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duncan pyke photographed by david sims & styled by joe mckenna for arena homme +, fall/winter 2012.

nicolas ghesquière to leave balenciaga

nicolas ghesquière is leaving his post as creative director of balenciaga as of november 30th, 2012.  in a statement, ppr chairman françois-henri pinault said "critóbal balenciaga was a master, a genius whose avant-garde vision dictated fashion's greatest trends and inspired generations of designers. with an incomparable creative talent, nicolas has brought to balenciaga an artistic contribution essential to the unique influence of the house."  according to ppr it was a "joint decision to end their working relationship". no word yet as to what ghesquière plans next. shock and awe!

marcel bovis

solarised nude with bracelet, 1950

1st arrondissement, paris, 1966

a la chapelle, paris, 1933

chauffeur de taxi lisant au volant de son véhicule sur les grands boulevards, la nuit, 1955

mode, paris, 1932

paris, 1940

café de nuit, paris, 1927

homme dormant au bord du fleuve, 1944

sleeper car, 1939

jambes avec bottines et bas résille, à côté d’un poêle, 1941

esmeralde, 1958

nu, 1936

taxi rue le brun, paris, 1927

gaspard ulliel = yves saint laurent

actor gaspard ulliel, current face of "bleu de chanel" has been cast to play yves saint laurent in an upcoming film focusing on saint laurent's heyday from the mid 1960s through his seminal russian collection in 1976.  shooting is slated to begin in late spring of 2013. oh la la. 

forever young

matvey lykov photographed by david armstrong & styled by christopher niquet for l'officiel hommes, november 2012.