La Balance ('the scale' in French) is a take on boxing weigh-in imagery, with their inevitable brawls, photo ops and sense of anticipation. For this story, 18 new faces were shot over a year between Côte d'Ivoire and France

 

Right: Lazoschmidl bodysuit

Left: Reebok briefs

Right: MSGM trousers. De Fursac sweaters and trousers, JM Weston shoes

 

Left: Faith Connexion shorts

Fila briefs

Left: Faith Connexion t-shirt Right: New Balance leggings

Left: New Balance shorts, Arena shorts

Yohji Yamamoto briefs

 
 
 

Calvin Klein briefs, Fila briefs

 
 

Photography, styling and casting Stéphane Gaboué

Models Yahou, Brice, Adama, Foster, Mike, B, Malcolm, Julien, Wilfried, Jean-Yves, Bryan, Antoine, Gael, Arnaud, Kevin, Florian at Select, Noellan at Studio

Special thanks to Yann Morrison, Lilian Barru, Valentin Loubzalen, Loris Bassara, David and Christine

Published on 13/08/2020