Genius with Style | Sir Anthony Hopkins | Photography by Alastair Thain

VGL sends awestruck best wishes and congratulations to Sir Anthony Hopkins today, his 74th birthday.

Portrait of Sir Anthony by Alastair Thain, courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.

Image | Anthony Thain, 1985
Thanks | National Portrait Gallery

The Ones2Watch | Jae Yoo by Shirley Yu

VGL loves Soul hottie Jae Yoo in Jae by photographer Shirley Yu.  See the rest of the editorial and creative credits at TheOnes2Watch @ Models.com.

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Model | Jae Yoo @ Soul
Image | Shirley Yu

The Face | Jon Paul by Christian Rios

Christian Rios photographed model-to-watch Jon Paul in NYC.

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Model | Jon Paul @ Ford
Image | Christian Rios

Calgary | Jordan + Travis Smit by Joshua McVeity

VGL loves these winter snaps of Canadian twins Travis and Jordan Smit. Fresh from snowy Calgary.

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Model | Travis Smit @ Mode/Soul
Model | Jordan Smit @ Mode/Soul
Images | Joshua McVeity

Best of 2011 | ‘The Man Who Would be Champion’ | Ilias Petrakis by Costas Avgoulis

Costas Avgoulis styled and snapped model Ilias Petrakis and incorporated illustrations by Jean Cocteau for The Man Who Would Be Champion in Marie Claire Greece Homme -- one of VGL’s favorite spreads for 2011.

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Model | Ilias Petrakis
Images | Costas Avgoulis for Marie Claire Greece Homme | 2011

Jakarta | Renato Cavalli by Anton Jhonsen

 



Brazilian model-to-watch Renato Cavalli has been working in Jakarta and updates his book with these portraits by Anton Jhonsen.

 









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Model | Renato Cavalli @ A Model/Victory
Images | Anton Jhonsen
Thanks | Brazil Male Models

Interview Profiles Kim Jones aka Louis Vuitton’s New ‘Boy Genius’ | Photography by Sølve Sundsbø

 



Sølve Sundsbø photographed new Louis Vuitton designer Kim Jones and model Henry Pedro Wright in LV S/S 2012 menswear for Interview.  Styled by Katie Grand.















Read John Ortved’s profile of Kim Jones at Interview here.

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Model | Kim Jones
Model | Henry Pedro Wright @ Select
Images | Sølve Sundsbø for Interview | December 2011
Stylist | Katie Grand
Thanks | Models.com

Stockholm | Oskar Landstrom in Rodeo Magazine | Photography by Stefan Zschernitz

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Model | Oskar Landstrom @ Nisch/Major/Major Paris
Images | Stefan Zschernitz for Rodeo
Stylist | Tekla Knaust | Clothes by Crocker Jeans
Thanks | Models.com

Polaroids | Chris Wetmore by Paul Rowland

Paul Rowland the artist and head of Ford Models fixes his gaze on Staten Island native and former US soldier Chris Wetmore. Chris is represented in NYC by Request Models and in Europe by Ford Homme Paris.










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Model | Chris Wetmore @ Request/Ford Homme
Images | Paul Rowland @ FordModelsFashion.com

Chris Petersen as “Street Fighter” in U+ Magazine | Photography by David Urbanke

 



VGL loves Street Fighter featuring Chris Petersen in the new issue of U+ mag.  The shoot was styled by Adrian Manuel with make-up and hair by Jakob Sherwood.  Images by photographer-to-watch David Urbanke.






















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Model | Chris Petersen @ Specimen/DNA/Nous
Stylist | Adrian Manuel
MUA/Hair | Jakob Sherwood
Images | David Urbanke for U+

Summer 2011 | Tanner Dillon by Greg Vaughan

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Model | Tanner Dillon @ Request/Nevs
Images | Greg Vaughan

Milo Spijkers in Wonderland Mag | Photography by David Adams

 



Marc Jacobs and Lanvin fave Milo Spijkers was snapped by David Adams for Wonderland.  Fashion Editor Francesca Prudente also sat down for a chat with Milo.

Read the interview with Milo and see fashion credits @ Wonderland.

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Model | Milo Spijkers @ D1/NY Models
Images | Dan Adams for Wonderland
Fashion Editor | Francesca Prudente

Preview | Ryan Barrett for Versace S/S 2012 | Photography by Mert & Marcus

Versace’s signature 90s aesthetic – bold colors, psychedelic prints and beefy male models – gets an update in the label’s menswear and campaign for S/S 2012.

Mert & Marcus snapped Ryan Barrett (and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen) in Barrego Springs, CA.  Giovanni Bianco provided creative direction and the campaign was styled by Joe McKenna and David Bradshaw.

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Model | Ryan Barrett @ Q
Images | Mert & Marcus for Versace | S/S 2012
Creative Director | Giovanni Bianco @ GB65
Stylists | Joe McKenna | David Bradshaw
Thanks | WWD

William Eustace Covers Decoy Magazine | Illustration by Richard Kilroy

Fashion illustrator Richard Kilroy imagines British hottie William Eustace in Dior Homme and Versace for H&M for the cover of his “fanzine” Decoy, out later this month. Trendland has more.

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Model | William Eustace @ FM/VNY
Image | Richard Kilroy for Decoy #3 | December 2011
Thanks | Trendland

Simon Nessman for Massimo Dutti Outerwear | Directed by Hunter & Gatti

VGL loves this clip of Simon Nessman, rowing through a Norwegian fjord in the snow, for Massimo Dutti F/W outerwear. Directed by Hunter & Gatti.

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Model | Simon Nessman @ Soul
Directed by Hunter & Gatti