Esquire China Local Heroes 2026

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Photographed by Xiuyu Chang with styling by Wei Mao for Esquire China's Local Heroes project, model Lekan Bakare balances a classic soccer ball on his face. He wears a vibrant sheer red-orange collared shirt paired with pleated chocolate brown trousers and black dress shoes. Posed mid-trick with feet firmly planted, he stands before an open, ornate black wrought-iron security gate in an outdoor urban setting under natural daylight.