Sweat It!

jerradmatthew — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:36:41 +0000

Speedo. Say the word and, for most people, an image comes to mind of an overweight European with a hairy back walking down the beach, his gut swinging like rubber over the top of his banana-hammock. Thank God for some amazing fashion designers who have brought a LOT of sexy back to men’s swimwear. I was so lucky to have companies Rufskin, Ami Sanzuri, AussieBum, N2N Bodywear, and Andrew Christian donate some incredible fashions for a photo series!

Cut to the day of the shoot. I thought shooting Flashed was a tight squeeze… After cramming six models, a make-up artist, an assistant, a wardrobe stylist and myself into a 4 person sauna, the space I had to work with in Flashed was a cathedral! The models were troopers, often contorting their bodies into painful positions in order to fit into this space. I think the wooden background was truly worth the cost in the end. Add in the effect of hot sweaty men in hot suits enjoying a hot sauna…and I think we’ve got a pretty HOT series. I hope these images inspire you to rethink your perception of the “speedo.” Enjoy! – JM

Hair and Makeup by Hanna Wagner

Ryan in Rufskin.

(Left to Right) Joe in Andrew Christian, Colin, Jeff, James and Ryan in Ami Sanzuri, Jake in N2N Bodywear.

Joe in Rufskin, Colin, Jeff and James in Ami Sanzuri, Ryan and Jake in AussieBum.

James in Ami Sanzuri, Jeff in Rufskin, Colin in AussieBum.

Jake in Rufskin.

James in Andrew Christian, Jake in N2N Bodywear.

Colin in Ami Sanzuri.

Joe in Ami Sanzuri, Jake in AussieBum, Ryan in N2N Bodywear.

Jeff in AussieBum.

Joe in Andrew Christian, James in AussieBum.

Jake and Ryan in Ami Sanzuri.

Colin in Rufskin, Jeff in Ami Sanzuri.

(Top) Jeff in Ami Sanzuri, Jake in Rufskin. (Bottom) Colin in N2N Bodywear.

Joe in N2N Bodywear.

Jerrad Matthew Photography » ryan mayes

Sweat It!