vman moments
MALE MODEL DISCOVERIES VMAN wouldn’t be VMAN without the models. From Garrett Neff, who made his debut in a 2006 Bruce Weber swimsuit story, to David Gandy, who heralded the return of a masculine male ideal in a 2007 Mario Testino shoot, VMAN has been a venue to see male modeling’s new and next. Also in 2007, Hedi Slimane spotted Simon Nessman and Blaine Cook at an open call and shot them for a twelve-page story. Then in 2008, we launched the VMAN Ford Model Search, which brought to the fore such stars as Petey Wright, AJ Abualrub, and Aiden Andrews.
BLAINE COOK AND SIMON NESSMAN PHOTOGRAPHED BY HEDI SLIMANE, VMAN 9
AJ ABUALRUB PHOTOGRAPHED BY HEDI SLIMANE, VMAN 11
SEAN O’PRY PHOTOGRAPHED BY LUKE IRONS, VMAN 8
GARRETT NEFF PHOTOGRAPHED BY BRUCE WEBER, VMAN 6
AIDEN ANDREWS PHOTOGRAPHED BY PETER LINDBERGH, VMAN 13
PETEY WRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHED BY HEDI SLIMANE, VMAN 11
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BAPTISTE GIABICONI PHOTOGRAPHED BY KARL LAGERFELD, VMAN 16
DAVID GANDY PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARIO TESTINO, VMAN 9
CLEMENT CHABERNAUD PHOTOGRAPHED BY WILLY VANDERPERRE, VMAN 7