Male Beauty Meets Fantasy – Cool Guys and Their Bikes
We noticed Jinthe Martens, a young male model from Belgium, on his Instagram account. We asked Jinthe if he could imagine trying out a shoot on a bike in front of our photographer Barbara Frommann’s camera and being staged as an attractive werewolf. He could, and we agreed with him on what our makeup artist would do with him, how she would style him, and what setting would be suitable.
From the outset, it was clear that it was about Male Beauty meets Fantasy, but staged humorously and playing with clichés.
Male Beauty: Werewolf Boys on a Suzuki are Cool – What else?
It should appear cool and passively aggressive at the same time. This question should invisibly hang in the air: “Dude, do you have a problem?” But at the same time, it should be clear that there is something to discover behind the coolness.
The werewolf, at least the variant appearing in newer fantasy novels and series like Teenwolf, no longer comes across as a bloodthirsty monster, but as powerfully masculine, hands-on, and protective of his pack, his (chosen) family, and friends.
The basic idea is to portray a young man on his bike as cool, self-confident, aware of his attractiveness, and dominant. He stands by who he is. He knows what he is. Everything else rolls off him, and he knows it doesn’t affect him. If someone bothers him, he might raise an eyebrow or twitch a corner of his mouth. He calmly dismisses it as “The toad farts, the caravan moves on” and goes about his business. He takes the freedom that is due to him – beyond excessive wokeness and nagging political correctness. He doesn’t wave a string of lights; he solves the problem and takes responsibility. And he also knows that he is attractive to both other guys and girls. It doesn’t bother him. The Teenwolf-Bikerboy doesn’t ask for leadership; he leads. He is the alpha whom the sun asks if it may rise.
Werewolf on Bike
A strong role that every teenager can identify with, which is why the werewolf motif is very popular in fantasy literature. At the same time, he does not stand for an overly sensitive demeanor. The alpha of a wolf pack does not wave a string of lights and doesn’t annoy people with Kumbaya my Lord. His presence dominates the scene and makes others yield. He just acts; he doesn’t talk.
And he rebels; there’s a bit of James Dean in him. Werewolves are fast and wild, which is why a motorcycle belongs to the theme of “Male Beauty meets Fantasy”.
Model: Jinthe Martens
Photographer: Barbara Frommann, Bornheim
Hair & Makeup Artist: Shideh Nikoukhessal, Cologne
Textiles: Boudoir Noir
Motorcycle: MZB Bonn
