Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2015 i Maxim

ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE IS the only thing I drink. After a glass or two, I feel sexy, decadent, and wild. I just feel more alive. I used to work in fashion PR and threw parties for all the big designers. One night in 2006, I was organizing an after-party in Milan for Versace. I was supposed to be at the door, taking care of the guests. But Prince was performing inside. So I left the door and had a few glasses of Champagne, and I just went crazy. I started dancing, and I didn’t give a fuck about anyone or anything. There were a lot of models dancing with me, too: Natasha Poly, Joan Smalls, Karen Elson. Prince was onstage writhing with a pair of twin girls—his backup singers. They were…

Getting fit is like having a big dick. It gives you a stupid, brutal, primal sense of self-worth and the confidence or delusion that in comparison to what you once were, you are bigger and better. It’s shamelessly simplistic, but true. About 15 years ago, I started working out because I was drinking and smoking too much and had to do something to balance it out. I wasn’t going to get any prettier, and vanity trumped sloth. At first it was all about looking better, but then it became about feeling better. Not physically, really, but mentally. I knew that I was going to the most extreme lengths to change and become something better than I was before. And that felt powerful. After a few years, I could see what…

LeSean McCoy shouldn’t have to prove anything. He’s been a force of nature since entering the NFL, a running back able to cut on a dime and leave defensive backs picking grass out of their face masks. The Eagle has run roughshod over the hard-boiled NFC East for the past half decade and is easily the greatest running back in the history of one of the league’s oldest franchises. And yet here he is in late June, surrounded by moving boxes at his suburban New Jersey home, still reeling from a trade that no one saw coming. In March, Philadelphia shipped McCoy off to the Buffalo Bills—football’s Siberia—in exchange for the unheralded Kiko Alonso. “When my agent called, I told him it had to be bullshit,” McCoy says. “I was…

1 THE COFFEETABLE BOOK THE PIRELLI CALENDAR TURNS 50 For years, the genre of tasteful supermodel art nudes has had an unlikely patron: a Milanbased tire manufacturer. But Pirelli’s beloved annual calendar has never been available to the general public. In commemoration of the project’s 50th anniversary, images that were once reserved only for VIPs and clients can now be enjoyed by anyone with a coffee table. This month Taschen is releasing the complete archive, Pirelli—The Calendar: 50 Years and More. They’re all here: Gisele, Cindy, Milla, Heidi, Alessandra, Kate, and many others. Also included: hundreds of unpublished behind-the-scenes shots by legends like Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Patrick Demarchelier, and Mario Testino— with nary a tire in sight. 2 THE VIDEO GAME MADDEN NFL 16 TEACHES YOU HOW…

A well-cut blazer sharply defines the sexiest parts of a man’s body—the broadness of the shoulders and the back—drawing the eye down toward the waist and creating the ideal triangular torso. (Even if you don’t work out, the flattering cut of the blazer will make her suspect that you do.) In contrast to the traditional suit jacket, the considerably more casual blazer says that you’re both intellectual and athletic, secure and self-effacing, civilized and carnally inclined. To wit: In the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, Christian wore blazers whenever he felt he was losing control of the ostensibly submissive Anastasia. There he was, in sober French blue, negotiating the use of leather handcuffs and butt plugs over sushi and chilled Pouilly Fumé. It’s only as he begins to…

AT FIRST GLANCE, Natasha Liu Bordizzo might not register high on anyone’s list of credible threats. But underestimate this Australian-Chinese, 119-pound powerhouse at your peril. In addition to those disarmingly ethereal features, the Sydney native has a black belt in tae kwon do. Snapping your head back with a roundhouse kick is not her only talent, however. Last year, she was a 19-year-old college freshman with “absolutely no acting experience” when she showed up for an open-call audition for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend. The revered martial-arts choreographer and director Yuen Woo-ping, who also worked on the original film, had been conducting a worldwide search for the perfect candidate to play Snow Vase, one of the sequel’s principal characters. After meeting Bordizzo, he stopped looking. “It was like…

Cover: Coat, $2,195, and pants, $575, Calvin Klein Collection; calvinklein.com/collection. p. 22: From left: Bec Parsons; Ike Edeani. p. 24: Robbie Fimmano. p. 26: Clockwise from top: Uwe Ommer 1984 The Bahamas © The Pirelli Calendar; Kamil Bialous, Thomas Goldblum; Karen Collins; Christaan Felber. p. 30: Kevin Tachman/Trunk Archive. p. 38: KayWaal and A. Ferzan for Superette. p. 42: Coat $2,395, and suit, $1,795, Bally; 844-442-2559. Sweater, $750, Calvin Klein Collection; Calvin Klein Collection, 645 Madison Ave., NYC, or calvinklein.com/collection. Shoes, $865, Marc Jacobs; marcjacobs.com. p. 44: Jacket, $3,500, shirt, $600, and tie, $210, Dior Homme; Dior Homme stores. pp. 46-47: 2006, Wenn; 2003, Reuters/Gary Hershorn/Corbis; 1998, Walter Iooss Jr./Sports Illustrated/Getty Images; 1995, Warner Bros/PhotoFest; 1993, Patrick Murphy-Racey/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images; 1990, Ken Levine/Getty Images; 1988, courtesy of Nike; 1985, Steve…

BEING LEGIT IS LIKE WEARING A STAMP OF APPROVAL. It’s validation. Music, fashion, design, videography, I love all of it. I’m a man of the arts. I just love right away, but give it a year or two. They will. I ADOPTED HIGH-END FASHION. Raf Simons. Dior. Rick Owens. Alexander Wang. Even my boy Jeremy SOME PEOPLE WANT TO FIT IN, some want to stand out. Me, I just happen to stand out. But I take on the responsibility to influence people to think outside the box. Some People Don’t Catch On You gotta walk that out. We all know at the end of the day, it’s the person that counts. But there’s no way in hell that you can see somebody with amazing fashion sense and not admire that…

Fetty Wap may look great in a suit, but he hates wearing one. When he was 17, his mother told him about a high-paying job. The interview required a corporate appearance. He shaved off two years’ worth of dreadlocks, put on a suit, and showed up for the meeting, only to find that the position had already been filled. A sartorial trauma was born. “Suits aren’t my type of style yet,” the 25-year-old admits. “I’m still not ready for all that.” These days, he can wear whatever he wants. “Trap Queen,” the debut single by the Paterson, New Jersey, rapper (born Willie Maxwell II), recently went platinum. Though widely understood as an unconventional love song about dealing drugs with your significant other, that’s not quite it. “The song doesn’t have…

Silk is not the most durable material. Rather, it’s the sumptuous, insect-spun fabric of shawls, slippers, and the linings of better coats—a textile that transcends commodification, more shimmering asset than sturdy cloth. Lovely, but with the integrity of a pecorino shaving. Silk, in its grained opulence, is party-at-night, not workaday. Even as automakers outfit their cabins with materials seemingly poached from a high-luxe spaceship— carbon fiber, open-pore wood, fiber-optic lighting, and glove leather—silk has remained off the menu, too delicate for the interior of a sporting car. That’s exactly what the head of Maserati, Harald Wester, thought. Looking to add a dose of exclusivity to his company’s already rarefied sedans, the Quattroporte sporting limousine and the smaller, stiletto-quick Ghibli, Wester turned to another century-old Italian powerhouse, the textile manufacturer and…

TAKE IT FROM the man himself: It’s just not happening. Elba, Idris Elba, will not be the next actor to introduce himself with that famous construction as Ian Fleming’s spy with a license to kill. The oddsmakers have spoken, tipping Damian Lewis to take over from Daniel Craig following this year’s Spectre. True, the franchise’s fans have not been shy about their desire to see the producers slide the Aston Martin keys across the bar to Elba, the scrappy kid from workingclass Hackney. But in the actor’s estimation, this very attention has all but killed his chances to land the role. So, in an effort to pull victory from the jaws of defeat, let’s all just shut up about it, foil the search engines, and not even mention the famous…

TUCKER MAX IS SITTING BAREFOOT in the podcast studio of his glass penthouse overlooking downtown Austin—and he’s about to lose his shit. Max is taping an episode of his podcast, Mating Grounds, a sort of modern-day Loveline that dispenses dating advice to Max’s bro-centric fan base, and his 26-year-old producer, Joe Antenucci, has just admitted that he doesn’t want to commit to the woman he’s been seeing for two months, even though, Antenucci says, that’s what she “probably deserves.” “Dude,” Max growls. “You’re very presumptive and paternalistic. Don’t tell her what she wants or deserves. It’s this weird sexism, guys who think, I’m a nice guy, but actually they’re sexist because they think, I have to be responsible for everything this woman thinks and feels.” Max goes on, working himself…

Every month, we’ll ask 100 women a question and run their raw, unedited answers here. Ladies, visit maxim.com/ask100 to join in. 1. A bow tie 2. A white T-shirt that fits his biceps nicely, jeans, and boots 3. A tailored suit 4. A black V-neck sweater 5. Well-fitting jeans— no saggy butt!— with a shirt and blazer 6. Classic tortoiseshell glasses 7. A well-tailored blazer 8. Mesh gym shorts and old-school New Balance sneakers 9. Glasses 10. A well-tailored suit in modern colors 11. A dress shirt with sleeves rolled up to his forearms 12. No flip-flops or tank tops, dear God, please 13. A white V-neck T-shirt 14. A suit that actually fits, with a tie 15. A shirt that is fit to the body; it’s so much better…

The Fat Jew, a.k.a. @thefatjewish to his nearly five million Instagram followers, releases his debut book, Money Pizza Respect, next month. NO. NO. SO MUCH NO. Please don’t have a topknot. To have a topknot, or a man bun, is to proudly adorn the top of your head with the world’s worst thing. You’re basically wearing two fedoras. No, 10 fedoras. You have a soul patch as a haircut. You have a Hitler mustache on your dome. Your do is one of those giant e-cigarettes that people smoke peach-flavored vapor out of. You have a Croc as a hairstyle. You also look like an overgrown adult baby, and I know that our grandfathers, with their rough hands and war stories and cool bouts with alcoholism, would be outraged. They would…

Let's face it: Women look way better in men's pj's than we ever will. Whether she's borrowing bottoms or lounging in tops, it's a wonder we're getting any sleep at all. Here's to a morning-after moment worth dreaming about.…

IT ALL STARTED WITH a cheap drugstore comb. Pittsburgh metalsmith Michael Studebaker was using one to tame his unruly beard when the handle broke. “I decided to make something that would never break or bend in your pocket,” he recalls. “That you could keep forever and even pass down to your progeny—if they had beards, of course.” Studebaker, 29, and his wife, Alyssa, were already hand-forging jewelry on a pair of antique anvils in their Studebaker Metals studio, and that fateful comb snap five years ago inspired them to craft gorgeous and damn-near-indestructible grooming gear like the Hand-Forged Mustache Comb, Silver & Brass Handmade Safety Razor, and Brass & Badger Shave Brush above. Since 2013, Studebaker has been banging out grooming tools that are at once old-timey showpieces and everyday…

Wait, what friend? This girl I knew from college. We’d been meaning to get together, but I kept putting it off. Then late one night, she texted me. The guy I’d been seeing and I had just cut things off, so I figured, Why not grab a drink? How’d you get onto the topic of sharing a man? Porn. She was obsessed with James Deen, and I told her I wasn’t really into porn. She offered to send me some stuff and asked if I was into girl-on-girl scenes. I told her I’d never really wanted to have sex with a woman, but I’d always wanted to have a threesome. Did she have any experience with threesomes? She told me that she’d just had one with two of our mutual…