Recommended Reading: Fiasco Homme Issue 1.

Ironically, now that I’ve delved back into another semester of full-time non-fashion education, I’m reading more fashion-related things than ever before; not all that surprising really, considering mags provide ample procrastination material when I’d much rather be reading about Rad Hourani than about E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Good news, then, that there’s a new men’s fashion pub on both the online and print markets that’s bound to bring me solace amidst time spent poring over endless excerpts from the German literary canon. Fiasco Homme (F/Homme) is the latest addition to French fashion mag network Fiasco, and aims to provide a fresh perspective on all things menswear.

Keen to set itself apart from the competition, Fiasco Homme features a monochromatic colour scheme (the cover being an exception) and both a healthy dose of well-written editorial features as well as photo-shoots. Highlights from the debut issue include London-based journo John Michael O’ Sullivan‘s musings on the current state of menswear and the formidable creations of Hanna ter Meulen, John Lawrence Sullivan and Rad Hourani all photographed brilliantly for your delectation.

Add to that model profiles (worry not, these ones are actually somewhat interesting…) and some of the most visually arresting images I’ve encountered in a long while (the fruits of photographer Justin Wu‘s and fashion ed. Benjamin Brouillet‘s labour in The Ultimates) and you’ve got a knock-out job.

Definitely worth some space on your coffee table.