a beech unlike any other tree

Carlos Campos Fall '11 Preview/Carl Barnett (fashionisto)

Aitken Jolly (fashionisto)

Josh Beech is one of few male models who can straddle two completely different worlds, edgy and tattooed this clothes-horse appeals to the alternative crew, but his undeniably unique good looks have been a boon in assuring him a role in numerous (even some more mainstream) editorials and campaigns. Unlike the girls in the Vogue Italia shoot all his ink has actually pierced the skin. With an attitude, an undefinable aura... it would be worth every drop of sweat required to break down that cool exterior.

Moschino Forever campaign/Alasdair McLellan (fashionisto)

Moschino Spring '11/Stefano Galuzzi/William Gilchrist (stylist) (fashionisto

Editorial images: Mixte Magazine Fall '08/Jacob Sutton/Celestine Clooney (stylist) (fashionisto)

Editorial images: Notion Magazine/Ellis Scott/Alexis Knox (stylist) (fashionisto)

Editorial images: Tendencias Jun '10 and 'Here Comes Your Man' Kult Magazine Jun '10/Enzo Laera (fashionisto)

Quickie: Born '86 / Biggin Hill, London / 185cm / eyes: green / first booking was for Burberry, shortly after shot for Vogue Hommes International by Hedi Slimane / music is his primary passion (he sings, plays keyboard & guitar) 

Above two editorial images: 'All The King's Gold' Future Claw Magazine/RJ Shaughnessy/Jem Goulding (stylist) (fashionisto)

nudie of the week: if i let you see mine...

then it's only fair that I should get to see yours. So this is one filled with broad shoulders, ripped abs, buff & meaty biceps, oh and darn sexy chiselled looks. You know, just 'cos of the masculine theme running this week :)

Warning: some of these images contain a bit more exposure. Hmm can you feel the heat...

'A Streetcar Named Desire'/1951/Elia Kazan (Marlon Brando) (madslut)

Above two images: Jamie Dornan (tfs)

Above editorial images: 'Summer Swimsuit Issue' V Magazine #59 May 09/Mario Testino/Garret Neff, David Gandy, Charles Devoe, Josh Pence (fashionising)

Pirelli Calendar 11/Karl Lagerfield/Baptiste Giabiconi (albertocane)

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the fair sex is your department

'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'/Granada Television

And so I give you a proper introduction to the late actor Jeremy Brett, best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a television film series spanning a decade and as Freddie in 'My Fair Lady'. 

An intensely private bi-sexual, he was married twice and also had a long-time partner in fellow actor Gary Bond. After the death of his second wife he struggled with manic depression & the side-effects of the prescribed medication. The intensity & depth of his role as Holmes also had a deteriorating effect. Combined with heart troubles this eventually meant frequent oxygen mask breaks during shooting  were required. He's quoted as commenting "but, darlings, the show must go on". Unfortunately at the age of 61 his heart gave out. Coincidentally his companion Gary Bond passed away exactly one month later.

Film stills: 'My Fair Lady'/1964/George Cukor (Audrey Hepburn)

'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'/Granada Television

Here are some interesting titbits about his life:

1. Son of a lord, an heir of the Cadbury chocolate family
2. Dyslexic, he struggled academically at Eton, pursued drama & was told by his father to change his name to preserve the family honour
3. Born with a speech impediment preventing him from pronouncing the 'R' sound correctly he underwent surgery & a lifetime of vocal exercises resulting in his enviable perfect diction
4. Was so concerned by the negativity between the depicted cocaine use and his Sherlock Holmes character's popularity with children that he approached & convinced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's daughter for permission to convey his overcoming the addiction (against her father's storyline), through the burial of his syringe.

Quickie: Born '33, died '95 / London, England / 185cm / eyes: hazel / smoked up to 3 packs a day / auditioned on two occasions for the role of James Bond, and nearly was!

let him touch my skin

Out Magazine Nov 09/Tom Ford (fashionising)

Nicholas Hoult is a hottie. When I first started watching Skins and saw him, all grown-up with smirk in tow, I seriously (not for the first time) wished I was a late-teen again, so it was a relief when I wikipedia'd him to find out that he's only a few years younger than me :) Traces of the baby-face are visible, reminiscent of his turn in About A Boy, but man it is those blue blue eyes that draw me in. I can only best describe them through the words of Jean M. Auel, "eyes as vividly blue as a deep glacial pool, but warm".

Note: The attire in this editorial is top-notch; I love the texture, pattern & finish of the textiles. That dinner jacket... if only men still dressed this well.

Quickie: Born '89 / Wokingham, England / 189cm / eyes: blue / lives with parents / Beast in the movie X-Men: First Class