Independent Menswear Gets a Stark Studio Spotlight
Thibaud Charon steps into Fantastic Man with a stripped-back studio editorial photographed by Reto Schmid and styled by Leendert Sonnevelt, turning contemporary independent menswear into a study of proportion, restraint, and quiet tension.
The story keeps the studio stripped to essentials, letting the clothes create the character. Derrick brings the pared-back olive hooded look, treating loungewear with a tailored calm, while LII pushes into glossy technical outerwear with a heavier, coated-nylon mood.
Soshiotsuki sharpens the editorial with sculptural leather and warped tailoring, while Camiel Fortgens brings unfinished hems, oversized proportions, and off-center construction into the frame. Kartik Research adds texture and craft through handloom-inspired layering, giving the story a deeper material pulse.
Styled by Leendert Sonnevelt, the editorial works because it does not overdecorate the concept. The looks move through hooded outerwear, leather jackets, oversized coats, black derbies, coated nylon, handloom knit texture, and sculptural proportions, with each label offering a different answer to what modern menswear can look like when it stops behaving.
Thibaud Charon holds the whole thing with a cool, clinical presence. His posture stays controlled, his expression stays contained, and the clothes do the shifting around him. Hair by Jacob Kajrup, makeup by Isis Moënne-Loccoz, art direction by Jop van Bennekom, casting by Ben Grimes, and production by Lambert | Lambert complete the Fantastic Man frame.
Thibaud Charon in Fantastic Man by Reto Schmid and Leendert Sonnevelt
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