United States
Dustin Mansyur is a New York-based writer, contributing editor, photographer and poet. In 2016 he was a member of the founding team of IRIS Covet Book as Features Editor. In addition to helping launch the publication, he secured international distribution contracts for the magazine, as well as spearheaded its online distribution through Shopify. His time there has been an immersive experience in which he has had the opportunity to interview celebrities, designers, fine artists, corporate executives, authors, activists, philanthropists, politicians, and professional athletes. In addition to writing, Dustin is an internationally-published photographer, of which many of his subjects he’s had the privilege to share their stories through image and written word. Writing poems since his youth, Dustin has also had works published as voiceover for fashion film, or as an accompaniment to his own photographic work. With his intuitive and empathic approach, Dustin seeks the core of his subjects' essence and shares it in a way that is both celebratory and accessible.
With his fringed masks, rhinestone suits, and shoegazing lyricism, Orville Peck is every bit the part of "lonesome outlaw". Reimagining tropes of tradition, Peck's take on country music reinvents the genre as a decorated landscape ready for queer expression.
Celebrity
JACQUELINE NOVAK Suit by Escada, Gloves by Dior, Choker by Christian Lacroix, Courtesy of Gabriel Held Vintage Photographed and Interviewed by: Dustin Mansyur @dmansyur Talent: Jacqueline Novak@jacnov Stylist: Gabriel Held@gabriel_held_vintage Lighting Tech: Johnny Vicari@johnnyvicari Hair: Isaac Davidson@isaacdavidsonhair @Industry Mgmt.
HALEY BENNETT Though press has angled her as a "girl on the rise" for years, Haley Bennett has proven herself as the screen siren she set out to become.
SOFIA BOUTELLA - BY ELLEN VON UNWERTH Positioned to take the main stage with two summer flicks set to be box office smashes, playing opposite Tom Cruise in The Mummy and alongside Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde, Sofia Boutella is ready for her close-up.
Activism / Philanthropy
EARTH GUARDIAN: XIUHTEZCATL TONATIUH Interview & Photography by Dustin Mansyur | Styling by Marc Sifuentes | Art Direction by Louis Liu | Grooming by Anthony Joseph Hernandez A n unassuming leader, not old enough to vote, Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh (pronounced Shoe-tez-kaht Ton-ah-tee) is an undeniable force of change for his generation and those to come.
LYNN WYATT Photography and Interview by Dustin Mansyur | Styling by Marc Sifuentes | Art Direction by Louis Liu Top by Christian Lacroix, Earrings, Bracelet, Necklace and Ring all by Harry Winston. L ynn Wyatt has invited us to afternoon tea, an invitation one makes sure they are not late for.
Fashion
FRANÇOIS NARS François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics | Image credit: Patrick Demarchelie Francois Nars is one of the biggest names in makeup and beauty, and has created a business with international acclaim and reverence which leaves us with one question: how?
STEPHEN JONES S tephen Jones is an unending source of creative energy. The "mad hatter", with an illustrious raconteur who has created some of the most iconic moments in fashion, released his new book Souvenirs, published by Rizzoli. It serves as a retrospective of the artist's life and career.
GARREN Garren Portrait by Michael Del Buono He took Madonna to platinum for her cult photo book expose SEX; transformed Victoria Beckham's infamous angled-bob of the Aughts into a pixie cut; and turned a pair of sun- kissed girls, Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss, into pristine young women for the cover of Vogue.
KEN DOWNING A s one of the most influential personas working in fashion today, with thirty years of experience, Ken Downing is surprisingly down-to-earth. As Senior Vice President and Fashion Director for Neiman Marcus, one might assume the fashion industry heavyweight to be cool and aloof.