08/06/2025
Title: Skin & Jeans
Photographer: Alexis Pesante
Videographer: Mason Boilla
Creative Director & Styling: Jesse Lee .am.jesselee
Creative Assistant: Lauren Domingo
MUA: Jessy Wilhem
Make-up:
Publisher: @17.23.magazine
Models:
Nick MacDonald-Moreno
Chance Hoover
Jesse Lee .am.jesselee
Russell Kenzhebayev .kenzhebayev
Josue Sanchez from agent
Mason Boilla
In Skin & Jeans, fashion is stripped to its purest form—raw, poetic, and unfiltered. Directed and styled by model and designer Jesse Lee, together with photographer Alexis Pesante and Videographer Mason Boilla, this editorial presents a quiet rebellion against overcomplication, placing the focus on identity, unity, and the timeless canvas of denim.
Each model, adorned solely in jeans, becomes a brushstroke in a living composition—expressing softness without fragility, masculinity without armor, and strength without pretense. This collective body of work transcends mere aesthetics, evoking themes of vulnerability, brotherhood, and natural beauty through intentional poses and ambient light play.
The use of daylight and minimal background allows the humanity of each subject to breathe. Curled limbs, unguarded gazes, and subtle intimacy invite the viewer to consider the power of stillness in fashion.
With a nod to classical sculpture and contemporary portraiture, Skin & Jeans offers a refreshing narrative—a story of skin, denim, and the beauty in just being.
Hope you enjoy the publication. As a bonus we have added some extra photos from the photoshoot, as well as a photo including our amazing MUA , and finally, a BTS video.
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