Fantastic Man: Fall Paint

Brand

Fantastic Man

Date

Oct 2025

Description

Fantastic Man explores contemporary menswear and grooming in its 'Fall Paint' editorial. The series focuses on precise, minimalist fashion through a variety of tailored silhouettes and unconventional hair styling, ranging from platinum-bleached crops to slicked-back tones. Photographer Arnaud Lajeunie captures the subjects against clean, neutral studio backdrops, utilizing soft, diffused lighting to emphasize textural details and facial structure. With creative direction by Jop van Bennekom and fashion styling by Gerry O'Kane, the images balance classic suiting elements with directional grooming by Matt Mulhall. The work leans into a refined, minimalist aesthetic defined by sharp tailoring and focused composition.

Style

Editorial, Vertical

Techniques

Soft Light

Context

Editorial