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OUR CONTRIBUTORS Norbert Kniat, Koko Tchrobadjian, Robert Huynh, Daniel Sangermani, Raen Badua, Vincent Gotti, Michelle Paulsen, Brad Mawby, Thor Elias, Antonio Cordero, Frederic Monceau, Bernard Patacsil, Carlos Velez, Alexander Le'Jo, Joseph Cottrell
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Editor’s Letter<br />
CONTENTS<br />
10 NORBERT KNIAT “SACRED GEOMETRY”<br />
22 KOKO TCHROBADJIAN “DARK BEAUTY”<br />
30 ROBERT HUYNH “SMOKING ACES”<br />
36 DANIEL SANGERMANI “WILDFIRE”<br />
44 RAEN BADUA “STAY WITH ME”<br />
52 VINCENT GOTTI “ONE NIGHT ONLY”<br />
58 MICHELLE PAULSEN “PULSE”<br />
66 BRAD MAWBY “STUDIO DESIRES”<br />
76 THOR ELIAS “BYBLOS HOTEL”<br />
88 ANTONIO CORDERO “VERKAMY”<br />
96 FREDERIC MONCEAU “DESNUDO”<br />
104 BERNARD PATACSIL “WHITE OUT”<br />
114 CARLOS VELEZ “REBEL HEART”<br />
124 ALE<strong>XANDER</strong> LE’JO “TRAINING DAY”<br />
What amazing progress! We’ve<br />
come such a long way in our short<br />
nine month mark of establishment.<br />
It has been incredible to watch it<br />
grow and become so successful.<br />
Our editorials are becoming better<br />
by the minute! I want to thank<br />
you all so much for supporting<br />
our magazine. We could not do it<br />
without you, and we are more than<br />
honored to publish each and every<br />
photographer in this book.<br />
In this issue, we were granted the<br />
opportunity to interview Norbert<br />
Kniat, who is one of the world’s<br />
top 200 advertising photographers.<br />
In addition, Norbert has<br />
also photographed exclusively for<br />
our double cover Body Issue! I<br />
am very excited to share this issue<br />
with you all, and I hope it inspires<br />
you as much as it has inspired me.<br />
Once again, we thank you for every<br />
ounce of support that is given!<br />
134 CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT ALE<strong>XANDER</strong> MASSON<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED BY: JOSEPH COTTRELL<br />
FOUNDER & EDITOR<br />
ALE<strong>XANDER</strong> LE’JO<br />
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“Since 2011, he has been CONSIDERED one of the Top<br />
200 advertising photographers worldwide.”<br />
RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
NORBERT<br />
KNIAT<br />
THE BEST IMAGES ARE THE ONES THAT RETAIN THEIR STRENGTH AND IMPACT OVER<br />
THE YEARS, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THEY ARE VIEWED.”<br />
-ANNE GEDDES<br />
XM: First off, can you tell us about yourself, and how you<br />
got started in photography?<br />
NK: I am a forty two year old German photographer. I<br />
started photography years ago, first as a studio assistant<br />
then later as a freelance assistant for international photographers.<br />
XM:What was your inspiration for starting? How long has<br />
it been since you’ve started?<br />
NK: My inspiration was the possibility to get the exact moment<br />
on printed paper. The moment when a person shows<br />
me her soul, or when a movement has the perfect flow,<br />
or when a light has the perfect reflection; that’s what I’m<br />
looking for...that’s what I wanted to see on a picture, and<br />
that’s what I’m still trying to show.<br />
XM: When did you realize that you had it in you?<br />
NK: When I first locked myself in my darkroom, spending<br />
all night printing my first images.<br />
XM: How do you prepare for a photo shoot?<br />
NK: It depends on the job I am doing. If it’s a fashion<br />
production, I research moods, old styles, movies, and old<br />
magazines.<br />
XM: What distinguishes a good photograph from a bad<br />
one?<br />
NK: Understanding of quality. Mostly photographers who<br />
first shot and learned on analog cameras have a better and<br />
more precise understanding about light and exposures.<br />
XM: Do you have any upcoming projects that’ll soon be<br />
released?<br />
NK: I completed a campaign for a big make up brand,<br />
which will come out all over Europe and in Capetown. I<br />
shot a major campaign for a German brand coming out in<br />
July.<br />
XM: Can you list some of the clients you’ve shot for?<br />
NK: Just to name a few, I’ve shot for: Vogue Spain, Elle<br />
Brasil, Harpers Bazaar Japan, Vogue India, Harpers Bazaar<br />
India, GQ India, Elle India, Cosmopolitan India, Cosmopolitan<br />
Germany, and many more.<br />
I’ve also done advertising campaigns for Lynx/Axe, Dove<br />
Russia, Gillette UK, Audi, Swarovski, and the list goes on<br />
and on.<br />
XM: Is there an inspirational quote that sums up your<br />
work?<br />
NK: “The best images are the ones that retain their<br />
strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number<br />
of times they are viewed.” Anne Geddes<br />
XM: How would you describe your style of photography?<br />
Consider anything and everything from color to historical<br />
eras and more.<br />
NK: My photography always, no matter if it’s fashion,<br />
beauty, or portrait, shows atmosphere through colors or<br />
perfect scenery.<br />
A good picture is just a picture when you can feel the atmosphere.<br />
No matter what’s on it, you need to feel something<br />
watching it.<br />
XM: How would you describe your style of photography?<br />
Consider anything and everything from color to historical<br />
eras and more.<br />
NK: My photography always, no matter if it’s fashion,<br />
beauty, or portrait, shows atmosphere through colors or<br />
perfect scenery.<br />
A good picture is just a picture when you can feel the atmosphere.<br />
No matter what’s on it, you need to feel something<br />
watching it.<br />
XM: Out of all the images you’ve made so far in your career,<br />
which is your favorite and why?<br />
NK: It’s a campaign image I did for an Argentinian fashion<br />
client called Bendito Pie. I shot the whole campaign in the<br />
Holy City of Varanasi, India; one blond, European model,<br />
in the middle of thousands of people. It was the most<br />
improvised and spontaneous shooting I ever had, and the<br />
most fun at the same time. The output was just stunning,<br />
and the behind the scene pictures and stories were unforgettable.<br />
XM: What is fun and rewarding about photography?<br />
NK: Traveling around the globe.<br />
XM: When was the very first time you photographed for a<br />
major brand/publication throughout your career? Explain<br />
the exact excitement and feels you experienced at that moment.<br />
NK: The very first time I shot for a major brand, even<br />
though it was just for a national advert in Austria, was actually<br />
6 months after I opened my studio. I shot everything<br />
analog in this time, and I wanted to be 100% sure what I<br />
was doing. So, I did tons of film and light tests before the<br />
shooting day and was super excited. But, the moment I<br />
took my camera in my hand on the day of shooting, I was<br />
calm and<br />
focused because I tested and prepared myself so well, that<br />
nothing could go wrong.<br />
XM: How has photography changed other aspects of your<br />
life?<br />
NK: It has changed my whole life...everything.
XM.FASHION<br />
SACRED<br />
GEOMETRY<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: NORBERT KNIAT<br />
MODEL: JHENYFY MULLER @FASHIOMODELS. IT<br />
MAKEUP: EDUARDO<br />
STYLIST: COSTINA JORDACHE<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
VEST: DARIA ZHILYAEVA<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
TROUSERS: PRADA<br />
TOP: ALESSANDRA DE BLASI<br />
SHOES: CHRISTIAN DIOR<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
TROUSERS: TER ET BANTINE<br />
DICKIE: COS<br />
JACKET: KARL LAGERFELD<br />
SHOES: MODEL’S OWN<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
TROUSERS: PRADA<br />
TOP: MARTINA PALERMITI<br />
NECKLACE: COS<br />
SHOES: CHRISTIAN DIOR <strong>XANDER</strong>MAG| 17
LEFT PAGE<br />
SKIRT: ZARA<br />
TOP: SANDRO<br />
SHOES: PRADA<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
TOP: ALESSANDRA DE BLASI<br />
SKIRT: DARIA ZHILYAEVA<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
TROUSERS: PRADA<br />
TOP: ALESSANDRA DE BLASI<br />
SHOES: CHRISTIAN DIOR<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
DRESS & HAT: &OTHERSTORIES<br />
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XM.Beauty<br />
DARK<br />
BEAUTY<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER / STYLIST: KOKO TCHORBADIJAN<br />
MODEL: DANA LOUISE<br />
HAIR / MAKEUP: SARMA MALINS<br />
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XM.FASHION<br />
SMO<br />
KING<br />
ACES<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER : ROBERT HUYNH<br />
MODEL: AARON MAN<br />
STYLIST: TGOR VILLAGOMEZ & DOUGLAS ALFARO<br />
HAIR : DOUGLAS ALFARO<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
JACKET ZARA<br />
PANTS: G-STAR<br />
NECKLACE: COS<br />
SHOES: CHRISTIAN DIOR<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
BLAZER: HUGO BOSS<br />
JEANS: G-STAR <strong>XANDER</strong>MAG| 33
LEFT PAGE<br />
VEST: VINTAGE<br />
PANTS: ZARA<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
VEST: VINTAGE<br />
PANTS: ZARA <strong>XANDER</strong>MAG| 35
XM.FASHION<br />
WILDFIRE<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: DANIEL SANGERMANI<br />
MODEL: TIFFANY @LOUISA MODELS<br />
STYLIST: KARMYN THOMAS<br />
HAIR STYLIST: NADINE JOHNS-ALCOCK USING AFFINAGE<br />
MAKEUP ARTIST: LAUREN CHALMERS<br />
EARRINGS: EMMANUAL + COX<br />
RINGS : LUKE MANINOV <strong>XANDER</strong>MAG| 37
LEFT PAGE<br />
SUNGLASSES: FRENCY AND MERCURY VERACIOUS<br />
BY ONE POINT SEVEN FOUR<br />
NECKLACE: FRENCH RENDEZVOUS<br />
SKIRT: VERA WANG BY DESIGNER ARCHIVES<br />
SHOES: WINDSOR SMITH<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
SUNGLASSES: HOUSE OF HOLLAND X LINDA FARROW<br />
PROJECTS BY ONE POINT SEVEN FOUR<br />
NECKLACE: FRENCH RENDEZVOUS<br />
BRA: CHRISTIE NICOLE<br />
SHORTS: FRENCH RENDEZVOUS<br />
WEDGES: MARC JACOBS BY MARYON’S SHOES<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
HEADBAND: JENNIFER BEHR BY DESIGNER ARCHIVES<br />
TOP: ALEXANDRA MCQUEEN BY DESIGNER ARCHIVES<br />
CLUTCH: JIMMY CHOO BY DESIGNER ARCHIVES<br />
SHOES: WINDSOR SMITH<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
BRA: CHRISTIE NICOLE<br />
PANTS: PHILLIP LIM BY DESIGNER ARCHIVES<br />
RING: LUKE MANINOV <strong>XANDER</strong>MAG| 41
LEFT PAGE<br />
SUNGLASSES: CUTLER AND GROSS LACE BY ONE<br />
POINT SEVEN FOUR<br />
SEPTUM RING: LUKE MANINOV<br />
SHOES: DIOR BY DESIGNER ARCHIVES<br />
TOP: FRENCH RENDEZVOUS<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
BACKPACK: TOPSHOP<br />
EARRINGS: EMMANUAL + COX<br />
SKIRT: LOUIS VUITTON BY DESIGNER ARCHIVES<br />
BOOTS: KENZO BY MARYON’S SHOES<br />
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XM.FASHION<br />
LATEX PUSSY BOW AND BLOUSE : WILLIAM WILDE UK<br />
SKIRT :LADY C<br />
CUFF: JEFFREY DEBARTHAY<br />
SHOES: STEVE MADDEN<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: RAEN BADUA<br />
MODELS: DANI REEVES @MAJOR MODEL MILAN<br />
CURTIS GOODMAN / DENZEL WATKINS @ WILHEMINA MIAMI<br />
STYLIST: OLWEN ZARLENGO<br />
HAIR / MAKE UP: ZEE CLEMENTE<br />
STAY<br />
WITH ME<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
COAT: DONNA KARAN<br />
BELT: W. KLEINBERG<br />
SHOES: STEVE MADDEN RIDING<br />
CROP: LADY C<br />
BRIEFS: CALVIN KLEIN<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
LINGERIE & SUSPENDERS: WILLIAM WILDE UK<br />
BELT: W.KLEINBERG<br />
SHOES: FERGIE<br />
GLOVES: LADY C
LEFT PAGE<br />
BELT: KIKI DE MONTPARNASSE<br />
SHOES: STEVE MADDEN<br />
GLOVES: LADY C<br />
UNDERWEAR: WILLIAM WILDE UK<br />
BRIEFS: CALVIN KLEIN<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
TOP / SHORTS / GLOVES : LADY C<br />
SHOES : STEVE MADDEN<br />
BRIEFS: CALVIN KLEIN
BRA/ UNDERWEAR / SUSPENDER BELT : WILLIAM WILDE UK<br />
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XM.FASHION<br />
ONE<br />
NIGHT<br />
ONLY<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: VINCENT GOTTI<br />
MODELS: THIERNO DIALLO @CAST IMAGES & STEPHANIE JANE HAIR / MAKE UP: PEARL CABALAN<br />
STYLIST: DEL’ESA LEE OF SACRAMENTO STYLE MAVEN & FRANCES WRIGHT FOR THE QUEEN’S CHAIR<br />
STYLIST ASSISTANT: COREY DE ROO OF FRENCH CUFF<br />
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: MARIO BENTON ASSISTED BY CHARLES CHAPMAN<br />
ART DIRECTIOR: JOHN NELSON JR. LIGHTING DIRECTOR: SCOTT NOBLES<br />
TUXEDO: MARIO BENTON<br />
SHOES: RAGS TO RICHES
LEFT PAGE<br />
DRESS: RAGS TO RICHES<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
DRESS: BARBARA BARBARA<br />
SHOES: RAGS TO RICHES<br />
RING: THE QUEEN’S CHAIR<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
SHORTS/ ACCESSORIES: THE QUEEN’S CHAIR<br />
GLOVES: MARIO BENTON<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
COAT: JOSHUA BLAKE<br />
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XM.FASHION<br />
PULSE<br />
PULSE<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: MICHELLE PAULSEN MODEL: ERIKA MYRVIK<br />
STYLIST: MAN-E JAY HAIR: ANDI SCARBROUGH HAIR ASSISTANT: JASMINE RAIN<br />
MAKE UP: CHRISTINA GUERRA<br />
OUTFIT: MARIO DE LA TORRE<br />
CUFF: ARTELIER PORTOFINO <strong>XANDER</strong>MAG| 59
JUMPSUIT: MARIO DE LA TORRE<br />
RINGS: PATRICIA FEILD
JACKET: CAMELIA SKIKOS<br />
DRESS: SIX CRISP DAYS<br />
SHOES: OAK NYC<br />
BOOTS: OAK NY<br />
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SHEER TOP: DE LA HOOKE<br />
BLK LEATHER BRA: NUVULA<br />
SKIRT: FOREVER UNIQUE<br />
BOOTS: OAK NYC<br />
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XM.FASHION<br />
STUDIO<br />
DESIRES<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER : BRAD MAWBY<br />
MODEL / HAIR & MAKEUP : LINA LAU<br />
STYLIST: NATALIA VASHKOVETS<br />
COAT: FARAGE<br />
SHOES: TONY BIANCO
LEFT PAGE<br />
PANTIES / SUSPENDERS: ELLE MACPHERSON<br />
INTIMATES<br />
SHIRT: VINTAGE<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
DRESS: AMERICAN APPAREL<br />
PANTIES: ELLE MACPHERSON<br />
SHOES: TONY BIANCO
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LEFT PAGE<br />
BRA / PANTIES: ELLE MACPHERSON INTIMATES<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
JACKET: REFORMATION<br />
PANTIES: VICTORIA’S SECRET
BRA: PASSIONATA<br />
PANTS: JOSEPH
XM.FASHION<br />
BYBLOS<br />
HOTEL<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER : THOR ELIAS<br />
MODEL / HAIR / MAKEUP : ALEXANDRIA DE GOEY OMUNDSEN @VIVIEN’S MODEL MANAGEMENT<br />
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XM.FASHION<br />
VERKAMY<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: ANTONIO CORDERO<br />
MODELS: CLAUDIA / PALOMA @MADMODELS SPAIN<br />
STYLIST: JUAN ACUÑAS STYLIST ASSISTANT: BARBARA RUDOWSKIL<br />
HAIR / MAKEUP: CESAR FERNANDEZ MAKEUP ASSISTANT: ESTHER LIEBANA<br />
SET DESIGN: BEATRIZ HERRERIA<br />
LINGERIE / BRA : LA PERLA<br />
KIMONO / SKIRT: GOREPERFORMANCE<br />
FOOTWEAR: EVA ONTANAYA & CUPLE<br />
JEWELS: ARISTOCRAZY<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
OUTFIT : ANTONIO GARCIA<br />
KIMONO / SKIRT: GOREPERFORMANCE<br />
FOOTWEAR: CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
OUTFIT : LA PERLA<br />
KIMONO / SKIRT: GOREPERFORMANCE<br />
JEWELRY: ARISTOCRAZY <strong>XANDER</strong>MAG| 91
BRA: LA PERLA<br />
KIMONO: GOREPERFORMANCE<br />
JEWELS: ARISTOCRAZY<br />
SHOES: EVA ONTANAYA<br />
SMOKIN: THENAME<br />
BRA: LA PERLA<br />
KIMONO: GOREPERFORMACE<br />
SHOES: EVA ONTANAYA<br />
JEWELS: ARISTOCRAZY<br />
JACKET: DIOR<br />
<strong>BODY</strong>: RARHA BEACH COUTURE<br />
BRACELETS: MALIPARMI<br />
EARRINGS: ARISTOCRAZY <strong>XANDER</strong>MAG| 93
LEFT PAGE<br />
<strong>BODY</strong>: LA PERLA<br />
KIMONO / NECKLACE: GOREPERFORMANCE<br />
JEWELS: ARISTOCRAZY<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
DRESS WOOD: ASSAD AWAD<br />
BRA: LA PERLA<br />
CLUCH: MALIPARMI<br />
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XM.FASHION<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: FREDERIC MONCEAU<br />
MODELS : BARA & ANTON<br />
ART DIRECTION: RAPHAEL SAY<br />
STYLIST : STEFANIE RENOMA HAIR / MAKE UP : JULIE LECOEUVRE<br />
POST PRODUCTION: KRISTINA KILZHEVSKI (KRI3X RETOUCH)<br />
DESNUDO<br />
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LEFT<br />
HIGH WAIST SMOKING: STEFANIE RENOMA<br />
SHOES: CASADEI<br />
RIGHT<br />
COAT : STEFANIE RENOMA<br />
SHOES : CASADEI<br />
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JACKET: PERSONAL VINTAGE COLLECTION<br />
TOREADOR STEFANIE RENOMA<br />
UNDERWEAR: INTIMISSIMI<br />
TIGHTS: WOLFORD<br />
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JACKET / PANTS: STEFANIE RENOMA<br />
SHOES : CASADEI<br />
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XM.FASHION<br />
WHITE<br />
OUT<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER / ART DIRECTOR: BERNARD PATACSIL<br />
MODELS: LUCY @ FAMILY MANAGEMENT<br />
STYLIST: JONATHAN CHUNG<br />
STYLIST ASSISTANT: CATHERINE CHEUNG<br />
HAIR / MAKE UP: VANESSA WONG<br />
SHIRT: OAK AND FORT<br />
HAT: VOUS VALET BOUTIQUE<br />
NECKLACE: J. CREW
LEFT PAGE<br />
NECKLACE, BRACELET AND TROUSER: ZARA<br />
SHIRT: HERMES FROM VOUS VALET BOUTIQUE<br />
HANDBAG: CHANEL<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
JACKET: CLUB MONACO<br />
CROP TOP: ZARA<br />
SKIRT: OAK AND FORT<br />
PURSE: CHANEL<br />
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LEFT PAGE<br />
NECKLACE: ZARA<br />
CROP BUSTIER: CLUB MONACO<br />
DENIM JEANS: ACNE STUDIOS<br />
VEST: OAK AND FORT<br />
PURSE: CHANEL<br />
RIGHT PAGE<br />
NECKLACE / SHIRT / JEANS: OAK AND FORT<br />
SILK CAMISOLE: ZARA<br />
CLUTCH: H&M AND MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
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LEFT PAGE<br />
MEN’S OXFORD SHIRT: TOPMAN<br />
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REBEL<br />
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PHOTOGRAPHER: CARLOS VELEZ<br />
MODEL: SHELBY ISRAEL @RED MODELS NYC<br />
STYLIST - TAMMARA KOHLER (FUSED FASHION)<br />
HAIR: ASHUA VILLATORO MAKE UP: ALI LEE<br />
CROCODILE <strong>BODY</strong>SUIT: E MARIE NY<br />
BOOTS: JEFFREY CAMPBELLE
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TRAINING DAY<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: ALE<strong>XANDER</strong> LE’JO<br />
MODELS: ANASTASIA YOUNG & PATRICE JONES @KENNDY MANAGEMENT, PHILLIP HOLT<br />
STYLIST: MYRON HARTFORD HAIR: LAUREN REYES MAKEUP: LAUREN M. PERRY<br />
POST PRODUCTION: MIKHAIL STERPU LIGHTING ASSISTANT: CHIP KENNEDY<br />
LOCATION: FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS GYM HQ | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA<br />
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ALE<strong>XANDER</strong><br />
MASSON<br />
“ONE OF THE THINGS I REMEMBER, WAS J.LO TELLING<br />
ME THAT SHE LIKED MY HAIR....ALL THE ENCOURAGEMENT<br />
I NEEDED!”<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: JOSEPH COTTRELL<br />
MODEL: ALE<strong>XANDER</strong> MASSON<br />
MAKEUP ARTIST: EVELYN BEATO<br />
STYLIST: AMMY JULIET<br />
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JACKET: ZARA<br />
BRIEF: ARMANI EXCHANGE<br />
ACCESSORIES: ALDO<br />
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GLOVES / PANTS : ZARA<br />
NECKLACE: URBAN OUTFITTERS<br />
BOOTS: ALDO<br />
XM: Before we begin, tell us a little bit about<br />
your background and where you’re from.<br />
AM: I am 21 years old and was born in<br />
Arlington, Virginia. My father is French<br />
and my mother is Colombian. I lived in<br />
France for six years since the age of one,<br />
and moved to my hometown in Quincy,<br />
Michigan at the age of six. I resided<br />
there for ten years, and finally<br />
decided to move to Florida when I<br />
was 16.<br />
XM: What are your favorite foods?<br />
AM: I have many favorite dishes, but my<br />
diet only allows me to have certain types<br />
of meals, which include high protein,<br />
moderate carbs, and moderate fat. On<br />
my “cheat” days I like to go all out and<br />
have my favorite snacks, meals, and lots<br />
of carbs such as: Oreos, ice cream, pizza,<br />
rice, and that is just to name a few.<br />
XM: Any favorite hobbies?<br />
AM: I play basketball and tennis recreationally.<br />
Aside from sports, I love weight training<br />
and anything health/fitness related, watching<br />
movies, reading, going to the beach, and occasionally<br />
fishing.<br />
XM: What’s your background in modeling?<br />
When and why did you get started? What led<br />
you to apply for this<br />
job?<br />
AM: I started modeling about a year ago, but I<br />
had a stint in modeling as a child in France. I<br />
have always enjoyed being in front of a camera<br />
and having my photo taken. The money and<br />
glamour is nice, but it’s just a bonus. Even<br />
though it demands a lot of hard work, time,<br />
discipline, and dedication, I truly enjoy what<br />
I am doing, and I am passionate about it. It’s<br />
not so much work as it is play!<br />
XM: What are your goals as a model? How<br />
do you see yourself progress in this field?<br />
What do you hope to accomplish at the<br />
peak of your modeling career?<br />
AM: As a model I plan on traveling to<br />
other countries to participate in runways,<br />
photo shoots, campaigns, etc.<br />
Progress in this field consists of continuing<br />
to grow as a model, and on<br />
a personal level each and every day,<br />
and making minor improvements<br />
over the course of this journey. At<br />
the peak of my modeling career, I<br />
plan on making a smooth transition<br />
into acting, not that I<br />
wouldn’t want to continue<br />
modeling after that of<br />
course.<br />
XM: What is your nutrition like and how<br />
often do you workout? What is your availability<br />
for traveling? Are you<br />
full-time or part time?<br />
AM: My nutrition is as meticulous as ever<br />
because I’m focused in maintaining a center<br />
body weight/composition to be presented<br />
more as a high-end fashion model rather<br />
than a fitness model. I was previously on<br />
a ketogenic (very low to no carb) diet, and<br />
recently switched to a cyclical carb diet and<br />
constantly monitoring my caloric intake. I<br />
workout two times a day during the week,<br />
and only a single time on the weekend, typically<br />
taking one day off unless I solely do<br />
cardio that day. I do cardio Monday through<br />
Friday in the mornings, along with abs,<br />
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.<br />
After my morning sessions, I eat<br />
breakfast and go perform my<br />
resistance-training portion<br />
of my day for my second<br />
workout. I am a full-time<br />
male model and travel constantly<br />
from the Gulf coast of<br />
Florida to Miami for castings/<br />
bookings, etc.<br />
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XM: Who are some of your favorite models<br />
and designers, and why?<br />
AM: There are many great models currently out there. It is<br />
difficult for me to choose just one. I appreciate all of them<br />
in their own ways. Watching models throughout the years<br />
has pushed me to follow my dream, and have proven to<br />
me that I can be a model that has a different look and to<br />
never give up even if you get rejected. Without designers,<br />
models, including myself, would not be able to express<br />
ourselves as easily. I have many designers that I follow<br />
and wear, to name a few of my favorites they are: Versace,<br />
Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, and Coach.<br />
XM: Which fashion magazines, websites, blogs, and<br />
catalogs do you visit most often?<br />
AM: I don’t have as much time as I would<br />
like to read my favorite fashion magazines,<br />
websites or blogs. But when I do, I like to<br />
read GQ Magazine, Men’s Health Magazine,<br />
and find myself going through<br />
various designer’s websites to purchase<br />
my latest outfits for personal<br />
use and photo shoots. I also make<br />
my way to different fitness websites<br />
where I look for workout supplements<br />
and vitamins. I do most of<br />
all, enjoy going onto social media,<br />
such as FaceBook, Instagram, and<br />
Twitter, so that I may interact with<br />
all my supporters, which I dedicate<br />
most of my time to when I am not<br />
working.<br />
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XM: Which magazines or online webitorials have you<br />
been featured in? Any major?<br />
AM: I am featured in Azzarenko Magazine, which was<br />
released in October 2014, along with another magazine<br />
called Fashion For Men, which was also released in<br />
October 2014. As I have been featured in many online<br />
webitorials, just to name a few are: Buzzfeed, BE Style<br />
Magazine, Ogespanish Talk Show Magazine, Madame<br />
N’oire, and others. I have also been featured in some local<br />
Trinidad and Tobago Newspapers, one of them being<br />
Women’s Express.<br />
XM: How would you describe your style? Consider<br />
anything and everything from color to historical eras<br />
and<br />
more.<br />
AM: I would say my style is urban, due to my locks,<br />
but I don’t let that solely describe my style. I like to be<br />
versatile; I can do a sport/fitness look and then turn<br />
around and do high-end fashion. I think is very important<br />
for a model to be like a chameleon and be able to<br />
adapt to any situation / look as needed.<br />
XM: What other modeling projects have you<br />
done?<br />
AM: One of my first projects was a featured extra on,<br />
“The Glades”. So far I’ve been in two of Jennifer Lopez’s’<br />
music videos, “Adrenalina” and “I Luh Ya Papi”. I<br />
am honored to say that I am one of the first male models<br />
with dreadlocks to be in a JcPenny Salon national<br />
campaign, which has been released, and you can see<br />
me in their stylist book. I also did a photo shoot with<br />
Keyshia Ka’oir for a fitness line, which is also released,<br />
as well as a couple other magazines, “Azzarenko” and<br />
“Fashion for Men”. I appeared in a few morning shows<br />
promoting JLo’s music video, “I Luh Ya Papi”, as<br />
well as my debut and upcoming model career.<br />
XM: What is fun and rewarding about modeling? What<br />
do you dislike about modeling?<br />
AM: Getting to work with and meet new people, getting<br />
to experience so many new things while learning about<br />
the industry as well as yourself, and traveling are all fun<br />
and rewarding aspects of modeling. The only thing I<br />
dislike about modeling is its’ prejudices. For example,<br />
when I first started, and even to this day, agents and<br />
clients both wanted me to cut my hair to attain that<br />
“clean” look. Even though I get rejected due to my hair,<br />
it makes me unique, and certain clients like that and<br />
I’m not planning on cutting it anytime soon.<br />
XM: How do you prepare for a modeling<br />
shoot?<br />
AM: The preparation that I go through before a shoot<br />
typically consists of fast cardio, sauna, a small breakfast, and<br />
massive amounts of caffeine!<br />
XM: What are some things you dislike/hate<br />
about the fashion industry?<br />
AM: The only thing I really dislike about the fashion<br />
industry is the prejudices it places on the models. It seems<br />
that clients only want the “Abercrombie” guy, the cookie<br />
cutter as I like to call them. Once in a while, however,<br />
clients like to take a risk on a more “edgy, exotic, ethnically<br />
ambiguous” (all names I’ve heard to describe my look), and<br />
that’s where I come in.<br />
XM: What’s your favorite outfit from your<br />
own closet?<br />
AM: My favorite outfit from my closet is a knit turtleneck<br />
sweater that I can’t wait to pair with a sports coat!<br />
XM: How has modeling changed other aspects<br />
of your life?<br />
AM: Modeling has made me “popular” in a sense. I get noticed<br />
the times I do go out, but it has opened my eyes to the<br />
endless possibilities. Modeling has also given me a better<br />
sense of fashion, a better understanding of the industry, and<br />
an enormous amount of respect for the work that’s put into<br />
final products.<br />
XM: Describe working with the incredible Jennifer Lopez.<br />
How was the experience? Do you have any encouraging<br />
words from the superstar?<br />
AM: Working with J.Lo was such a surreal experience! She<br />
is an incredibly nice, down to earth, beautiful woman. I had<br />
an amazing time on set, got to meet a lot of great people<br />
whom I was able to learn from, and experienced something<br />
that not many people can say they have. One of the things I<br />
remember, was J.Lo telling me that she liked my hair….all<br />
the encouragement I needed!<br />
XM: How was the experience working with Joseph Cottrell<br />
and his team?<br />
AM: The photographer and his team were excellent,<br />
focused, and professional. We had a lot of fun during the<br />
shoot, from changing outfits to different poses, and swinging<br />
my hair for that great shot. Looking forward to working<br />
with them again!<br />
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SKIRT : TOPSHOP<br />
BOOTIES: VINCE CAMUTO<br />
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BUSTIER: GUESS SHEER<br />
SKIRT: E MARIE NY<br />
XM: What advice do you have for other<br />
aspiring models?<br />
AM: My advice for aspiring models is, don’t give up!<br />
You have to stay persistent, especially dealing with<br />
rejection. If it’s your passion, find a means to achieve<br />
your goals.<br />
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