> MOVIE
Last Updated Friday, 28 September, 2007
Filmed during the two day shoot for ‘Boned’, watch Taylor, Shaun, Marco and Anthony in Ruth Hogben‘s edit of the action on set. Evidence that men’s underthings (and the representation of men in those underthings) can be a world away from both the grey-ing Y-front and oiled, be-trunked lothario images of popular imagination.
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> GALLERY
Last Updated Friday, 28 September, 2007
Take a spy at the shots that made the cut for the Autumn/Winter 2007 issue of Another Man Magazine.
> PLAIN, UNINTERESTING AND OUT
OF SIGHT? MEN’S UNDERWEAR
Last Updated Friday, 28 September, 2007
Shaun Cole reflects on themes tied to ‘Boned’ including why men’s underwear has taken a back seat to the female equivalent in terms of design and evolution. He traces the history of ‘intimates’ for boys, from medieval peasant pants to a certain footballer’s thong, in his essay ‘Plain, uninteresting and out of sight? Men’s Underwear.’
> Project Description
Last Updated Thursday, 27 September, 2007
Another Man magazine invited Nick Knight to photograph a men’s underwear story for Issue 5 in collaboration with menswear stylist Alister Mackie. The shoot took inspiration from the classic black and white studio photography of Horst P. Horst and Robert Mapplethorpe, but its modern twist was to reinterpret this disciplined vision in colour imagery. A modern response to memorable representations of the male form, then, Boned broadcasted live with behind-the-scenes glimpses from hair and make-up and what happened backstage on the 31st May and 1st of June. These film clips are also joined by an edit of the film footage by Ruth Hogben, an essay on mens underwear past and present by Shaun Cole and a gallery of the resultant stills.
Schedule (GMT):
THURSDAY 31 MAY 2007 12:00—ONWARDS
FRIDAY 1 JUNE 2007 12:00—ONWARDS
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Image gallery, film and essay launched!
Another Man is out, which means we can at last unveil Nick and Alister's images from Boned, shot in May/June! You may remember the shoot was inspired by the neglect of men’s underwear, in terms of design and representation in fashion imagery i.e. the usual unadventurous pants donned by an oiled muscle man. Nothing wrong with that per se…But, by commissioning new designs, taking inspiration from starkly sexy black and white imagery by Robert Mapplethorpe and Horst P. Horst and converting their graphic power into glorious Technicolor, fresh looking possibilities for men's smalls were reached. The Boned project page has been updated to include an image gallery, an essay by Shaun Cole on themes close to the project and a movie of all the action on set.
By SHOWstudio, 14:08 Friday, 28 September, 2007
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> Contributor Biographies
Nick Knight
Nick Knight, Director of SHOWstudio.com, is among the world’s most influential and visionary photographers. As a fashion photographer, he has consistently challenged conventional notions of beauty and is fêted for his groundbreaking creative... [More...]
Alister Mackie
Alister Mackie is a stylist working in London. After completing his MA in Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Alister went on to assist stylist Katy England at... [More...]
Shaun Cole
Shaun Cole is a freelance curator, writer and lecturer, currently based at Queen Mary, University of London. He was formerly Head of Contemporary Programmes at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He... [More...]
> Credits
Last Updated Friday, 28 September, 2007
Live Shoot
Photography: Nick Knight
Styling: Alister Mackie
Hair: Sam McKnight
Make-up: Val Garland
Nails: Mike Pocock
Models: Taylor Fuchs at IMG, Sean O'Pry at VNY and Marco Brozic
Set Design: Glyn Owen
Construction Manager: Phillip Shaw
Photographic Assistance: Simon Thiselton, Ruth Hogben
Styling Assistance: Henry Thomas
Hair Assistance: Eamonn Hughes, Christian Wood
Set Assistance: Charlie Cave
Film Edit: Ruth Hogben
Essay: Shaun Cole
SHOWstudio
Editorial and Art Direction: Penny Martin and Paul Bruty
Technical Development: Dorian Moore
Editorial Assistance: Andrew Gow and Priya Umachandran
Thanks to Another Man, David James.