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Portrait of comedian Malik Elassal wearing a white button-down shirt and blue jeans against a teal background for GQ Middle East.

Man wearing an oversized brown leather coat and blue jeans standing against a plain grey studio background.

Man with curly hair and mustache wearing a patterned sweater and houndstooth trousers posing against a grey backdrop for GQ Middle East

Man wearing an oversized brown coat and blue jeans standing against a grey studio backdrop with curved white typography

Four-panel portrait grid of Malik Elassal wearing a black jacket with white embroidered sleeves against a grey studio backdrop.

GQ Middle East Malik Elassal Can Crack a Joke About Almost Anything 2025

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GQ Middle East presents a character-focused portrait series featuring comedian Malik Elassal. Captured in a studio setting, the project leans into editorial aesthetics, utilizing clean lighting and neutral backgrounds to highlight the subject's expressive range and dynamic poses. The imagery experiments with scale and texture, featuring oversized silhouettes alongside tailored menswear staples. Thomas Chimney photographs the series, with fashion styling by Seppe Tirabassi, who brings a tactile focus to the wardrobe choices through varied patterns and materials. The resulting portraits present a composed yet playful narrative, emphasizing the intersection of high-fashion styling and personality-driven editorial portraiture.