Aaron de Mey left New Zealand, studied art in London, and became one of the star make-up artists in the world today. He now lives in New York City. His relaxed surfer’s attitude and grunge style inspired this story, in which he models for the first time in front of the camera.
photography by THEO WENNER
art direction and style by MELANIE WARD
A brown shearling peacoat over a burgundy mohair sweater with a black cotton shirt and black denim skinny jeans SAINT LAURENT by HEDI SLIMANE
A light blue spotted cotton shirt FENDI and black lamb leather pants BALMAIN with a vintage tie-dyed t-shirt and waistcoat
A black satin Chicago Bulls jacket starter over a black leather shirt SAINT LAURENT by HEDI SLIMANE with lamb leather pants BALMAIN and Dunk high-top sneakers NIKE
A black satin Chicago Bulls jacket starter over a black leather shirt SAINT LAURENT by HEDI SLIMANE with lamb leather pants BALMAIN and Dunk high-top sneakers NIKE
A vintage denim shearling jacket LEVI’S over a blue check cotton shirt BALMAIN, vintage t-shirt and shorts, socks AMERICAN APPAREL, and Dunk high-top sneakers NIKE
A vintage army jacket over a green wool sweater PRADA with black Super Slim denim jeans G-STAR RAW and vintage boots
A vintage army jacket over a green wool sweater PRADA with black Super Slim denim jeans G-STAR RAW and vintage boots
A black Team hoodie and shorts UNDER ARMOUR with striped socks AMERICAN APPAREL and Dunk high-top sneakers NIKE
A black Team hoodie and shorts UNDER ARMOUR with striped socks AMERICAN APPAREL and Dunk high-top sneakers NIKE
A khaki leather jacket BALMAIN over a multicolor striped wool and mohair sweater LOUIS VUITTON with a scarf RAF SIMONS archive and vintage boots
[Table of contents]
Night Pictures
by Olivier Zahm and Stéphane Feugère with a portfolio by Christopher Wool
by Christopher Bollen
by Hans-Ulrich Obrist
by Mehdi Belhaj Kacem
by Karley Sciortino
by John Jefferson Selve
by François Simon
by Sven Schumann
by bob Nickas
by Dike Blair
by Donatien Grau
by Caroline Gaimari
by Simon Liberati
by Olivier Zahm
by Sabine Heller
by Sven Schumann
by Sandy Kim
by Camille Bidault Waddington
by Takashi Homma
by Ola Rindal
by Katja Rahlwes
by Drew Jarrett
by Maxime Ballesteros
by Paul Wetherell
by Giasco Bertoli
by Chikashi Suzuki
by Benjamin Alexander Huseby
by Johan Sandberg
by Michel Compte
by Andreas Larsson
by Benoit Peverelli
by Theo Wenner
by Terry Richardson
by Olivier Zahm
by Patrick Mauriès
by Charles-Edmond Henry
by Giasco Bertoli
by Olivier Zahm
by Max Farago