"Face à face - El nuevo rostro parisien " (Faces aplenty - The new youth from Paris') is the title of this edit by Alessandra Coico featuring eleven Paris boys groomed by Hauke Krause and interviewed by Ernesto Artillo : Arthur Devalbray, Florian Babin, Gabriel Quentin, Jérémie Laheurte, Louis Fonlladosa, Maxime Bergougnoux, Luka Badnjar, Pierre Moret, Thibault Maillard, Valentin Marceau and coverboy Baptiste Faure (read the interview below) shot by Dirk Merten for the current issue of Spanish fash mag Tendencias.
Interview :
Ernesto : When did you start modeling ?
Baptiste : Four years ago.
Ernesto : How were you scouted ?
Baptiste : I met a booker at a Cypress Hill gig in Paris.
Ernesto : When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up ?
Baptiste : A diver.
Ernesto : Your fave food.
Baptiste : French... especially duck meat.
Ernesto : Last CD you bought.
Baptiste : Mr Oizo.
Ernesto : A place to escape.
Baptiste : Cuba.
Ernesto : Five things you can't live without.
Baptiste : Music, music again, grafic arts, my cat and my friends.
Ernesto : A bar you frequent.
Baptiste : Nouveau Casino, Paris.
Ernesto : An indispensable gadget.
Baptiste : The watch.
Enesto : The band that influenced most your clothing style.
Baptiste : Too many to be listed.
Ernesto : The garment you'll never wear.
Baptiste : A skirt.
Ernesto : Your last gig.
Baptiste : Jimmy Edgar.
Ernesto : Your fave film.
Baptiste : "Enter the void" by Gaspar Noé.
Ernesto : Best plan for a weekend.
Baptiste : A trip to Amsterdam.
Ernesto : Best of Spain ?
Baptiste : Sónar Festival in Barcelona.
Ernesto : An artist you'd party with.
Baptiste : Lenny Kravitz or Damon Albarn.
Ernesto : Best assignment so far.
Baptiste : Topman campaign.
Ernesto : What's your own style ?
Baptiste : A personal blend of classic, rock, hip hop and other urban styles.
Ernesto : A fash icon.
Baptiste : Snoop Dogg.
Ernesto : What's in your iPod ?
Baptiste : 2Pac, Artic Monkeys, Horace Andy, Booka Shade, Mobb Deep, The Horrors, St Germain, Wiz Khalifa...
Ernesto : Upsides and downsides of modeling.
Baptiste : Best thing meeting with people, worst thing getting up early.
Ernesto : A model's dream.
Baptiste : To be the image of a YSL campaign.
Ernesto : Nobody like you to...
Baptiste : draw and paint.
(Translation : Lestat)
Ernesto : When did you start modeling ?
Baptiste : Four years ago.
Ernesto : How were you scouted ?
Baptiste : I met a booker at a Cypress Hill gig in Paris.
Ernesto : When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up ?
Baptiste : A diver.
Ernesto : Your fave food.
Baptiste : French... especially duck meat.
Ernesto : Last CD you bought.
Baptiste : Mr Oizo.
Ernesto : A place to escape.
Baptiste : Cuba.
Ernesto : Five things you can't live without.
Baptiste : Music, music again, grafic arts, my cat and my friends.
Ernesto : A bar you frequent.
Baptiste : Nouveau Casino, Paris.
Ernesto : An indispensable gadget.
Baptiste : The watch.
Enesto : The band that influenced most your clothing style.
Baptiste : Too many to be listed.
Ernesto : The garment you'll never wear.
Baptiste : A skirt.
Ernesto : Your last gig.
Baptiste : Jimmy Edgar.
Ernesto : Your fave film.
Baptiste : "Enter the void" by Gaspar Noé.
Ernesto : Best plan for a weekend.
Baptiste : A trip to Amsterdam.
Ernesto : Best of Spain ?
Baptiste : Sónar Festival in Barcelona.
Ernesto : An artist you'd party with.
Baptiste : Lenny Kravitz or Damon Albarn.
Ernesto : Best assignment so far.
Baptiste : Topman campaign.
Ernesto : What's your own style ?
Baptiste : A personal blend of classic, rock, hip hop and other urban styles.
Ernesto : A fash icon.
Baptiste : Snoop Dogg.
Ernesto : What's in your iPod ?
Baptiste : 2Pac, Artic Monkeys, Horace Andy, Booka Shade, Mobb Deep, The Horrors, St Germain, Wiz Khalifa...
Ernesto : Upsides and downsides of modeling.
Baptiste : Best thing meeting with people, worst thing getting up early.
Ernesto : A model's dream.
Baptiste : To be the image of a YSL campaign.
Ernesto : Nobody like you to...
Baptiste : draw and paint.
(Translation : Lestat)
