Equilibrium

October 14, 2025 by Rey Magazine

A REY Exclusive Fashion Editorial, produced in London, UK.

Art Direction & Styling Antonia Barath

Photographed by Alex Pinero

Grooming Travis Nunes

Starring Callum Simpson @ SUPA Worlwide

KING OF RAY

September 28, 2025 by Rey Magazine

A REY Exclusive Fashion Editorial, photographed in Athens.

Photographed & Directed by Alexi Charovas

starring Aggelos

The body becomes a stage where gender rehearses itself; endlessly, restlessly. One moment, the chest is armour: sculpted, hard, virile. The next, it is pierced by softness: glitter, petals, shadows of leaves. Butler reminds us that gender is never essence but repetition, a series of acts that harden into “truth.”

Yet in the cracks of performance, vulnerability seeps through. Flowers erupt from the waistband, not as decoration but as insurgents. They expose the absurdity of virility when stripped of its theatre. Muñoz would call this a glimpse of queer futurity: masculinity remade in colour, light, and excess.

Ahmed teaches us that orientations matter, and here, the body bends, twists, reclines into new alignments that disorient the straight line of heteronormativity. Each image oscillates. The stripes reads a prison of expectation, yet also a runway for camp. The torso flexes, but the hand trembles. Glitter wounds and heals at the same time.

This is not contradiction but coexistence: virility and vulnerability locked in the same frame, refusing to cancel each other. The battle is not to defeat masculinity but to expose its costume. To wear it, distort it, queer it until its weight gives way to possibility.

Alexi Charovas

PASTORALE

September 17, 2025 by Rey Magazine

A REY Exclusive Editorial

Photographed & Styled by Alexander Yantyushev

starring Georgy Amoev @ Lumpen

EXPOSED CONTROL

May 29, 2025 by Rey Magazine

A REY Exclusive Conceptual Editorial, photographed in Espacio Beyond Studios, Madrid.

Photography & Direction Juan Carlos Toledo

starring La Jeanine

featuring H K LIQUIDS

P´TITE CANAILLE

December 11, 2024 by Rey Magazine

A REY exclusive Fashion Editorial, photographed in Madrid, Spain.

Photographed by Dito Oter

Art Direction Fabricio Pérez

Styling Jama

Grooming Chus Reyes

starring Xu Guoale @ Zeta Management

the player

November 22, 2024 by Rey Magazine

A REY Exclusive Fashion Editorial produced in Madrid, Spain.

Photographed by Juan Carlos Toledo

Art direction and Styling Laurent Meri

starring Pablo @ Marilyn Agency Paris

Location is Espacio Beyond Madrid

ERTU

March 10, 2024 by Rey Magazine

A REY exclusive editorial, photographed in London, UK.

Photographed by Lucas Paternott

Styling & Direction by Paolo Casseb

starring Ertu Grultankisi

Grooming Paolo Casseb

Ph. Assistant Ntiarna Xavier Knight

FEBRUARY 14

February 14, 2024 by Rey Magazine

A REY exclusive underwear story.

Concept & Photography by Arya Keribo

starring Kirill Strunnikov & Baranyi Laszlo

l'ombra

February 11, 2024 by Rey Magazine

A REY exclusive Fashion Editorial photographed in Amsterdam.

Concept & Photography by Armando Branco

Styling Javier Navia

starring Javier @ FIC Model Mngmt

TOURIST ATH

January 08, 2024 by Rey Magazine

A REY exclusive Fashion Editorial, photographed in Cyprus.

starring TOURIST ATH

Photographed by DRE

Styling & Interview by Christos Christou

Hair Angelo @ The Labartory

Grooming Ellada Moustaka

READ TOURIST ATH’S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW HERE

Wardrobe: CARA Boutiques

Special thanks to artist Dinga Christian for allowing us using his Art Studio for the Fashion Editorial.

Constructs of Desire

December 28, 2023 by Christos Christou

A REY exclusive Portrait Series, photographed in London, UK.

Concept & Photography by Alex Charovas

starring Alex Rocky

Constructs of Desire

by Alex Charovas

In the series "Constructs of Desire," my lens delves into the intricate interplay of body language, gender, and sexuality, inspired by the spirited debates ignited by Cameron and Kulick's (2003) groundbreaking work, "Language and Sexuality." This collection captures a fusion of analogue black and white and colour photography, accentuated by light leaks and a vintage aesthetic. The title itself, "Constructs of Desire," nods to the multifaceted nature of desire explored within the images.

Cameron and Kulick expanded the study of desire beyond mere sexuality, introducing the concept of ontological desire—an individual's yearning to embody or emulate qualities intrinsic to a specific identity. In the context of masculinity, this desire extends beyond societal constraints, revealing a compelling exploration of self-construction within cultural discourses.

Drawing inspiration from Stephen Whitehead's (2002) discourse on masculine ontology, the series navigates the pursuit of being and becoming masculine through performative acts. Masculinity, viewed as a social phenomenon, unfolds as a constant engagement in discursive practices that suggest and reinforce the desired identity. Through a lens of cultural discourses, the desire to construct and validate one's masculine self becomes a focal point.

The visual narratives within "Constructs of Desire" transcend traditional gender norms, as a physically powerful yet vulnerably posed male model challenges preconceptions. Portraits capture not only the details of a well-defined physique but also the adoption of feminine poses, emphasising the performative nature of desire, both ontological and interpersonal.

"Constructs of Desire" invites viewers to contemplate the multifaceted dimensions of desire, masculinity, and identity. Through a visual journey, this series challenges conventional norms, encouraging a deeper understanding of the performative acts that shape and express desire within the complex interplay of body language, gender, and sexuality.