GANT: Not Just aNY Place

March 13, 2023

American sportswear brand, GANT, has inspired the world with its iconic American East Coast style for over seven decades. Since the label’s start in 1949 as an innovative shirtmaker, GANT has continued to evolve its signature look for a modern consumer in countries across the world. Even so, the sportswear label remains true to its connection to college campuses along the East Coast.

Its SS23 campaign, photographed in the vibrant neighborhood of Nolita, New York by British photographer, Ben Beagent, and styled by Delphine Danhier, pays homage to the brand’s northeastern roots.

Inspired by the vacation spirit of the era, fluid shirts, staple linen pieces, and elevated modern tailoring takes you from beach to city center cocktail hour. The seasonal collection is an updated take on GANT’s nautical heritage, paying tribute to yacht clubs in the 1980s, with maritime prints and sun-bleached pastels present throughout.

Text by Bella Becker
Photos by Ben Beagent
Styling by Delphine Danhier

“The Spring/Summer 2023 campaign takes us back to the creative streets of New York and continues our celebration of New York cool, inspired by American fashion muses of the 1970s and 1980s.” said Christopher Bastin, GANT Creative Director. “New York is the home of American sportswear, and the city in which we were born, so it was only natural to shoot this campaign in our new home of Nolita, where we aim to build up our community back home in the USA” he continued.

The cast — Aida, Tamel, Tess, and Tyler — embody the effortlessly cool style that GANT has always represented as well as the vibrant, bold and multifaceted energy of the New York scene itself. From the outset, GANT was known for the quality of its shirts and that staple is only expanded here with a collection that reflects the label's conscious and responsible approach to sustainability.

The collection is available now on gant.com.

Fashion

TEMET: If Skims Met Skins

November 04, 2024

I often wonder where the first “afters” happened — whether it was right here in New York or somewhere else. The afters: that hazy, half-lit party that stretches into the morning, more intimate than dancing skin-to-skin with someone you just met, where the crowd thins to only those willing to let the night bleed into morning. Here, you get to watch the sunrise together too.

But today, no matter where you go in the world, if you're at a rave or DIY party, there's probably an afters. If you've never been to one, or don’t care to be, you’ve probably scrolled through your feed and seen that one story: morning sun flooding a cluttered living room, hot people still dancing, bodies tangled on a worn couch — lost in the aftermath of a night that refuses to end.

Creative Director Kiernan Francis
Designer TEMET
Photographer (Still) Alejandro Yullo
Director of Photography & Editor (Moving) Ava Papunen
Stylist Abby Bencie
Makeup Rory Alvarez
Casting Director Kiernan Francis
Lighting Director & Retoucher Lida Ramsay
Executive Producer Kiernan Francis
Associate Producer Ava Perman
Brand Producer Juanita
Soundtrack: "Revolution," Billy Doll (EXCLUSIVE RELEASE)
Makeup Assistant Kandi Milk
Fashion Assistant Jackson Prus
Production Assistant Peyton Nguyen
Production Assistant Emmanuel Delator
Production Assistant Axl Checho

This editorial for Chilean-based TEMET, a brand deeply woven into the underground music and nightlife scene, captures that noctural alchemy. Creative directed by New York’s own Kiernan Francis, the shoot draws inspiration from the afters’ electric liminality. Francis sought to celebrate the paradox of private and public life — where our truest selves might emerge within nightlife and fade into the versions of ourselves we show the world by daylight.

The cast was a mix of DJs, artists, and street-scouted creatives — some known to Francis from the scene, others discovered through social media. The styling leaned into shapewear as an experience, framed by a backdrop that evokes the afters: crowded couches, messy rooms, and the chaos of a night extending into morning. The result? A series that feels like SKIMS meeting Skins UK.

Watch the video below.

Fashion

Nikolaj Hansson Joins Diadora Legacy as Creative Director

October 31, 2024

Diadora's appointment of Danish designer Nikolaj Hansson as Creative Director for its Legacy line signals a fresh chapter for the brand. Known for his Copenhagen-based label Palmes, Hansson’s connection to Diadora began in childhood, admiring the brand’s iconic boots on Premier League defenders. Now, his deep respect for Diadora’s heritage and his vision for merging craftsmanship with progressive design will shape the brand’s premium Legacy line.

His first collection launching in Fall/Winter 2025, will blend his design ethos with Diadora’s storied history, tapping into both the brand’s past and a modern sensibility. Diadora’s CEO, Claudio Bora, shares Nikolaj Hansson's vision of sport as an emotional, daily experience, aiming to create apparel that resonates with the spirit of sport itself. As Hansson says, "the falling in love was mutual," and together, they aim to reignite that spark in a new generation of fans.