The new Têtu editorial, photographed by Per Appelgren and styled by Jacopo Fiorentino, turns Jarrod Scott into a man split between centuries. One moment, he appears as a pulp-era space hero; the next, as a couture satirist holding a watering can. Across the story, masculinity becomes both performance and prop, a costume system caught in its own spotlight.
Appelgren shoots with the hazy allure of an eighties sci-fi fantasy. The light is diffused, the skin metallic, and the shadows arranged like theater. The result calls to mind the camp futurism of Flash Gordon mixed with the rebellious sensuality of early Jean Paul Gaultier. Fiorentino’s styling builds on that tension through contrasts of fetish and humor, nostalgia and absurdity.
Brands such as Balenciaga, MM6 Maison Margiela, and ROMBAUT define the harder, sculptural direction with exaggerated coats and heavy boots that suggest robotic strength. Then comes a Gaultier mesh top printed with baroque iconography, a nod to nineties club culture.
What connects the images is self-awareness. Jarrod’s poses, equal parts flex and caricature, expose the artifice built into the performance. In Têtu, masculinity is re-staged, laughed at, and relished all at once.
