nº129
THE ESSENTIAL MAN+
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Essential Man: Welcome to The Perfect Man Edition #129. Our February Cover Men are men’s style royalty and then some. 1. Oliver Cheshire is a British Top Model and Entrepreneur—Photographed by Kyle Springate. 2. Top model, Charlie Matthews is the face of Guess and has a coveted pop culture following. 3. Photographer Sam Wallander captured the most essential jumper, the black Gucci turtleneck on the most poetic of men. 4. Street Style is here to stay, so up your game, boy—Photographs by Tom Buck. 5. Modern-day kings wear leather, bow-ties, cable knit jumpers and are always ready for their close-ups. In This Edit: Dutch Gent Pascal Bier photographed by Manny Fontanilla. 6. Impeccable Elegance. The suit returns to the office—Photographs by Hyun Hee Cho. 7. Red is here to stay, it’s the most sought-after accent color, go ahead play—Photographs by Marc Levin Tarigan. 8. All dressed up and nowhere to go, In-Room Service is always there—Evan Leff photographed by Andrey Perry. 9. Follow the sun with style as you make way through your coveted Brazilian Holiday—Photographs by Fael Gregorio.
THE MEN: Mr. Oliver Cheshire, Mr. Charlie Matthews, Mr. Rafael Wright, Mr. Vincent Rayvon, Mr. Pascal Bier, Mr. Ju Hyung Kang, Mr. Blk Ken, My Evan Leff, Mr. Jorge Alano
Beauty+
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Happy Man: Looking our manly best makes any gent happy. Here’s the Essential Edit of our favored grooming products alongside our Beauty+ cover man, top model and Entrepeneur Mr. Oliver Cheshire.—Photographs by Kyle Springate
Mr. Oliver Cheshire wears Recovery Face Serum THE GREY MEN’S SKINCARE
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Daily Brief: Go ahead, up your personal furnishings Game this winter. In this Edit: Top model Charlie Matthews is featured alongside a curation of underthings & home fragrances for the modern gentleman.—Photographs by Tom Buck
Mr. Charlie Matthews wears Fresh Lotion For The Body DYPTIQUE, briefs TEAM M8
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Turtleneck: The turtleneck as we know it has been around since the early 19th century. Worn by athletes, fishermen, laborers and polo players. In this Edit the black turtleneck (this one by Gucci), makes the modern man.—Photographs by Sam Wallender
Mr. Raphael Wright wears black turtleneck GUCCI, jewelry MODELS’ OWN
Style+
Game Boy
VINCENT RAYVON BY TOM BUCK
The Modern Gent
PASCAL BIER BY MANNY FONTANILLA
Out Of Office
JU HYUNG KANG BY HYUN HEE CHO
Ready For Red
BLK KEN BY MARC LEVIN TARIGAN
In-Room Service
EVAN LEFF BY ANDREY PERRY
Simple Days
JORGE ALANO BY FAEL GREGORIO