London Collections: Men - MAN A/W 13 - Astrid Andersen & Agi+Sam

Astrid Andersen A/W 13

AMCK boys pretty much stole the show with Troy & Jourdan Copeland, Ruben Amen, Elliott Moore, Asher Flowers. Also pictured are Dominique Hollington, Glen Abrantes, Antony Acheampong & Kirtis Franklyn

Agi+Sam AW 13

Agi+Sam always seem to have an interesting range of models. Walking for them this season are Tidiou M’Baye & Henry Pedro Wright.

All images via derriuspierre.com

Notes: - Nice to see my first love Dominique Hollington walking for Astrid Andersen! If I had any free time this week I’d dedicate my life to hunting him down, but will have to contend with internet snaps for now. Congrats to Troy Copeland, making his runway debut alongside his brother. Glen Abrantes has some beautiful skin. Seriously zoom into that image, he looks flawless! Also loved all of Agi+Sam’s collection, and how dapper does Tidiou look!

8 New Faces I’d Like to See More in 2013

1. Dylan Williams

Dylan Williams has gorgeous skin that photographs amazingly. He booked some great work in 2012 including walking exclusively for Calvin Klein.  He’s currently juggling modelling and uni, but I’m hoping he’s booked a lot of shows for the upcoming fashion week and it would be great to see him book some ad campaigns this year also.

2. Kyle Forde

Not everyone can look this good rocking afro puffs, but Kyle’s striking bone structure helps him pull it off. He’s definitely pretty enough to book more commercial campaigns, I could easily see him in an ASOS or Topman campaign, as well as high profile editorials. 

3. Geron McKinley

Geron’s dream job would be to book a Givenchy campaign, which could well happen considering the fashion house’s track record with booking more interesting looking and diverse models. He’s portfolio usually focuses on his stunning facial features, but in 2013, it would be great to see him pushed into more unusual editorials.

4. Narada Wesonga

I’m looking forward to seeing Narada’s upcoming editorial in Distinct Homme Mag and it’ll be interesting to see what direction his agency takes him in, whether he’ll book more commercial work this year, or whether he can handle high fashion editorials.

5. Alex David

Alex’s strength is definitely his amazing bone structure and it would be great to see him book higher profile work in 2013. 

6. Boyd Alves

Like Dylan, Boyd has some flawless skin. The Premier model has worked for ASOS, Urban Outfitters and participated in some interesting editorials in 2012. I can definitely see him booking some high profile runway work this year, and I’d like to see him book more ‘edgy’ (for lack of a better word) editorials also.

7. Yassine Rahal

If you’re not sure why I’d like Yassine in more editorials/runway/campaigns in 2013, please stare at the above image for the next few minutes and get back to me…..I’ll wait….

8. Cameron Gentry

Cameron was featured on Models.com last year. He’s got a beautiful smile which could secure him plenty of commerical work this year but I’d also like to see him book some high profile runway and ad campaigns.

8. Ruben Amen

I’ve made no secret of my love for AMCK’s guys and Ruben is one of my favourites. You guys know how much I love freckles, but he also brings an intensity to his photographs that other models lack. Like Rob Evans, he appears shirtless in most of his editorials which is understandable, he’s got a hot bod, but this year his face NEEDS to be on more magazine covers. 

What about you guys, which models would you like to see more of in 2013?

POLL RESULTS - Who would you like to be marooned on a desert island with??

A week or so ago, I posted this incredibly important and culturally relevant question:

You and a male model are marooned together, completely alone , on a desert island. Who would you want it to be?

Here are some of your answers:

• fafini answered: Rob Evans
• lostintheworldofmusic answered: Rob Evans or Rob Evans. Or Rob Evans.
• deux-luxe answered: Harry Uzoka
• cremede-laacreme answered: Rob Evans!!!!!!!!!
• dnfdb answered: hehe. i love how every answer is different. and you KNOW mine…;) (aka Tidiou M’Baye, or judging by her earlier post maybe Ysham Jackson!)
• swevven answered: tyson beckford he looks strong enough to fight off predators
• vi-shnu answered: marlonnnnnnn teixiera <3
• capturing-smallwonders answered: I cant choose somewhere between Simon Nessman - Francisco Lachowski - Julian Shratter
• venusinleo answered: ROB EVANS
• ma-cachette answered: Adonis Bosso!

Perhaps unsurprisingly Rob Evans was the most popular choice. Maybe its the British accent, maybe its the muscles that could easily shake down a coconut tree, fight off wild animals, or build a getaway boat from leaves - (although if you were stranded alone on an island with Rob Evans, why the heck would you want him to be building a getaway boat??!)

My personal choice would have to be Ruben Amen. First of all he’s gorgeous to look at. Second; he studied Neuroscience, so we could have interesting conversations (over a romantic campfire haha) and he could use his science smarts to build us suitable shelter. Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, he’s gorgeous to look at!