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WILL LEWIS WEARS THAKOON JACKET, TIM HAMILTON SHIRT.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY DEREK KETTELA
FASHION EDITOR MATTHEW EDELSTEIN
STYLIST THAKOON PANICHGUL
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COME AS YOU ARE
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DEREK KETTELA - PHOTOGRAPHER - CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Derek Kettela was born in Toronto Canada. Derek is an avid skateboarder and snowboarder,
which led him to photography of action sports. While living in Vancouver from 1997 to 2002
he worked as a senior contributing photographer for Transworld Snowboarding magazine,
traveling to Japan, New Zealand, Chile, and Europe in the process.
In 2003, Derek reloctated to New York City and changed his focus to fashion photography.
Derek’s photos have been published editorially in Wonderland, Own Magazine, Preen,
Chinese Harper’s Bazaar, Italian Glamour, as well as the British and Japanese editions of GQ.
Derek is currently based in New York City.
http://www.derekkettela.com
THAKOON PANICHGUL - FASHION DESIGNER - CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Born in Thailand, raised in Omaha and now New York-based, Panichgul has a talent
for blending distinctly different influences into his work, imparting a feminine spirit
into a youthful, sporty line.
After graduating from Boston University with a business degree, Panichgul moved to New York.
Most recently, Panichgul spent four years as a writer and editor for Harper’s Bazaar,
where he chased after style news, traced trends and developed fashion stories. While there,
Panichgul realized that his ideas were often influenced by his designer’s point of view, and
eventually he decided to move away from journalism and back to design, and this
led him to enroll at Parsons School of Design.
In September 2004, after many years of training, Thakoon presented his first ready-to-wear collection,
quickly becoming a favorite of editors, stylists and celebrities. He created a unique niche, showing a
collection of beautifully crafted, feminine designs which are as romantic and sensual as they are
modern and innovative.
http://www.thakoon.com
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: SEPTEMBER 2008
TYLER RIGGS WEARS A DOLCE & GABBANA SUIT
AND SHIRT. VINTAGE DIOR HOMME TIE.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY SHARIF HAMZA
FASHION EDITOR: MATTHEW EDELSTEIN
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GUYS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
GUYS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN:
KANYE WEST ROCKS THE FASHION BOAT
On a tepid, clear night in Paris this June, fashion editors climbed the cold stone steps of a
city high school and filed into seats perched high above the building’s center courtyard.
Below, giant block letters covered the ground in a formation reminiscent of the opening credit crawl
in Star Wars. And although the words spelled out the Leonard Cohen quote, “There is a crack in everything.
That’s how the light gets in,” you sensed you were about to be taken to a world that was at once far,
far away and right here in the City of Light.
The show was, of course, Raf Simons’ thrilling spring opus—a compelling display of precision
tailoring and intricate materials. The collection’s sleeveless jackets and slim black shorts challenged
ideas about proportion and dress and captured all that is great about men’s fashion right now.
The show electrified the crowd, which in addition to the circuit’s regular observers, included fashion’s
new cover boy Kanye West, in town not for some press opp or as the result of a post-concert drive-by,
but because he was genuinely interested in what was going on and wasn’t ashamed to show it.
Following the show, West, in what had to be a reversal of roles for the music mogul, made his
way backstage to congratulate Simons. Seeing him there—curious, excited and eager to talk about
clothes—only confirmed what many inside of fashion understand about the world outside of fashion—
it’s as relevant as art or film, and more and more men want to discover more and more about it.
West, who also sat front row at Junya Watanabe, Louis Vuitton and lead a standing ovation at Lanvin,
is an interesting case study.
He loves fashion, really loves fashion because he intimately understands that clothes are more than
just covering, more than just something you put on. He understands they’re a reflection of the person,
and of culture at large. At their loftiest, West knows, clothes are transformative, and at their most basic,
he knows they’re just fun.
If you think West is alone, you’re wrong. More men—and not just the ones the industry likes to
pigeonhole as fashion enthusiasts—are openly embracing fashion. A recent article in the trade
publication DNR reported than men’s wear sales at retail continue to outpace those of women’s.
As Simons and West showed this summer the future of men’s fashion is now.
-Contributing Editor
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CYCOVISION
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THE INSPIRATION
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THE NEW KIDS
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PAINT IT BLACK
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BEAUTIFUL COLLAPSES
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FLASHING LIGHTS
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EDITORS
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
MATTHEW EDELSTEIN
EDITOR IN CHIEF
RYAN SCHMIDT
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