queer mafia
A REY exclusive Fashion Editorial, photographed in Milan by Aldo Giarelli
Styling Olympia De Molossi
starring Julien @ MS Models Milano
Wardrobe by
Nove25, Versace, Dries Van Noten, Icon brand, Jill Sander, Etro
The Queer Archive Festival #2 is coming back to Athens
After last year’s great success, The Queer Archive Festival is back again in June 2021 (03-06.06.2021), hosting a great celebration of Athens’ rich and vibrant queer culture, with the support of Onassis Stegi for a second consecutive year.
Designed to celebrate the very best of queer arts and culture, The Queer Archive Festival raises the curtain on another rich program of dazzling and provocative multimedia experiences from 3-6 June 2021. Open and accessible to all, our second festival edition remains focused on highlighting talent, encouraging creativity, promoting engaging and progressive contemporary art, which reflects modern queer culture, and ultimately creating a bustling hub that praises diversity and supports social inclusivity.
The festival is once again supported by the Onassis Cultural Foundation that considers culture as a meeting ground for human aspirations and freedom of expression, and supports the LGBTQIA+ community’s self-evident rights through its initiatives. This year, The Queer Archive Festival expands its partnership with the Onassis Foundation, as the Onassis AiR international arts research program offers hospitality and creative conversations for festival guests with the large and international family of artists who are creating through Onassis AiR research journey in the Arts.
Hotel Nolinski
A REY exclusive editorial, photographed in Hotel Nolinski, Paris.
Photographed and Directed by Nicolas Aristidou
starring Florent @ Blake Men Paris
BOY DEL REY
Because boys love to wear make up too.
featuring YSL Beauty
Photographed by Dimitrios Kleanthous
Grooming: Christos Theophanous
starring Menelaos @ X-RAY Models
OR ROUGE CRÈME
YSL’s newly renovated Or Rouge Crème, now with a higher concentration of Saffron Flower pistils, envelops the skin in a light and soft formula, while helping to correct visible signs of ageing.
ROUGE PUR COUTURE THE SLIM LIPSTICK
YSL’s first leather matte finish lipstick with a unique square bullet for ultimate precision.
This lipstick combines intense highly-pigmented colour with full coverage to deliver a long-lasting matte finish. The innovative square bullet allows for easy application, with its tips helping to effortlessly shape the lip without the need for an additional lip liner. Precise, signature, couture.
TOP SECRETS INSTANT MOISTURE GLOW
INSTANT MOISTURE GLOW, a take anywhere, ultra-lightweight blur perfecting moisturiser bursting with hydration for up to 72 hours. Fast lifestyle, late night…YSL Beauty knows that every woman needs to start with a perfect base to integrate seamlessly with the demands of her daily schedule.
YSL’s Top Secret: an innovative skincare range for make-up lovers that offers multitasking products for your complexion..
TOUCHE ÉCLAT ALL-IN-ONE GLOW FOUNDATION
A hydrating foundation with a buildable, natural looking, light coverage. Includes SPF 23 / PA +++
YSL’s Touche Éclat All-In-One Glow Foundation is perfect for those wanting a natural-looking flawless, dewy glow. The hydrating formula covers imperfections and gives the skin a long lasting fresh feeling. Buildable, natural-looking coverage for a flawless finish.
KAJAL COUTURE 3 in 1
This crayon-like eye pencil delivers intense color and versatility
One of the most commonly used beauty products from the region is of course, kohl. This secret beauty must-have that dates back to ancient times, has now been recreated by Yves Saint Laurent. Their latest Couture Kajal, is a multi-tasking, a 3-in-1 kohl, liner and shadow.
Ludovic de Saint Sernin SS2021 Campaign
Ludovic de Saint Sernin took inspiration from within his own community to create a collection as an homage to the people that inspired him to do “E-Boy”.
The collection aims to celebrate the online community that Ludovic built around his brand. It’s a reflection on how boys and girls create their own online persona and aesthetic world, how they portray themselves, what they choose to share, and how they choose to share it.
Ludovic de Saint Sernin Spring/Summer 2021 collection is out now:
JUNIOR OSAS
Introducing dancer and model Junior Osas.
Photographed in Barcelona by Jon Gómez de la Peña
Assistant Photographer Airam Rodríguez
The VANS exhibition in MoMA Museum
This autumn, Vans presents its collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
With a shared passion for individual expression, Vans and the MoMA have joined forces to present a joint collection. The artists presented reflect the diversity of MoMA’s collection, with works by Salvador Dalí, Wassily Kandinsky, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Jackson Pollock, Ljubov Popova and Faith Ringgold.
Hard Clo AW20-21 Campaign
Hard Clo unveiled its AW20 collection.
Hard’s founder and fashion director Yiorgos Mesimeris notes down what is behind the inspiration of the new collection and all the connections to it:
“Medusa was a hope in utter darkness. This collection is based upon the worst traits and the best virtues of the human nature. Hope, mirages, bad weathers and winds, treason. Everything coincides to become part of our reality, either political, personal or even environmental.
All constitute hazards. Yet the will to strive and survive always got the best out of a worst-case scenario. When everything seems to have fallen apart, never-ending courage finds a gleam of light to cease upon. Chaumery was inadequate and traitor, Africa Battalion wanted what was rightfully theirs. And a song we sang as children without knowing the consequences it carried.”
Photography: Spyros Kokkonis /@8317k
Art Direction and Design: No Mas No More / @nmre08
Fashion : George Karapetis / @ohmygeorges
Grooming / Sophia Kossada / @sophia_koss
Models / Lorenzo / @l_s_r_j ,Argyris / @chihi_fro @dmodelagency , @xraymodels
Tamta releases her new videoclip YALA with Stephane Legar
It isn’t summer, unless we have a summer dance hit from Eurovision pop star TAMTA.
After the release of her new EP ‘‘Awake’’, earlier today she gave her new videoclip for the sinle YALA. That’s her latest collaboration with Israeli singer ‘Stephane Legar‘ and the videoclip is just so… addictive!!
Tamta on her best with a super- hot choreogrraphy climbed on our No1 for this summer. We also loved the guest appearance of drag queen Julia Gliter as well.
Eastpak Pride 2020 Collection
Eastpak continues to support the LGBT+ community following the success of its PRIDE collection last year to raise funds for ILGA.
Eastpak directors noted: We’re donating proceeds from our new Rainbow collection to ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. Since it was founded in 1978, ILGA has been committed to achieving equal human rights for LGBTI people through advocacy and research projects. Each donation to ILGA will help to fund LGBTI rights organisations and to educate the world on equality for all.
GUCCI is going seasonless with 2 shows per year.
The Kering-owned Italian megabrand joins stablemate Saint Laurent in breaking with the conventional fashion calendar.
“I will abandon the worn-out ritual of seasonalities and shows to regain a new cadence, closer to my expressive call,” said designer Alessandro Michele in a diary entry posted to Gucci’s Instagram.
“We will meet just twice a year,” the entry continues, “to share the chapters of a new story. Irregular, joyful and absolutely free chapters, which will be written blending rules and genres, feeding on new spaces, linguistic codes and communication platforms.” The Italian megabrand is planning a virtual press conference with select journalists for Monday.
source: The Business of Fashion: BoF
Calvin Klein presents #PROUDINMYCALVINS Campaign
Calvin Klein celebrates self-expression and the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ identity, on its new #PROUDINMYCALVINS campaign.
Featuring Pabllo Vittar, Tommy Dorfman, Chella Man, Mary V, Mina Gerges, Gia Woods, Ama Elsesser, Jari Jones, and Reece King, the campaign was captured and directed by Ryan McGinley.
LGBTQ+ Inspirational Instagram Accounts to Follow
Our editors found their favourite Inspirational Instagram Accounts that everyone LGBTQ+ or interested in LGBTQ+ culture has to follow.
We might be in lockdown (almost) worldwide, but we still need (maybe more than ever now) to see beautiful, unique content for inspiration purposes, entertainment or just for fun. These accounts have found the magic recipe to combine it all in one and keep us insterested to check and enjoy their new posts every week.
Fashion or editorial oriented , cultural with a dose of humour or more gay & queer than ever, they will get your attention for sure, before becoming your favourites:
@all_the_others_
One of our Chief Editor’s favourites. Fashion Editorial oriented showing a gay couple’s life moments in an artistic way and direction. Simply as “Playing dress up”
@nevertrustachurchgirl
Dirty Sexy Things about the Fashion World, created and curated by journalist and fashion enthousiastic Stephen St. Clair. You will definetely remember crazy fashion moments and we are surer that its insta-stories will keep you fun company during quarantine.
@drtydna
DIRTY DIANA parties have been a statement for LGBTQ+ night life. Whoever was lucky enough to be in one of them in London, knows better… Dirty Dna is still active in Australia though and their incredible Instagram account worldwide! Including Fun, inspirational and sexy daily posts, this account is “an adoring instagram dancing disco for homo’s & their homies..”
@mymindisnotcommercial
An Imaginary Homoerotic Magazine on Instagram. Stefano (its creator) collects and curates images in order to create the fashionable yet naughty content. Editorials, hot models, fashion products & accessories and a lot of sexy details are all there combined in order to travel your fantasy with Another Point of View.
@queerbible
A project from London-based model and presenter Jack Guinness. Queer Bible launched in 2017 as a database of queer characters who changed the world through activism, art, performance and more. A space to learn about our shared history Original essays & illustrations celebrating LGBTQ+ heroes
@butchcamp
Your fun go-to for anything to do with butch identity, this account is all about its camp sense of humor. ButchCamp's creators self-describe as “just a couple of European dykes!”
‘Couse after all There’s gay camp and straight camp and then there’s BUTCHCAMP
KOJO in the studio with Stavros Christodoulou
A REY exclusive. Model Kojo Hammond, who recently starred in the latest H&M conscious collection campaign, is photographed by Stavros Christodoulou in London. Kojo is represented by FIRST Models London
ΟΦΙΣ
snake owner/snake charmer Alberto Constantinou
Florian
Photography & Direction Eva Balasi
starring Florian Bogga @ X-RAY Models
Givenchy SS19 campaign
Givenchy “I Am Your Mirror” Sneak Peek campaign.
Spring Summer 2019 campaign art direction by Patrick Li, starring Alpha Dia @alpha_dia_ and Henry Kitcher @henrykitcher Karolin Wolter @karolinwolter and Veronika Kunz @kunz_veronika.
MONSIEUR BUTTERFLY
Photography & Art Direction Dimitris Theocharis
Styling Martina Ghia
5 Queer Models to follow on Instagram
They are proud of who they are, they support ‘queer’ in all its forms and they have been strong influencers for the LGBTQ community through the years. Activists and after all, BEAUTIFUL people inside and outside:
The Transgender top model, singer and actor who has been one of our favourites in Ru Paul’s season 10 crew.
Check out his latest single Before You Go
The first open gay man who has participated in America’s Next Top Model. Model, activist and great musician
( Check out his music album UNIFY).
Bisexual Top model from Australia who notes collaborations with Dior, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss and Jean Paul Gaultier.
The first albino model who has been featured in Vogue and GQ and with collaborations with Givenchy and Alexander McQueen. It is worth mentioning his latest project - his first capsule collection for American Apparel.
Model and activist, Jack Mackenroth is HIV positive for 3 decades and he has been the main face for the HIV worldwide campaign for many years.
**WARNING: Before visiting his Instagram profile bare in mind that you will come across with some really HOT stuff.
