Weekly celeb : Hayden Christensen

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Man About Town (part 2)

Dancing like a swan on the mirror of vanity.

This amazing Matthew Bourne-inspired editorial shot by Richard Bush at Arts Educational Schools London appears in the pages of the current issue of Brit fash mag Man About Town.

DKNY

A few seasons ago, Donna Karan was expressing her conviction that young men were craving a collar and tie. It's young men her DKNY (Donna Karan - New York) collection is aimed at, and this season it's ties she's given them. The collection's theme was "New York Art & Design", which was most obvious in the graphic blocking of the silk ties, especially when an orange hue (called "Popsicle") was set against black or gray for a vaguely constructivist effect. Given the concept, it seemed reasonably safe to assume the DKNY man has gone through his college phase, his hint-o'-grunge phase, and his vintage phase. He's now graduated to a "proper" job with a gallery or an architect, and he's dressing more smartly. Tailoring dominated the collection, in urban shades of gray : stone, cement, and newsprint. Cottons and poplins had a tech stretch factor, a tip of the cap to the casual/formal hybrid that is now ingrained in American menswear's vocabulary. Alongside the vibrant multi-options of the women's range, the men's clothes looked a little like an afterthought this season. Perhaps that's Karan's way of slyly suggesting that it's a woman's world -and men just live in it. Or maybe it's simply a case of men's DKNY in transition. Big question is : is a tie still trend-right ? High street says… err, nope.

Snapper : Andreas Sjödin

Swedish ex-fash art director-turned-photographer Andreas Sjödin is a frequent contributor to premier int'l publications. He worked at H&M for five years from NYC before Harper's Bazaar offered him his first personal assignment. Back in Sweden, he nonetheless shot for Barney's NewYork, Paul & Joe, Balmain, YSL, Vogue to name a few...

Take a look at his website from here.

Man About Town (part 1)Sean O'Pry (part 15)

Yay, this is -once more- MORPHOSIS all-time big star Sean O’Pry, shot by Swedish iconographer Camilla Åkrans for the third time (take a look at this and that) ! You may recognize the style. This editorial appears in the second (thick and heavy) issue of Brit fash mag Man About Town, a biannual journal for men, featuring Hayden Christensen as the coverboy. Don’t miss him tomorrow, stay tuned on MORPHOSIS !