As you can see, the boy has an incredible face. He's feline and androgynous with the high cheekbones and everything, exactly what I like in a male model. Plus he's about 6'1 and extremely thin - perfect for shows. And the guy's name is Felix Bartholomew Terpstra. I think he should drop the Terpstra and just roll with Felix Bartholomew, with a name like that he's destined for fame. Now the only question remaining is this... Who's going to shoot him for his first proper job? I'm looking at you Karen Inderbitzen Waller! And you Dayne Johnston!

All the shots below.

#697 An EXCLUSIVE sneakpeek at Stella Maxwell's new Ricochet campaign

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Like I said, those Dunedinites are EVERYWHERE. This one was shot by Aaron K at Kingsize Studios on Tuesday, he told me earlier she was a dream in front of the camera. Others must agree - from what I hear she's been fully booked all week including two jobs in one day today. Hot diggity.

Thanks to Aaron K and Ricochet for the sneak preview!

#696 Dunedin models are taking over our city!

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I'm obsessed with the three Dunedinites in Auckland right now - Nicole Clulee, Stella Maxwell and Felix Terpstra. Either Dunedin is New Zealand's Perth (the birthplace of Gemma Ward) or Ali McD just has an incredible eye for finding roses among all those Southern thorns (snap). I can't wait to see what becomes of them all - especially Nicole who's been taking a break the last few months but is back in this test, but especially Stella who was off overseas within two weeks of signing on and apparently has some biiiig options in her chart, but especially Felix who is supposed to be in Europe by the end of the year - I can see him walking Prada first season. Ali McD is signing all her models exclusively with Red11 so as soon as they land in Auckland you know they'll be heading straight into Thom Kerr's capable and efficient hands (he's going test crazy right now). This shoot, styled by Kylie Cook, was done on Sunday and put up on the websites just this morning. Best test I've seen come out of New Zealand in a long time.

More shots below.

#695 Aiden Andrews - caught with his pants down

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In Times Square no less. The NZ born, US raised VMan finalist recently shot a full editorial in his smalls before an audience of 1.6 million - and that's a fact, thank you WikiAnswers. Accompanying the shots of the boys are some Qs and As, and good old Aiden throws up his NZ connection (as he's done in every interview I've ever seen of his), stating he was "Born in Auckland, New Zealand, raised in Roanoke, Virginia". Besides homeland patriotism, he also drops this little snippet: "My dream is to become a sports agent in American football, I am a huge fan!" What's up Jerry Maguire? I met Aiden in Milan and he sounds 100% American - but I love it that he's always claiming his Kiwi routes. Patriotism is a funny thing, since starting travelling about three years ago I've become so proud of my New Zealand heritage - I used to dream of being from Europe or the States.

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#694 It's Yuri again! This time for Margaret Howell

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Yuri the ubiquitous male model has just shown up again, this time in Margaret Howell's A/W 2009 lookbook. His is becoming a meteoric rise to fashion fame, and it keeps reminding me of Cole Mohr's career. First the shows and editorials, then a few campaigns (Margaret Howell included), though it took Mohr a lot longer to get his infamous Marc by Marc Jacobs gig. What's Yuri got in him next? I'd love to see one of the luxury brands take him on - we've seen plenty of Yuri the street kid, someone show us Yuri the English gentleman... or Yuri the Italian rake?

More Margaret Howell shots below.

#693 The Sartorialist - "I'm pretty good at the sex. And pretty good at picture taking."

Remember how Scott Schuman aka The Sartorialist was in Toronto last week getting all up close and personal with (slash terrified by) my best good friend Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith? The meet and greet I spoke of was actually a publicity appearance held at Holt Renfrew (Canada's Bergdorf Goodman/Smith and Caughey's) for Schuman's new book, named, appropriately, The Sartorialist. I have a copy sitting right next to me and it is probably the greatest style reference book I've ever seen. If you're a daily visitor of the blog you'll recognise all the photos, but it's amazing to have them all compiled in hard copy form. There's even a little Kiwi cameo in there - Trelise Cooper's son Jasper appears on page 243. Back to Toronto though, an interesting interview Scott Schuman did with Amy Verner of Canada's The Globe and Mail started doing the online rounds yesterday.

Some key quotes below.

"I'm pretty good at the sex. And pretty good at picture taking. That's about it. [My girlfriend] Garance is pretty happy. And the hotel-room neighbours are pretty pissed. You can write that; that's totally fine with me."

"I use a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. It shoots high-definition video even though I haven't figured out how to do that. But I'm still really good in bed."

"I don't make a lot of money from [the site], but I do make enough to buy very good suits."

"I have a weakness for surprises. I want to see something I haven't seen. I'm totally ambiguous sexually when it comes to my work. I shoot what I'm attracted to."

"Even though it's my site, I don't show up on it that much. But yeah, people recognize me. All the time."

"Tell me more about how skinny I am. Do you think I look better with short hair or long? You can tell me about my butt. What do you think? It's nice, right?"

"Every rapper says if I was not doing this, I would be in jail. And basically, I'm a rapper, only I'm a photographer. So if I wasn't doing this, I would definitely be in jail."

My interview with Schuman has been pushed back two weeks. I wonder if he'll be this entertaining with me? I can only hope.

#692 The Hindin Part 2

Last Wednesday I went to Cassette for a night out. While I was there I saw three other curly haired guys with very similar haircuts to me - short on the sides and back, long on top - aka, The Hindin. I've had that haircut for about four years now, so I decided it was high time to change things up a bit. So yesterday morning I made an appointment with my best good friend Hamilton at d&m to sort it out. He came up with an immediate solution - undercut the sides and back, leave a big overhang. Sound familiar? That's because it's a curly version of a haircut we all knew and loved in the late 80s and early 90s - The Mushroom.

My flatmate Murray walked in last night and was like, "What's up Sideshow Bob?" I'm into it. More photos below.

#691 Forget Forbes, this is Zippora Seven's Top Ten male models

Remember last week I gave my two cents on the Top Ten male models in the world right now according to Forbes? The very next day I received a message from New Zealand model Zippora Seven telling me they'd gotten it all wrong. In her most esteemed opinion, they'd left out some of the key boys in the business, and she wanted it to be known. She set to work creating a new list. Let's call it The Official Top Ten Male Models in the World Right Now According to Zippora Seven.

See it in its entirety below


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10. Vinnie Paunovic because of his stories.


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9. Levi Clarke because he's hot in general.


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8. Jethro Cave cos he's real.


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7. Mathias Lauridsen!!!! Scar on his face.


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6. Josh Beech. Saved my life twice.


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5. Yuri Pleskun because he bought me breakfast.


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4. Taylor Fuchs. For his teeth.


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3. Lenz von Johnston because we went to a protest together and it was fun and he's really onto it and he makes cool tee shirts.


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2. Simon Nessman because he is sweet and why would anyone not like him.


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1. Jethro Cave is my favourite because we get into trouble and have a whole lot of fun.

#690 Quote of the day - Elle MacPherson

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"[Feminism] is one of those coined phrases that has a lot of innuendo and not much meaning...I believe men and women are different and they have different needs, therefore the concept of equal rights doesn't really sit with me..."
[The Guardian]

Elle MacPherson just bought herself some (more) fem-hate.

#689 Shot of the day - Felix's in town!

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I'm yet to catch up with Felix Terpstra but from all reports he's in town, he's booking jobs and he's having fun. Might see if I can see him and some of those other Dunedinites tonight - Stella Maxwell, Nicole Clulee and Ali McD.

#688 Beige days

Along with the beige pants I wear everyday, I only ever wear beige socks. It started out as a thing I liked to do with this one pair of beige shorts, but then it started taking over. Now all I ever seem to buy are beige socks. They go with everything - beige pants, blue jeans, maroon sweaters... I've had cheap socks and expensive socks, but my favourites are the ribbed ones from Hallensteins. My school socks were beige. Must all be part of my obsession with dressing like a schoolboy.

#687 It's the pleat in my pants... don't act like you're not impressed

I've been going on and on and on about pleated pants over the last few weeks, so when the opportunity came for me to snap up a pair, I jumped at the chance. Last week I started a new enterprise - personal shopping. Basically, I take men out to a whole bunch of stores, get them to try on copious amounts of clothes then tell them what looks best (in my humble opinion). It's all about building a wardrobe from the basics up. I was working with a middle aged man last Friday, and before beginning our expedition we had a look through his closet. While dissecting its innards (rows and rows of white Kenzo shirts and blue and cream cargo shorts), I came across this pair of massive beige Polo by Ralph Lauren pleated pants. They were 15 years old, lightweight, voluminous and tapered at the bottom. I had to have them. The gentleman was kind enough to oblige me, and I am now the proud owner of the best pants ever. So far I've had conflicting reactions. My male friends love them (and just quietly I think Dayne wants to steal them for himself), but my flatmate Anna said something about them being the ugliest things she'd ever seen. Huge call!

What say you? More shots below.