The VAGA Edit
Style, Haircuts and Personal Development for the Modern Man
Practical advice rooted in 15+ years of men's style publishing, written for men who take their appearance seriously without taking themselves too seriously.
Step into a world where fashion transcends boundaries and art meets avant-garde. In this men’s fashion editorial, shot by the renowned French photographer Nicolas Wagner, we explore an array of enigmatic styles that challenge the conventions of masculinity and aesthetic norms. Titled “Visions,” this series captures the essence of modernity through a lens that blends […]
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Usually, the first things that come to mind when we hear the words “ritual and seance” are bible bashers or goth girls in black lipstick. We think seizure like gyrations and speaking in weird tongues. Yet we overlook the practice of creating music, art, photos and everything in between can be a ritulistic seance of […]
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Lucien Hervé: Le Corbusier in India is currently on view at agnès b. Galerie Boutique (50 Howard St, New York). Hervé worked alongside Le Cobursier as his “official” photographer for more than 16 years, taking thousands of photographs of the architect’s work. The photographs in this exhibition were taken during two trips to India, one […]
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Sharon Gault (aka “Mama Makeup”) is not your ordinary makeup artist. Part artiste and part muse, she is equally at home being behind the camera as she is being in front of it. After shooting to fame as Madonna’s hair stylist in Truth or Dare, Gault later became the go-to artist for Lady Gaga – […]
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Canadian painter Kris Knight is currently showing at MULHERIN + POLLARD, New York (through May 5). With “Secrets Are The Things We Grow” the artist paints a cast of characters who consciously conceal aspects of themselves from those around them. They hide truths of who they are, where they come from and whom they love. They fear […]
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Some people make things look so easy. Actor, model and XX half of brother-sister duo Singtank, Joséphine de la Baume exudes so much seemingly effortless creativity in her fingertips alone, it would be annoying if not for her secret weapon — intoxicating charm. The disarming wit takes a moment from her destined ascent to next […]
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It’s a February Friday afternoon in New York City, and the weather has gone from snow to hail to rain and back to wet, sloppy snow when I sit down to chat with Zoë Kravitz, the single heir to the funk fortune that Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet’s late-eighties and early-nineties romance endowed the world. […]
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Men’s Fashion Editorial – Come On, Don’t Hesitate – Photography: Tania Alineri, Styling Matteo Maso, Grooming Sara Del Re, Model Piotr @ 2Morrow Model MGMT. Clothing Credits: shirt GAETANO NAVARRA, jacket PHILIPP PLEIN, pants COMEFORBREAKFAST, cap and wristband REEBOK vest ANDREA INCONTRI, trousers ANGELOS FRENTZOS, socks REEBOK, sandals ANDREA INCONTRI shirt COMEFORBREAKFAST, sweater LUCA LARENZA, […]
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Joo Jaebum is a distinguished digital pixel artist based in Seoul, South Korea, known for his innovative approach to pixel art and his adept use of GIF animation. His work stands out in the digital art world not only for its aesthetic appeal but also for its conceptual depth. Jaebum reimagines classic masterpieces by iconic […]
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Berlin is a new series of photographs by Erwin Olaf which are set in the German capital. The series, composed of scenes and portraits, allude to a painful past in a photographed present, while self portraits of Olaf reflect an aging future. On view through April 27, 2013, HASTED KRAEUTLER – 537 West 24th Street, […]
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Born in 1971 in Constantine, Algeria, Adel Abdessemed studied at the École des beaux-arts de Batna and the École des beaux-arts d’Alger, Algiers and the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon. He was an artist-in-residence at the Cité internationale des Arts de Paris in 1999-2000, and the following year at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center’s […]
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Ernesto Artillo is a Madrid-based artist whose work breathes fresh, imaginative life into the glossy pages of fashion and art magazines. With scissors, paper, and cut-out shapes as his tools, he painstakingly reconstructs familiar images into abstract silhouettes, resulting in surreal, metaphysical representations. Layer upon layer—photographs, illustrations, patterns, and colors—merge to form hybrid figures that […]
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