Stephanie: B&W

(Edward Cullen? LOL)

Stephanie: Sasha and Anja

I am in love with this couple! They have really amazing chemistry on camera and these snaps from the April 2009 edition of Fashion for Passion show exactly that - connection.

Stephanie: Young Love

These pictures of Ali Michael and Nick Woronowicz for the Last Magazine Spring/Summer editorial are really lovely - my favourite being the picture above. Their expressions are so soft and for once, i am not disturbed by the thought of pre-pubescent love...blame Shakespeare for that one. Really though, i am incredibly taken by these images. Everything is just so unconventionally pretty! I mean, i generally don't like using the word pretty because of that phrase we all know too well - 'pretty isn't beautiful', but just this once, pretty seems like the most appropriate adjective to use. The lighting, the models, the poses, the simplicity in the styling, it's just so...pretty.

Stephanie: Super-Models

Magazine: Vogue Hommes International
Issue: Spring/Summer 2009
Models: Mark Vanderloo, Greg Hansen, Werner Schreyer, Larry Scott, Andre Van Noord
Photographer: Hedi Slimane
Editorial: Super-Models

I found these snaps at foto decadent and immediately fell in love. I'm a huge fan of Slimane, especially his portraits. His photographic delivery - the simple, black and white crystal clear shots - has become his signature, where his subjects exude incredible potency. The editorial itself pays tribute to the male supermodels of the 90's - Mark Vanderloo, Greg Hansen, Werner Schreyer, Larry Scott, Andre Van Noord. Since Slimane is the father of heroin chic, the men are unsurprisingly painted as sexy, dark and mysteriously punk characters. It's all in their faces, their poses, their attitude, they're real men. Mascaulinity is written all over their candid expressions. They're fearless, they take pride in their fine lines and allow us to get up close and personal. The title of the editorial really says it all. They were the first 'super-models' in the male modelling industry, and they prove to you why. They won't have any of that nancy boy business. *Sigh* 'Super-Models' demonstrates true physical beauty. I mean, to be able to age and still have a strikingly effective hold over someone, how many people can do that?

Stephanie: It's time to 'Meet the Boyfriends'

Vogue US May 2009, Meet the Boyfriends:

Very very cute concept! All the 'i love stealing and wearing his sweatshirt/sweater' remarks make me feel slightly envious!