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Brandon Bache Turns Masculinity Inside Out in ‘Un Garçon Nommé Désir’

Model and dancer Brandon Bache fronts Darren Black’s “Un Garçon Nommé Désir,” a 2021 editorial blending sheer layers, sparkle, tailoring and a softer vision of masculinity.
INYIM Media Fashion Eccentricities: With Model Brandon Bache Shot By Darren Black!

Fashion Eccentricities: Brandon Bache Goes Fluid, Delicate and Bold

Brandon Bache in Un Garçon Nommé Désir, photographed by Darren Black
Brandon Bache in Un Garçon Nommé Désir, photographed by Darren Black.

INYIM Media Fashion Eccentricities lands on model and dancer Brandon Bache, photographed by Darren Black for the KALTBLUT exclusive Un Garçon Nommé Désir.

The story explores a softer, more fluid idea of masculinity through Brandon’s background as a professional dancer, pulling from the traditional male dancer wardrobe and pushing it toward something more delicate, sparkling and deliberately genderless.

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Un Garçon Nommé Désir

Brandon Bache, Darren Black and stylist Maxime Ephritikhine explore a sensitive, fluid take on modern masculinity.

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Maxime Ephritikhine handles creative direction and styling, using refined pieces and flashes of couture to move the menswear language away from anything rigid. The point is not to erase masculinity, but to stretch what it can look like — allowing Brandon to carry softness, sensuality and theatricality without losing strength.

Craig Purves is on grooming and hair, with Brandon represented by Mass Talent. The wardrobe pulls from labels including Yerwon, Isabella Mars, EpithuxikHarmonie, Exoskel, Erika Janavi, Wolford, Sisley, Versace, Reiss, Calzedonia and Kenzo.

The editorial fits exactly where Fashion Eccentricities lives best: fashion that gets more interesting the moment it stops behaving. Sheer layers, sparkle, dancer references and sharper tailoring all work together without turning Brandon into a costume. The clothes stay expressive, but the person wearing them remains the center of the frame.

Source: KALTBLUT Magazine. Photography: Darren Black. Creative direction and styling: Maxime Ephritikhine. Grooming and hair: Craig Purves. This archived INYIM post was restored and lightly reformatted for readability.

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