KTZ designs men’s and women’s ready-to-wear clothing with couture detailing known for its raw energy and contemporary urban edge, but also for embracing ethnographic references and multiculturalism. The label creates a dynamic combination of contrasting elements: modernity and the ancestral, the secular and the religious, anarchy and severity, spectacle and depth. This makes a unique label identity that is recognized widely and is worn by pioneering personalities in other creative industries, in art and music. KTZ operates two flagship stores in London and Paris, and receives international exposure.
KTZ follows the latter blueprint: The thumping music begins and the models hit the catwalk clad in getups that vary little, but enough, from season to season.
The sexual energy at LCM is palpable. From Christopher Shannon to Sibling, the fetishisation of the male form feels rather unrestrained for KTZ Spring/Summer 16.
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.
David Lastra proves what consistency can build. This photogallery celebrates his powerful, beautifully proportional physique and the intersection of bodybuilding, masculinity, health and sensuality.
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.