Let's face it, most guys are hesitant to embrace "fashion." The term itself has connotations of runways, make-up, and male models that act like Derek Zoolander. Yet, besides highlighting the really, really, ridiculously good-looking, there are some high-fashion publications worth checking out. Like any high art, fashion can be understood even better when you look past the spectacle and escapism.
No, these respected editors don't expect you to parade around rocking a Dior blazer shirtless with heavy eyeshadow, they do that sort of thing in order to bring a more artful side out of the well-designed clothing, and push it beyond the realm of boutiques and street style into a more surreal world.
In the realm of menswear, there are some publications that are killing it as much as their Japanese counterparts. In addition to beautiful editorials, they also do a good job of highlighting which designers are worth paying attention to, giving you the recon you need to predict which designer or male celebrities will be up on next. Here are 10 Men's High-Fashion Magazines You Should Know.
Vogue Hommes Italia
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Fashion For Men
This is basically the one magazine you can buy each year and have a visual of any important piece of mens fashion. Milan Vukmirovic does it all: designer, photographer, editor, stylist, buyer — and he's damn good at it. A co-founder of Parisian boutique Colette, he also did time at Jil Sander and Tom Ford, and helped launch L'Officiel Hommes in 2005. His newest publication, Fashion For Men, aims to be the quintessential fashion bible for men. With clean editorials shot by some of the best photographers in the game, you'll definitely get your money's worth: this annual tome is practically the size of a quantum physics textbook.
Vogue Hommes International Paris
If you don't understand French, you might not be able to read whats going on in Vogue Hommes International, but their stunning editorials easily cross the language barrier. You'll recognize countless faces because they shoot your favorite celebs in the best looks fresh from the runways. Their most issue gives James Franco the star treatment, kitting out the actor some slick suits, while giving him a relaxed look in a tank top for the cover.
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VMAN
The "V" might stand for Visionaire, but you don't have to think hard about every editorial in this New York-based fashion resource. VMAN is the menswear-related offshot of V magazine. It its pages you'll find work from some of the fashion industry's most sought after talent, like Lady Gaga's right-hand man Nicola Formichetti, and stylists Jay Massacret and Tom Van Dorpe, who have both served as VMAN's Fashion Editor. Their most recent issue includes a piece by former French Vogue Editor-In-Chief Carine Roitfeld on the current state of men's fashion, and an editorial featuring real dudes: we're talking florists, chefs, and even construction workers, decked out in clothes they probably can't afford.
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From the founders of Dazed and Confused magazine, AnOther Man, is published by by Jefferson Hack, which means it's got cool written all over it. Based in London, Fashion Director and lauded stylist Alister Mackie works a majority of the shoots, meaning you'll get a younger take and execution on how to incorporate high-fashion brands into your wardrobe.
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Vogue Japan
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