Kit Butler Channels Fashion’s Shape-Shifting Spirit in VMAN

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Published June 2, 2026

Photos by Luigi & Iango
Styling by Alexander Roth
Kit Butler photographed in profile for the VMAN spring-summer 2026 cover, slicked-back wet-look hair feathered at the ends, wearing a black wool varsity jacket with white leather sleeves and a chenille B letter patch over a white spread-collar shirtPin
Kit Butler in a fitted black long-sleeve top with the hood pushed back, oversized off-white cargo shorts dropped low at the hip with the waistband flaring out like a sculptural skirt around the legs, paired with black lace-up combat bootsPin
Kit Butler on the alternate VMAN spring-summer 2026 cover, bare-shouldered with zebra stripes painted across one cheek and the bridge of his nose, biting his own wrist where a silver bracelet watch sits, hair tousledPin
Kit Butler covers VMAN spring-summer 2026, hair slicked into a fin and oversized Dior cargo shorts dropped at the hip. Photos: Luigi & Iango / VMAN

Kit Butler covers the spring-summer 2026 issue of VMAN, photographed by Luigi & Iango. Styled by Alexander Roth, the story frames fashion as performance and character study. Kit shifts between archetypes. His slicked-back hair and severe profile lend one image the cool detachment of a young rock star, while another channels androgynous glamour.

Kit Butler in close profile portrait wearing a Burberry python-print high-neck coat buttoned tight at the neck, wet swept-back hair against a neutral gray backgroundPin
Kit Butler buttons a Burberry python-print coat tight to the neck. Photo: Luigi & Iango / VMAN

Working in stark black-and-white, the editorial strips distraction, leaving silhouette and attitude to dominate the conversation. One moment, Kit appears in exaggerated cargo shorts that flare like a sculptural skirt, the next in a sharply cut leather suit, a varsity jacket, or a python-print coat worn high at the collar.

Kit Butler in a Bench varsity letterman jacket with a black wool body, white leather sleeves, chenille B letter and tiger emblem, layered over a fringed white silk scarf trailing down, paired with a black leather pants, hands in pocketsPin
Kit Butler layers a Bench letterman over a fringed silk scarf. Photo: Luigi & Iango / VMAN

VMAN captures the contemporary wardrobe, one shaped by the tension between classic tailoring and fashion’s more experimental edges.

Kit Butler in a slim black leather suit with a sharp peak-lapel single-button blazer and matching narrow trousers, narrow oval black sunglasses, a lit cigarette held in his right handPin
Kit Butler smokes in a slim black leather suit and oval sunglasses. Photo: Luigi & Iango / VMAN

Kit’s shape-shifting sits next to Taylor Zakhar Perez’s all-Lacoste turn on a recent VMAN cover.

Kit Butler in an oversized cream chunky cable-knit Bottega Veneta sweater with trailing macramé fringe and beaded embroidery at the chest, off-white pleated trousers tapering into cream ankle bootsPin
Kit Butler folds his arms inside a cream Bottega Veneta cable-knit sweater trailing macramé fringe over pale pleated trousers. Photo: Luigi & Iango / VMAN
Kit Butler in a faded acid-wash cropped denim jacket with a jeweled necklace at the collar, faded mid-blue jeans, hands tucked into the front pockets, slicked-back wet hairPin
Kit Butler bare-chested in three-quarter profile, lifting a white Versace bodysuit toward his head, a square tank-style wristwatch and studded leather bracelet on his arm, low-rise black pinstripe trousers with a long silver medallion chain swinging from the belt loopsPin
Kit Butler photographed from behind, bare back, one arm threaded through the strap of a white Versace bodysuit, low-rise black trousers with a long silver chain swinging at the hip, hands clasped at the small of his back, watch and studded leather bracelet on his wristPin
Kit Butler walking forward in a black leather midi trench coat swinging open at the side, a long white silk fringed scarf wrapped at the neck trailing down over a white shirt and black wide-leg trousers, finished with black leather bootsPin
Hair by Sasha Nesterchuk
Makeup by Georgi Sandev
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