THE WATCHMEN//
CHRISTIAN WILLIAM VAN DAMME, CHARLES GUISLAIN, SONNY GROO, AYNOUK TAN AND JEAN PAUL PAULA
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POSTED 29/03/2009
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March 29th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
they look ridiculous
March 29th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
jean paul is beyond fierce….
the margiela’s don’t hurt.
March 29th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I LOVE SONNY GROO’S BAG!!!
http://www.herinfluences.blogspot.com
March 29th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
love the furry bag and glasses on the right, fierce! :]
xx
March 29th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
what an iconic picture and crew!!!
http://www.moneasywardrobe.com
March 29th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
not these guys again, ugh.
and who brings their 12 year old cousin to Fashion week? (re:second from the left)
March 29th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I feel like they are going to the most fashionable and exclusive funeral ever.
March 29th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
SO NEXT LEVEL.
i totally want to kidnap the boy second from the left.
March 29th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
call them crazy but fashion weeks would be dull without them
http://suzzeesays.blogspot.com
March 29th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
AMAZING picture, i like it
March 29th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
the two on the left are lovely.
the rest are trying way too hard.
March 29th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
This picture is full of fierce.
March 29th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
fucking brilliant
March 29th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Ahh i love how they stand out.
March 29th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Oh my! They look like a team of comic book superheroes!
March 29th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
so sculptural! so gorgeous! i want… everything they’re wearing!!!
http://www.aandhblog.wordpress.com
March 29th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
overrated
overhyped
over them
March 29th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
i want to BE THEM!!
March 29th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
what a great photo. that is such an excellent runway-to-street example of pugh’s (i think?) hairy creations. “fierce” is so often overused… but this time, it’s the apt word.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
fierce!
http://holyfatt.blogspot.com/
March 29th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
I love the geometry in the clothing. And yes, fierce is definitely an overused word, and perhaps they are trying to hard, but they are definitely attention-grabbing. In a good way.
March 29th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
How old is that one kid?!
March 29th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
No words. This is my favorite shot on JAKANDJIL to date. CHARLES GUISLAIN and SONNY GROO’s horse hair/fur pieces are giving me tingles all over. Jean Paul Paula tries way to hard, but his ferocity works for the shot. They are like a pack of superheroes.
[K]
http://kingchic.wordpress.com
March 29th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
P.S. I LOVE Christian William Van Dammes skinny jeans.
[K]
March 29th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
it’s all about sonny in the middle.
March 29th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
omg i want to be best friend with the 2nd to left
only one not working it is first on left
March 30th, 2009 at 12:44 am
AWESOME!!!!
March 30th, 2009 at 12:48 am
This is all about the middle three.
March 30th, 2009 at 12:59 am
definition of “fierce.” i’d be scared to run into them in a dark alley.
March 30th, 2009 at 1:38 am
love love love love, AN INSPIRATION I MIGHT SAY, I SHALL BE PRINTING THAT PHOTO OFF AND PLACING IT IN MY BOOK OF THOUGHTS!!!!!
KEEP IT up up up!!! X
March 30th, 2009 at 1:43 am
they look like a whole new bunch of superheros
March 30th, 2009 at 1:55 am
ridiculous indeed.
March 30th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Totally from another planet
I like it, definitely not boring.
March 30th, 2009 at 2:21 am
i need some kind of black monkey hair creation on me now
March 30th, 2009 at 2:54 am
so fucking good.
March 30th, 2009 at 4:00 am
um…this is just disgusting. absolute victims…
March 30th, 2009 at 4:11 am
OMG… I wanna be in their gang! They look amazing and the fact they have provoked so many positive and negative comments only pays tribute to their style. And as for CHARLES GUISLAIN I hope he is really young because more power to him for having such a stunning sense of style at such an age!
They have rocked up to fashion week and probably been the most photographed people, somehow I don’t think that’s because they look ridiculous.
These are the kids that count!
March 30th, 2009 at 4:34 am
vaya panda de mamarrachas, a cualquier cosa se le llama moderno hoy en dia.
March 30th, 2009 at 4:39 am
oh my god! this is such an amazing photo!
March 30th, 2009 at 5:08 am
“overrated
overhyped
over them”
Yes.
March 30th, 2009 at 5:58 am
is it just me or is your 12-year-old son wearing high heels just a little bit questioning
March 30th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Hello, Amsterdam Studio 80 gay club scene. I’ve seen these people a million times and all of the sudden they’re on all these fashion blogs!
March 30th, 2009 at 6:37 am
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March 30th, 2009 at 6:38 am
They are so fierce!
March 30th, 2009 at 7:08 am
full force!!!
March 30th, 2009 at 7:08 am
I think this is a bit try-hard.. I mean I’m all for ‘fierceness’ and fun with fashion, but my initial reaction here was ‘oh dear’
http://hapsical.blogspot.com
March 30th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Black is Wack
March 30th, 2009 at 7:32 am
ridiculous!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:11 am
love it!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:48 am
This exactly what I hate about fashion…They are the incarnation of ridiculous! and come one..the second guy on the left…WTF
March 30th, 2009 at 9:18 am
I’m sorry, but I’m only seeing creepy victims here..
March 30th, 2009 at 9:22 am
No, ’cause the actual Watchmen are ten times more attractive and stylish.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:35 am
1. totally ridiculous
2. you can say that they r trying sooo hard to stand out it s actually sad
3. how old is that boy and why is he wearing high heels?! it s a bit too much
March 30th, 2009 at 9:44 am
LAME.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:01 am
ohh how i love black
March 30th, 2009 at 10:20 am
i love your blog:)
http://nofashionaddict.blogspot.com/
March 30th, 2009 at 10:33 am
love all theese outfits!
x
March 30th, 2009 at 10:49 am
there’s just something really tiring and contrived about being overstyled. it’s one thing on an editorial…or at regine’s. but it’s more of an eyesore during the day. word of advice: club kids have NEVER aged well.
March 30th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Have some fun and don’t take it too seriously! They live fashion, breath fashion and only can think of is fashion. This is just a part of their passion! And we need this people for pushing the boundaries! So except it or leave it. And don’t be jealouse! Fashion is for fashion people;)
http://www.marcovanrijt.blogspot.com
March 30th, 2009 at 11:20 am
i saw charles guislain at the gareth pugh show/after party, how OLD is he?
March 30th, 2009 at 11:52 am
The photo of my life, this is a great one!
What a treat visiting Jak & Jil today… I always look forward to your photos but this is amazing!
March 30th, 2009 at 11:53 am
piles of designer clothing makes you look even more pastoral. Donnez moi un break.
March 30th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
oh my!
-overpriced balenciaga and balmain
marni
Christian Lacroix for Gola
on
http://siqlogic.blogspot.com/
March 30th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
The look very cooool. I’m glad to see Jean Paul Paula doesn’t wear ‘all black’. Nice!
http://danielsgraphiclife.blogspot.com
March 30th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Lurve you my friends !
March 30th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
rock on \\..//
http://littlefashionnotes.blogspot.com/
March 30th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
wow… that draping, that shading, that layering! spacemen for sure. as for the boy, maybe its prodigal upbringing. but creativity should never be stifled no matter the age. let their garden grow. check this: http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/
March 30th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
From now on, I’m gonna stop watching streetstyle-pics.
Because NOTHING will EVER top this! And the title makes it perfect! GOD! LOVE
March 30th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
this is ABSURD
i saw that sonny guy in a showroom and almost gagged!
sorry to be harsh but come on!!
that second guy needs some nutrional help ASAP. i thought charles was an underage female model for a second!
and no i am no hater but these people make me rethink fashion and my serious job i have. tsk tsk
March 30th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
great shot. seriously. jean paul’s stance here is amazing.
March 30th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
This image is epic! Can anyone identify the black goat hair bag Sonny Groo is carrying? I so want it!
March 30th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
“guy”? you mean girl !lol
March 30th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Fierce, fierce, fierce, fierce and fierce!
March 30th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
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March 30th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
That furry bag in the middle is the best! Luv it!
http://stylescientist.blogspot.com/
March 30th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
gross.
this is not fashion.
this is showing off mummy and daddy’s money.
March 30th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
more overhyped than balmain.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
This picture brings the LOL’S
March 30th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
jean paul seems to wear the same outfit time after time.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
i fucking LLLLOOOOVVVVVEEEEEE it
xoxo
The Dealer
http://www.addicted2glamour.blogspot.com
March 30th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
When did people stop picking their clothes in order to make themselves look good? The important thing for me here is that none of these people look even remotely attractive. Fashion should be about creating beauty and elegance in the world. This is something, but it is NOT fashion. Coco Chanel would laugh in all of their faces.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
This has to be one of the best group pictures ever! I am so in love with the fierceness of it!!
http://heightsoffashion.typepad.com/
March 31st, 2009 at 1:41 am
AMAZING!
March 31st, 2009 at 3:57 am
please stop it, freaking clubkids..
March 31st, 2009 at 3:59 am
WOW Charles just looks amazing
March 31st, 2009 at 6:43 am
hahha it’s almost too fierce to the point of being funny…no, forget almost, it is. hahaha
http://www.snapsanddaps.blogspot.com
March 31st, 2009 at 7:23 am
Some think fierce and awesome. Some think absurd and ridiculous. I think these people are what we need at the right time and the right moment. They filled the hole left by the absence of the late Isabella Blow. They, as TheMaterialBoy said -’They live fashion, breath fashion n’ only thing can think of is fashion. This is just a part of their passion! And we need this people for pushing the boundaries!’ I couldn’t agree more! Only if Diane Pernet of ASVOF and Robin Schulie of Maria Luisa Paris could join…
March 31st, 2009 at 7:52 am
Fashion should be effortless, but here it just looks waaay too serious for that. Lighten up guys, literally!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:59 am
Margiela and self-irony! One of my favorite photos.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:09 am
is the guy on the right the one who was decked out in Chanel at NY fashion week? Theyve got that edge that paris is all about, for sure.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:24 am
these people look like IDIOTS. Not fashionable and just ugly clothes. Hey Jean Paul the black guy from the new star trak wants his sunglasses back.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:31 am
HAHA, they look like some vampires out of “True Blood”
Love the glasses, not on him though.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:36 am
They look over the top…
Seriously, I like androginy,when it’s in a good way with aesthetics ( Dior Homme by Slimane, early Raf Simons ….)
They just look like a bunch of rich scene kids trying soooo hard to look like whey they see on catwal. Sorry, but this is not working… Especially for the 12-year old kid.
And the guy on the right is alwayyyyys with his MMM sunnies. Seriously dude, don’t you think it’s a bit lame to go to every fashion week with the same sunnies and arrogant attitude when it’s raining ?
Poseurs….
March 31st, 2009 at 11:14 am
Ah! This picture is full of fierce and awesome!
(L-R)Dan, Veidt, Rorschach, Laurie, Dr. Manhattan!
March 31st, 2009 at 11:21 am
I’m learning French, so my comments will follow as such: comment inspirant.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:49 am
Fashion is being original in the same time than everybody else.
cocteau.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:07 pm
this picture is the tipping point!
as in any clique, these fashion people are individually admirable, if not adorable. together, though, they are a self-parody or the spoof cover of a magazine or maybe a short comedy noir (like an intelligent zoolander). simply put: it’s too much.
March 31st, 2009 at 1:46 pm
i work in a high grade of the fashion industry and have to say that these KIDS are ridiculous. i am all for some new kids and know that the fashion world is missing some Issi Blow (my memorable lunches with her were epic), BUT these are not the right ones. they are on a scary edge and portray the wrong image. not EVERYONE in the industry is overly gay and effeminate. Charles really needs a kick in the butt from the parents if you ask me. and jean paul paula is a reborn Grace Jones.. must say i prefer MISS GRACE. and Sonny , well lets just leave it as that shall we. Give me Diane Pernet any day. At least she does her thing in a discreet way. It is true that fashion needs a new breath of fresh air but just come to London Fashion Week and a good chunk of the kids look like them and think they are ÜBER cool. and Sonny, please ditch those granny like gliding long skirts. they are so so so not cool and never will be!
with regards to them looling like rich kids, i disagree, they look like the ones praying some new kid designer will graciously offer them a piece for next fashion week, uhm NOT!
March 31st, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I think Lemale says it all really I mean they don’t look bad its just so try hard i look at that picture and i see three weeks of looking or making there outfits just so they can be featured on blogs like this. There is a big difference between people who work in the industry and people who Play fashion it looks so considered so desperate so well fame hungry, i dont know enough about them to comment on what they do but i imagine none of them really understand that fashion goes a lot deeper than just looking fierce.
March 31st, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Trés Chic, aimez-déja!
March 31st, 2009 at 3:31 pm
oh! come on people…
and aynouk tan is on top of it with the drapings, check the latest shows!
fashion!
they know how to catch the attention! i like the zip popping out of christopher william van damme’s pants
March 31st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
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March 31st, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I happen to know what two of them do so let me put some things straight. Christian (who is actually called christopher) writes for several magazines with great success and sonny is an amazing stylist, they both deliver amazing work that you all should definitely see. Their parents are not rich and I’m sure that their outfits are not overthought. In my opinion the only reason they’re at fashion week is because they work hard and have a real passion and drive to make it in this industry
Concerning the other three (charles, aynouk and jean-paul) I don’t have any information. It might be done before and some of them might lack originality but it is not as bad as some people here like to say.
All of them have probably already achieved more than most of you ever will…
March 31st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
You know what the thing is? I’m pretty sure these guys don’t have serious jobs in fashion yet like all of you. They’re dutch right? Well the market in Holland is so dull, but how do you get a job then? Go to Paris and get noticed! They wear the clothes everyone’s talking about. I think they deserve to get a chance, find their place, learn the business. I don’t understand what you pro’s have against them… Is fashion so serious that you can’t even muster up a compliment but instead try to bring passionate people down? I’m sure someone’s given you a chance as well many years ago.
March 31st, 2009 at 5:02 pm
I know that you’re just a bit jealous of them.
But you’re blind If you can’t see
that ANDROGYNY is the NeX+ BIG THING!
March 31st, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Ohmygawd. They’re here to annihilate all fashion victims. Haha.
http://pinkcoconut.izces.com
March 31st, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I’d love to be part of that fabulous group..
April 1st, 2009 at 2:19 am
They are all totally nobody’s in fashion.. amazing stylist, big writers?ahum no..why do the people in high segment only know them from being over-present.. and never heard or saw a good writing in the magazine’s.. I must say it’s fun to see, and laugh about it, so just do that.. but taken this seriously, or the jobs? don’t think so.. The Netherlands, nothing to do there..dull, boring, not serious..and certainly no Paris..
April 1st, 2009 at 5:05 am
ah JEAN PAUL PAULA amazing!! great pic
April 1st, 2009 at 5:45 am
OMBG, I love this group shot. Black is the new black, if that means anything! Love the individual styles and great hair.
http://www.eyeseamagenta.blogspot.com
x,
DVA.
April 1st, 2009 at 11:33 am
The guy, Jean Paul Paula, has been wearing the same outfit again and again, season after season. He has no sense of style except wearing the same outfit….the rest look not bad though
April 1st, 2009 at 1:53 pm
These guys are my new best friends
April 1st, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I aspire to wear black on black on black like that and look that good, and not like a grimy goth kid.
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:20 am
Amazing.
Fierce.
Brilliant.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:49 am
i still love looking at this photo. its going to take some beating!
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:21 am
they are absolutely hideous. (puke)
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:06 pm
These comments are so dumb. The ones from “I am really high in fashion and my lunches with all those icons were so nice” take the lead, stupidity wise.. You do make me laugh though, its kind of cute. Don’t be so scared of people who make you look and who knows they might be the new icons you want to have lunch with when they reach there goals.. Who are you btw? For real James..
And just embrace the fact there are still youngsters in the world who are so passionated about our business and bring a little fun with items back into it. Or should everybody wear black blazers, sunglasses, jeans and basic high heals. Stop crying and go back to work. Jeez Louise..
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
OMG if i saw these guys in the street i would not stop staring, amazing!
April 4th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Sonny Groo’s look dominates…Love the fierceness all…
http://www.TheStylest.blogspot.com
April 5th, 2009 at 10:22 am
They totally look like some awesome band of superheros.
April 5th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
i’ve adored your blog for ages!
s’il te plaît,
come visit me at
http://blacketbleu.blogspot.com/
mille bisous!
April 7th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
the boy second to the left is FABULOUS!!! amazing body and very androgynouusss, LOVE IT! now Sonny and Jean Paul Paula really need to do something about their wardrobe, i mean yea they look fantastic BUT they wear the same things OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Especially Jean paul paula with those same tired heels ALWAYS and the sunglasses
April 21st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Just FYI: Carine Roitfeld has complimented these ‘kids’ on their looks.
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:17 am
These babies are FIERCE, AMAZING, and FULLY SELF EXPRESSED such a breath of fresh air from the mundane cattle call of same shoe, jacket, and bag.
HATERS bow down because you KNOW you want to be in their shoes!
WORK IT !!!!!
June 9th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
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June 17th, 2009 at 5:47 am
http://onesixtynotepad.blogspot.com/2009/06/interview-aynouk-tan.html
June 29th, 2009 at 3:23 am
CAN YOU PLEASE STOP USING THE WORD FIERCE?
June 29th, 2009 at 3:40 am
+it amazes me that most of you write and say things that make you sound like stupid blogger fags like bryan boy or christian ciriano and all that cheap crap and you think thats a fashion thing…pathetic
Looking at this image and reading your comments makes me sick.
the guys from mykromag are trying way to hard.ill give charles a month and hell be fashions new darling to bad he is a retard. and you guys would never even consider him stylish if he didnt have daddys money. How can you adore people like these…this is a prefect example of why i hate my job and this whole world
September 26th, 2009 at 6:47 am
I met Charles in Paris recently. He has style. Knows what he wants & knows how to get it.
Having said that he is also very polite, well spoken & funny. He is the future of fashion!
September 26th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
why are people saying they hate fashion? why are they here? why don’t they just quit the jobs they hate and become an accountant or something? its their own problem… and god the word “fierce” is a disgusting spawn of tyra banks which has become a sad stigma attatched to the fashion industry.