MICKEY ROURKE

0, a photo by MICHELMEN MICHEL MEN on Flickr.

Breaking rules....always. Now you tell me that male personas in film cannot drive this brand alone.

Bad

Rihanna Stella & Kate, a photo by MICHELMEN MICHEL MEN on Flickr.

in a way you can say i have my types---as i do in men I believe in a certain type of women. Granted, i wish i were as ballsy as I too am an Island Girl.

Can the girl be denied? It never hurts to have the 'Queen of Bad' Kate Moss on your side-----everrr.

Rihanna-Women of the Day.

MONSTER IN THE MIRROR

I've seen this video a million times and can never get enough of it. An adrenaline raising video. A glimpse into the lives of thinkers, creatives while they give all that they have. Seriously...where would the world be without it. There grew a desire to watch interviews to understand individuals better. i, truly, believe that in order to create, lead or take any sort of risks---it takes a level of removal from fear and exposure. You jump in on a high and hope everyone understands. Greats like McQueen, Tisci and Christopher Nolan understand how to connect with their audiences, the people to whom they've made a promise. As I posted in a video earlier with Charlie Siem---you get an understanding of what sort of vow these men make to the people watching and they deliver. I can only hope that i can deliver what has been brewing in my mind and not shy away from it as it gets bigger.

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BEAUTY OF MADNESS

MARCUS SAMUELSSON IN MM BLACK VELVET

Picture 16, a photo by MICHELMEN MICHEL MEN on Flickr.

"Samuelsson models a bow tie by one of his favorite designers, Michel Men. “I still don’t know how to tie it properly,” the foodie says with a laugh. “But it’s fun yet sophisticated.”
-Time Out New York

VOGUE

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Something only Camilla Nickerson can create and an experience Kanye West could only make worth!

Remarkable.

MEN OF VOGUE

gqnyc38, a photo by MICHELMEN MICHEL MEN on Flickr.

If you thought that I was obsessed walking down the streets of Manhattan due to well dressed men passing by, then you can imagine my obsession in the halls of VOGUE. As you may know, men in the office of VOGUE, is remarkably rare---but they've made up for it with the stylish men that often turn heads when they do turn the corner!

Here is Xavier of VOGUE in style as he always is at the office. I think it got weird when I'd start to stare in the beginning. I almost swear that it's an equation that you try to break down when you see a very stylish man. You try to understand what they're saying and how they're saying it----good thing i love math.

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men & beads

7df55bb5dbd01424_arpad_busson.preview, a photo by MICHELMEN MICHEL MEN on Flickr.

the other day i experienced something that most new yorkers experience often...seeing the same stranger multiple times. this time it was for an entirely different reason---his beads. I have a horrible habit of sighing (like a cartoon character) when i am amazed and this guy happened to do pull me in, not once but twice. Whomever this guy is on the Q train to 42nd street-boosts my spirit just before I walk into the Conde Nast building in a way he couldn't imagine.

You've got to love...

Picture 11, a photo by MICHELMEN MICHEL MEN on Flickr.

...great style. I'm not one for award ceremonies unless someone draws me to watch. for instance tom ford for the oscars. but i cannot deny bruno for his ability to pull me in for the grammys this time.....is he wearing thom? haha

VOGUE

Picture 5, a photo by MICHELMEN MICHEL MEN on Flickr.

There's nothing more remarkable than the phenomenal months at VOGUE working with the intimate team that makes the men in the glossy pages of VOGUE look as good as they do. Never in a million years would I have found myself at VOGUE, but somehow my love of menswear brought me to it!

This post is dedicated to the laughs on the 12th floor, the moments of panic, the many moments of enlightenment & awe of the talent and the family that i found there!

Eager to see where this love of MM, Men & Menswear will take me next...

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black bicycle

Solid-Frame-510x340, a photo by MICHELMEN MICHEL MEN on Flickr.

i may be one of the most detailed people when it comes to goals and desires. The closest of my friends have known of my desire/need to ride around in my black bicycle, basket and everything through Manhattan. Just called up one of my older brothers to discuss cycling up and down the streets of manhattan at 3am...(when it's warmer) Am curious to have the experience of cycling down the streets of different cities. [oh] the memories to be made!

FOLLOWING RULES

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i hate following rules. I'll choose the latter to avoid conformity. It's important to me to fear the common way of looking at the world and it's issues because in reality you want to make sure that your perception of the world is different. Talk about inner conflict. It reminds me of a book, ICONOCLAST, that I read last year.

What do i believe in? I believe in thoroughly exploring the world i wasn't born in: a language I wasn't taught to understand. As I get older, I've learned to preserve naivety and remain in question of everything from love, art, religion, sex & death. <3 From MM to my personal life, I want to forever fight as great men have done before me.