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Black and white mirror reflection of Role Model holding a 35mm camera in a motel bedroom with two beds.

Role Model wearing a brown suede jacket and white trousers while posing with arms outstretched against hallway walls.

Musician Role Model leaning against a wall wearing a brown leather jacket and pleated wide-leg trousers for Nylon Guys.

Monochrome high-angle shot of Role Model lying across an unmade bed with legs resting up against the wall in a jacket and jeans.

Musician Role Model gesturing toward camera wearing an oversized brown leather bomber jacket, blue shirt, and pleated trousers.

Musician Role Model wearing a dark baseball cap, light blue graphic t-shirt, and black blazer while reclining on a bed.

Black and white portrait of musician Role Model wearing a dark baseball cap and graphic t-shirt for Nylon Guys.

Young man with tattoos wearing a white t-shirt and dark jeans with a red sweater draped over his shoulders outdoors.

Young man drinking from a large plastic cup while wearing a tan jacket with a dark collar over a white t-shirt

Musician Role Model leaning against a hallway wall in a brown leather jacket and wide-leg grey trousers for Nylon Guys.

Role Model sitting in an armchair holding a corded telephone handset, wearing a white Lifeguard t-shirt and grey trousers.

Role Model in a white lifeguard t-shirt and jeans sits in a burgundy armchair holding a corded phone receiver.

Musician Role Model sipping a blue slushy while wearing a tan shearling-collar jacket and white graphic t-shirt.

Monochrome shot of musician Role Model wearing a dark jacket and white trousers, stretching his leg across a hallway.

Role Model with visible arm tattoos sitting in a maroon armchair wearing a white t-shirt and jeans for Nylon Guys.

Young man smiling while lounging on a balcony with dark jeans and a burgundy sweater for Nylon Guys

Portrait of a man in a leather jacket raising his middle finger for Nylon Guys editorial

Nylon Guys Role Model Is Setting Himself Up For ... 2026

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Nylon Guys leans into the raw, unpolished energy of youth culture with its latest editorial feature, Role Model Is Setting Himself Up For. This project captures the musician in a series of candid, lifestyle-focused portraits that eschew traditional celebrity sheen in favor of an authentic, lo-fi aesthetic. Photographer Nick Dorey masterfully utilizes high-key lighting and moody low-key chiaroscuro to highlight the subject's personality, interspersed with 35mm film grain that lends a tactile, analogue quality to the pages. Under the creative direction of Karen Hibbert, the imagery creates a narrative of restless creativity, featuring wardrobe selections curated by fashion editor and stylist Karolyn Pho that balance oversized leather bombers with casual staples. The visual storytelling is further elevated by the deliberate hair styling of Barbara Guillaume, which emphasizes a natural, effortless look. Whether set against the stark minimalism of a studio wall or confined within the geometric tension of narrow hotel corridors, the photography maintains a consistent, rebellious charm. By combining portraiture with spontaneous, everyday gestures, the feature succeeds as a classic example of modern editorial minimalism, presenting the artist through a lens that feels both intimate and deliberately unstudied, ensuring the project resonates with the publication's core audience through its blend of cinematic mood and unpretentious, natural light documentation.