The friction, electric charge and stir-craziness of an unpredictable, volatile and undeniably exciting time

HERO 7: Dark+Stormy out now
21 June 2012

The menswear landscape is about to change radically.

Designers are moving to new houses, expectations are running high and everything is up for grabs.

HERO 7: DARK + STORMY is a tribute to the pent up energy before a storm: the friction, electric charge and stir-craziness of an unpredictable, volatile and undeniably exciting time.

An exclusive interview with Italo Zucchelli, Menswear Creative Director at Calvin Klein on his 12 years at the house, the future of fashion, and his latest AW12 collection.

Beau Mirchoff, star of MTV’s Awkward up close and personal in an in- depth interview, plus 14 page fashion story shot by Fabien Kruszelnicki and styled by Elizabeth Fraser-Bell, set in the eerie stillness of an abandoned motel.

Murray Healy takes us through the history of sportswear with the master of it: Junya Watanabe accompanied by an exclusive glimpse at AW12, shot by Frederike Helwig.

Dean Mayo Davies expertly navigates the latest collections and reveals his conclusion: Power + Control.

Five of Hollywood’s most promising up-and- coming actors including Nico Tortorella (Scream 4), Alex Shaffer (Win Win), Kyle Gallner (The Haunting in Connecticut), Connor Paolo (Revenge, Gossip Girl) and Max Thieriot (My Soul to Take) talk to us about their art, their dogs and their hopes for the future.

Danielle Levitt travels to Alabama for an epic 18 page documentary with the all-American Prattville High Lions football team, Dior Homme’s Kris Van Assche tells us about everything (loves thunderstorms, buys tulips, hates St. Tropez), iconic photographer Paul Jasmin captures the beauty of a sun- kissed LA hazy afternoon, David Armstrong creates a series of intimate portraits, Russian design maverick Gosha Rubchinskiy shoots his moodboard for his next collection and Mihara Yasuhiro reveals his love for Sunday surfing.


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