We would describe this editorial starring Brock Webb (shot by Michael Kai and styled by Chad Burton) as a kink-adjacent fantasy arriving just in time for Valentine’s Day — but not the saccharine, rose-petal kind.
This is romance with a pulse, a little off-centre, where desire is styled, sharpened and subtly reframed. It plays with tension rather than surrendering to it, dressing intimacy in clean lines, controlled silhouettes and a quiet sense of power. Somewhere between vulnerability and performance, sweetness and subversion, it captures that charged in-between space where love stops behaving politely and starts becoming interesting.
Vintage boots: PIC Vintage
Earring: Maison Martin Margiela
Hat, mask & harness: Stylist’s own
Shorts: Commes des Garcons Hommes Plus
Vintage belt: PIC Vintage
Boots: Balenciaga
Hat & sock garters: Stylist’s own
Shorts: Commes des Garcons Hommes Plus
Vintage belt: PIC Vintage
Boots: Balenciaga
Hat & sock garters: Stylist’s own
Vintage jacket: PIC Vintage
Shirt: Mayer
Gloves: Gucci
Vintage brooch: Stylist’s own
Leather chaps: Stylist’s own
Vintage Carera sunglasses: PIC Vintage
Leather chaps: Stylist’s own
Vintage Carera sunglasses: PIC Vintage
Sunglasses: Balenciaga
Choker: Gucci
Boots: Untitlab
Sunglasses: Balenciaga
Choker: Gucci
Boots: Untitlab
Beret: Vaquerra
T-shirt, gloves & armband – Stylist’s own
Lip jewellry: Stylist’s own
Steel rose: Baa Baazaar
CREDITS
Photographer: Michael Kai Young
Stylist: Chad Burton
Grooming: Noah Venkatarangam using NARS Cosmetics
Model: Brock Webb at Want Management