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Photography by Axl Jansen, assisted by Peng Ao & Alberto Bonardi
Styling by Ruben Debuck
Hair by Kim Chincholle using Bumble and Bumble
Makeup by Bea Bardat using MAC, assisted by Elodie Hitié
Manicure by Sandrine Bo for Dior
Models Simone van Werkhoven & Queeny Van Der Zande @ Viva Paris, Ludmilla Dom Perignon @ Silent, Amaury Baudoin & Bram Vercamer @ Success
Technical Support by Media Arts, Achim Enz
Imaging by Thorsten Greve
Thanks to Doorstudio Paris, Alina and Eric

Ward wears polo shirt by Benetton, sweatshirt from Episode, trousers by ClubA  » high res

Dziovanni wears top & spandex shorts by Stijn Helsen  » high res

Lessandro wears polo shirt by Contemp, jeans by Acne, vintage glasses  » high res

Armin wears basketball jacket from Chicago Bulls, trousers from Episode  » high res

Bram wears sweater by BikBok, jeans by Venom, belt by NewMen, watch by Casio  » high res

Seppe wears top by Fila, jeans by D’angelo, stylists own cap, shoes by Adidas  » high res

Ran wears jacket from Episode, jean shorts by Samco, shoes by Paul Smith  » high res

Sverre wears overalls by Gulbla, vintage bandana  » high res

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Photography by Kris De Smedt 77
Styling by Ruben Debuck
Hair & Makeup Gino Beeckman for Yves Saint Laurent
Model(s) Armin, Bram, Lessandro, Ran, Seppe, & Ward @ New Models Agency, Dziovanni & Sverre @ IMM Bruxelles

story behind the story

Photographer Kris De Smedt and stylist Ruben Debuck researched their own old school photos to find the right ambience for this yearbook inspired shoot. Unable to find a backdrop ‘ugly’ enough, De Smedt set about making his own, using an arts and crafts spongeing technique he found out about thanks to a weird internet tutorial. For the casting, they wanted boys who could be clearly defined in different roles similar to those in The Breakfast Club. It was important that all models could act a little bit, and understood that it was more about portraying a character and not just a beauty shoot. Hair and makeup artist Gino brought along the wigs and mustaches, and all models were hoping they would get to wear long mullets and bushy mustaches. Only a few of the boys were lucky enough, but much fun was had. Boys, fire up those bunsen burners!

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Photography by Kris De Smedt 77
Production by Stephanie Van Maele 77
Hair & Makeup by Miaou @ C’est Chic Agency using Dior
Styling by Ruben Debuck
Models Jorden & Thiemon @ New Models Agency, Alexander & Semir @ IMM Bruxelles

Inspirations/Influences:
The smell of grass, coffee, cleaning up cat shit and piss, comme des garcons parfums, eyes in all their shapes and colours, instinct, the distance, ammonia, ETHER, hate & love, the smell of sperm, straight gay boys, labyrinths, peanut butter, my cats, music and little daily sounds, patterns, the sea, birds, kissing, churches and abyss, all my friends, cliffs and clouds, the taste of blood, making fire, the smell of wet wood, ginger, fresh coffee, melted chocolate, ginger, high school boys and girls, uniforms, the silence, my sisters 3, dino & debbie ; Higo, the fear, the smell of fresh sweat, armpits, the stars, lasers and many things words can’t describe… like pictures, they can move me in a way words just can’t describe… just like music does. my friends & family and their lives, booze and salted nuts, Dino (my cat), Fashion & Art, kissing my boy/friend, my i-pod, going out, exhibitions, and many, many more !

Three people you would love to work with:
Nicola Formichetti, Alasdair McLellan, Txema Yeste.

Who do you think is one to watch?
Michael Borremans.

Flashback to the early nineties when Claudia Schiffer ruled! Claire Granlund was recently scouted in Belgium by super stylist/scout Ruben Debuck, who instantly saw her incredible potential. Nineteen year old Claire has been totally dedicated to the task of getting herself into shape, and she’s already a commanding presence in front of the lens. This blonde has power! View more info on Claire’s profile.

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Photography by Frederic Bastin
Production by Ruben Debuck
Hair & MakeupKarima Maruan for Givenchy and Bumble & Bumble
Models Erin, Clara, Bram, Jorden, Seppe & Danny Boy @ New Models Agency; Clementine @ IMM Bruxelles; Swanny @ Anka Models

Introducing (clockwise from top) Mathieu, Jorden, Armin and Filip. All four boys were discovered by stylist/scout Ruben Debuck and are represented by New Models Agency in Belgium. Keep an eye out for them on O2W!

Belgian boy Wenceslas van Criekinge looks incredibly handsome in these photos by New Wave featured photographer Jolijn Snijders. Wenceslas’s agent Ruben saw Jolijn’s work on O2W and contacted her to shoot some of his models. We love it when a plan comes together!

Check out all the images on Wenceslas’ profile.