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Thomas Synnamon | Leather & Lace

LOOKING AT THE FASHION TRENDS OF THE PAST FEW CENTURIES, IT IS ALMOST REGRETTABLE HOW COLORLESS OUR WAY OF DRESSING HAS BECOME. WHERE WE NOW CLOTH OURSELVES WITH JEANS AND T-SHIRTS, MEN ONCE USED TO DRESS MUCH MORE ADVENTUROUS AND – YES – WE DARE TO SAY SEXIER.

Leather. One of the oldest goods of mankind. The fact it is made of animal skin already implies the strength of the product. It is durable and strong, elastic and protective. Leather is the ultimate organic expression of pure masculinity.

Lace. A light-weighted, refined fabric, often created with open patterns that creates an even stronger emphasize on its delicate personality. Beautifully crafted it is mostly used for trimmings, ruffles and fringes and adds a unmistakable feminine touch to any piece of clothing or home decoration.

Leather and lace, so different in personality and together so strong in bringing the perfect harmony of masculinity with a soft edge. Something Thomas Synnamon understand as no other and masterly uses as a concept in one of his most recent series Leather & Lace. Posing his models in what has become characteristic for Thomas’ photographic work, and having them dressed with touches of leather and lace, Thomas has been able to create an ambiance of strong masculinity, sugar coated by a soft layer of femininity. The 21st century man, seen by Thomas Synnamon is anything but feminine and anything but butch. It is a man that has the dangerous look of a pure predator, able to seduce you with his kindness and softness. A dreamlike, sexual radiance.

Thomas Synnamon's leather & lace series is part of the first book he is about to publish with his work. By using strong athletic male models, that curve and bulge at all the right places, and are the manifestation of modern day male sexuality, Thomas has succeeded in creating a collection of portraits that have a strong editorial look but with a little edge and fun to it. It combines all Thomas has learned in his 4 years career as self-taught photographer. –B-

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The Wolfman

EVEN A MAN WHO IS PURE OF HEART AND SAY HIS PRAYERS BY NIGHT, MAY BECOME A WOLF. WHEN THE WOLFSBANE BLOOMS, AND THE AUTUMN NIGHT IS BRIGHT. – Old gypsy poem.

Lawrence Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancée, Gwen Concliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable blood lust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate.

As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself… one he never imagined existed.

Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, played by Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, Talbot sets out to find his brother and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.

The Wolfman , directed by Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III) will open in theaters on February 12, 2010. –B-

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See Through Me

WHAT DO PORN, FASHION AND JEWELRY HAVE IN COMMON? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. TAKE TWO INDEPENDENT MALE ADULT BRANDS AND A PORN ACTOR TO SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS. ET VOILA. THE ULTIMATE MIX IS MADE. SEXY UNDERWEAR WITH SEXY ACCESSORIES ON A SEXY MODEL. IT IS THE PERFECT MARKETING MIX.

The world of pornography can hardly be described as being very fashion-conscious but in the eyes of 2 independent labels, Vizeau underwear and Esculpta jewelry, porn-stars like Alexy Tyler offer just the right attitude to showcase their work. So what does men's jewelry, sleek underwear, and porn really have in common? Creating unusual ways of presenting their work, as it seems to be perfectly in line with the mentality of the creations of these two labels, both of which have already demonstrated their innovative and highly original style approaches in their fields. A liberated and healthy view on sexuality and style as synonymous with the man of the future fuels the imagination behind both brands.

Vizeau is the company that proved a long time ago that one-legged jockstrap for men could not only be feasible - and incredibly sexy too, and Esculpta, the jewelry maker that succeeded in the challenge of removing the 'sleeze factor' from the words 'Cock Ring' in making this item into a classy and sensual piece of jewelry. The relationship between Vizeau and Esculpta goes back to 2007, when both teams first started discussing their common aesthetic grounds and discovered a synergy to build upon their original ideas. Since then they have been working on several projects (including this photoshoot) and are now preparing the launch of a brand-new label of unique risqué creations (which is still a secret until November 2009). Nikias, the chief designer from Esculpta describes the project to come as in effect being "equivalent to the men's bulge revolution". "Prior to Le CockRing, Le CockRing II and of the exciting new innovation we're unveiling in November," says Nikias, "items created for male enjoyment were usually purchased in a sleazy sex-shop with some embarrassment and conviction, so it was therefore a great challenge to re-design this enjoyable toy and make it as fine and as beautiful as to provide immense fun and elegance, if not pride to wear."

'See Through Me' is the name of Vizeau's new range featured in the shoot. The jewelry items featured and designed by Esculpta are not for sale, but were designed specifically and made-to-measure for the model to wear. They made this a fun and liberating couture jewelry experience for the Esculpta team. –B-

Photography by Michael Ching.

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BeautifulVision, The Men of BeautifulMag.eu

BEAUTIFUL. A WORD THAT PROVOKES MANY EMOTIONS. EVER SINCE HUMANS STARTED TO LIVE IN IN ANY KIND OF SOCIETY, BEAUTIFY AND THUS BEAUTIFUL HAS BEEN A DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN IMPORTANCE AND MEANING. AND NOW, SINCE FOUR YEARS, IT HAS BECOME SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT INDEED.

Since 2005 BeautifulMag, previously known as Beautiful, has created the opportunity to gay artists to present their talent. Like no other site, BeautifulMag has positioned itself as a platform, a window displaying a constant parade of stunning photography. Sometimes emotional, sometimes provocative, sometime sensual and sometimes just simply beautiful. Like no other site, BeautifulMag has been exploring the deeper thoughts and meanings of featured photographers, the concept behind the concept, the vision of the artist. And by doing so, BeautifulMag has become a concept by itself. An establishment, unique in its kind, that has made it possible for everyone to enjoy the vision of male beauty.

And now we are taking it one step further. For the first time in history you will be able to enjoy BeautifulMag in print. Not as a magazine, but as a book. And not just a book. No, it is a high quality photo book, 260 pages full of stunning portraits, a collection of 40 photographers that with their work represent what BeautifulMag is all about. Besides that, BeautifulVision, The Men of BeautifulMag.eu will contain many small paragraphs and anecdotes, the moments taken from four years of BeautifulMag, that makes the site what it is today.

BeautifulVision, The Men of BeautifulMag.eu will be available for purchase as of November 2009 (USA January 2010) but can already be pre-ordered. The royalties of BeautifulVision will go entirely to Sidaction, the 15 years old French organization active in the ongoing battle against AIDS/HIV, both scientific and social, on international level. -B-

Photos from top to bottom, left to right: Hotsnapz (cover) | Sandro Bross | Kevin Slack | Ethan James | Jerrad Matthew | Andre DeLoach.

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Sylvain Norget's Rabbit's Foot

SYLVAIN NORGET HAS OVERCOME HIS BIGGEST FEAR SIMPLY BY FACING IT. AND HE DID THIS IN THE MOST LITERAL WAY. SYLVAIN SUFFERED FROM RABBIT PHOBIA AND DECIDED TO TAKE HIS FATE IN HIS OWN HANDS, COMBINING HIS FEAR WITH THE TWO THINGS HE DOES BEST, MODELING AND PHOTOGRAPHY.

Sylvain Norget’s The Naked Rabbit transformed from a self-imposed cure of leporiphobia into a very serious art photography project. Dressed in (almost) nothing but a rabbit mask, the model-turned-photographer modeled in front of his own camera in the most unexpected places and poses, and shot hundreds of photos of himself. The result is a large collection of self portraits. Some sensuous, some sexual, some intimate and some even scary. But all of them with the rabbit mask integrated. Sylvain fought his fear and by doing so he created a unique series of portraits, now beautifully assembled in a book publication, entitled TNRP The Naked Rabbit Project. A book that seems to have become Sylvain Norget's rabbit's foot.

But Sylvain Norget is more than the Naked Rabbit. At 34 years he can look back at a successful career in modeling, dancing and interior decorating. Skills and talents he now masterly combines in his unique self portraits, as well as in the work he does with others. Active in both fashion and artistic photography, Sylvain offers his services for portraiture and portfolio work. About his photography Sylvain says: "My work is simple. I have no messages. I just love doing pictures. I love people; I love faces. My pictures don’t tell a story – you can imagine one for sure, but it’s not my point. I just want to photograph…" And photographing is what he does. With style and with class. –B-

Discover The Naked Rabbit in Sylvain Norget’s book TNRP as well as in our anthology BeautifulVision, The Men of BeautifulMag.eu.

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BeautifulMag Cover Story: HdeLuxe's Little Miracles

A NEW CONCEPT IN WHICH ALL IS ILLUSION, WHERE NUDITY IS HAUTE COUTURE AND SEX BECOMES ELEGANCE. READY TO MAKE ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE? ENTER THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF APPEARANCE. ENTER THE WORLD OF HDELUXE.

With endless patience and an eye for the tiniest details, Fabien Is’art, the man behind HdeLuxe, creates his digital art. Combining his excellent skills in both photography and multi media, he weaves a web of optical illusion and throws this with elegant gesture over his models. Each single one of them an example of masculinity, sensuality and sexuality, Fabien places them in a make-believe universe that cleverly mixes reality and fantasy.

Over the past months HdeLuxe has embarked on a whole new adventure. With the same passion used to create his miniature digital paintings that places his subjects as centerpieces in compositions of luxury and fantasy, Fabien has now also been working on a series of portraits inspired by iconic Parisian landmarks. But Fabien wouldn’t be the artist he is, if he wouldn’t give his work that little twist that makes it twice as intriguing. And thus he took international gay adult model Fred Faurtin on his journey, placing him in unusual poses at everyday locations. We find him as a classic Parisian taxi driver in front of a mirage image of the Sacre Coeur basilica. We see him in the Parisian metro, but he doesn’t seem to be waiting for a train. And we discover him at the Louvre, where he melts with a block of marble, like a true Faune Endormi.

Fabien has been working hard on his new website which, instead of being a collection of images, now presents his work in theme based categories. The category Vintage is another new step in HdeLuxe’s ongoing search for new creative outlets. Placed against decorative architectural elements, this series stands out from his other works due to the crispy white backgrounds. Also, Fabien now offer a service in which he creates customized artworks for private or commercial usage. A great example are the colorful and fantasyful images he composed for Sun City, Europe's largest gay sauna in Paris.

With continuous enthusiasm and pulling from a source of inspiration that never seems to run dry, Fabien Is’art is on a fast track in creating his little miracles that have become his signature style. BeautifulMag’s book publication, BeautifulVision, dedicates a portfolio tp HdeLuxe, offering Fabien’s work for the first time in high quality book print. –B-

Read also: Introducing: Fabien Is'art's HdeLuxe | The Luxury of Fabien Is’art.

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Black Wade, The Wild Side of Love

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN SHIPS WERE THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE OLD WORLD IN EUROPE AND THE NEW COLONIES ACROSS THE WAVES. IN THOSE DAYS, THE OCEANS WERE FULL OF BOLD PIRATES, WAITING TO SEIZE LARGE WAR-SHIPS AND MERCHANT VESSELS AND ROB THEM OF THE RICHES THEY CARRIED. THERE WAS NOT A PORT OR TAVERN WHERE THE SAILORS DID NOT RECOUNT THE TALES OF THE NOTORIOUS CAPTAIN BLACK WADE, THE TERROR OF THE SEVEN SEAS.

After spending time in the colonies the handsome young Lieutenant Wilkins is happy to set off on a long journey home, where his beautiful fiancee Annabeth awaits him. Aboard the ship of Captain Dartmoor, he takes a well-deserved rest, knowing he returns to England with a large treasure in tax money for the King, when the unthinkable thing happens. Not long after they depart, the ship is attacked by ruthless pirates under the lead of the most feared captain Black Wade. The whole crew is slaughtered, but for some reason, unknown to him, Lieutenant Wilkins is spared by special order of Black Wade.

Cuffed and tights, Wilkins is being locked up in the pirate ships hull, waiting for things to come and wondering why his life was spared. He doesn’t have to wait long, for the fearsome pirate captain soon comes to visit him, showing him merciless that ships are not the only thing he likes to enter…

Weeks pass and while the bad tidings of the pirate attack arrive in London, Jack Wilkins slowly learns to adapt himself to his new life in the hull of Black Wade’s ship, were his only reason for existing is to give pleasure to the pirate. Both men slowly come to realize that their original relationship of dominance and submission has changed in a mutual affection. Feeling treathened by these intense emotions, Black Wade has to make a decision that will end his obsession with the handsome lieutenant and restores his reputation as terror of the seven seas. With secret pain in his heart he abandons his prisoned lover, thinking this is the end of it. But little does he know…

Written and illustrated by Italian duo Franze and Andärle, Black Wade is a gay adult comic book, that in warm tints and captivating texts tells the adventures of the ruthless pirate captain Black Wade and the brave Lieutenant Jack Wilkins. Their style—nifty and thoroughly in the details—puts a focus on describing the atmosphere and the surroundings. Thereby the characters and their story seem realistic; the reader is able to put himself directly into the happenings. With a lot of feeling for the adventurer in each of us Franze and Andärle draw a world full of explosive passion and wild feelings, a story of two absolutely different men who become prisoners of their fate.

Black Wade, The Wild Side of Love, is beautifully edited and published by German publishing house Bruno Gmünder. The 80 page-book comes in hard cover edition, with full colour pages and English text. –B-

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