Wouter Peelen by Hunter & Gatti

Kai steps in front of photographer Matt Alves for a striking studio session where clean portraiture gives way to dramatic black-and-white studies of the male form. With hard light, deep shadows and an athletic physique, simplicity becomes seriously seductive.

Gucci Primavera brings six very different visions of modern masculinity together as Tom Brady, Shawn Mendes, Jin, Xiao Zhan, Tarzzan and EsDeeKid join a campaign universe led by Kate Moss in Johan Renck’s And We Shall Dance Again.

Tennessee takes the crown. Meet Jaydon Kanipe, the athletic, small-town entrepreneur whose combination of physique, discipline and grounded masculinity carried him from Baxter, Tennessee, to the Mister USA 2026 title in Las Vegas.

Steven Meisel puts the male model back at the center of the fantasy for Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2026, photographing a commanding cast in tuxedos, sharp tailoring and sensual after-dark style.

Deacon Phillippe embodies the modern California boy in ERL’s Sailing Collection, photographed by Eli Russell Linnetz at the brand’s Venice Beach studio.