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Esquire Middle East May 2023 cover: Idris and Sabrina Elba

Idris Elba for Esquire Middle East

Cover and every look inside, with Idris and Sabrina Elba, shot at Amaia Villas, Dubai.

Grooming
Jac Ludlow
Photography
Juankr
Fashion & styling
Laura Jane Brown
Production
Steff Hawker
Retouching
Elena Misjuk
Publication
Esquire Middle East, issue 149
See the shoot

Idris Elba for Esquire Middle East

Esquire Middle East · May 2023

The shoot
  • Idris Elba seated in a cream suit beside yellow mimosa, Amaia Villas, Dubai
  • Black and white close portrait of Idris Elba
  • Close portrait of Idris Elba in a dark jacket, looking off camera
  • Idris Elba waist-deep in a pool in a painted print shirt
  • Idris Elba standing in a green suit by floor-to-ceiling glass
  • Idris Elba photographing with a medium-format camera
  • Idris Elba smiling in a knitted polo under a parasol
  • Idris Elba wading through a villa pool, wide shot
  • Idris Elba in a cream shirt, glancing sideways

Yaqoub Alfarhan for Esquire Saudi

Esquire Saudi · Summer 2023

The shoot
  • Esquire Saudi Summer 2023 cover: Yaqoub Alfarhan in blue-tinted aviators
  • Close portrait of Yaqoub Alfarhan looking over blue-tinted aviators, full curls and beard
  • Yaqoub Alfarhan framing his eyes with his hands, wooden beads threaded through his fingers
  • Yaqoub Alfarhan in profile, lowering his sunglasses against a blue backdrop
  • Full-length portrait of Yaqoub Alfarhan in a houndstooth coat, red scarf and wide stone trousers

The launch of Atlantis The Royal, Dubai

Atlantis The Royal · January 2023

The shoot
  • Winston Duke in a belted striped suit on the Atlantis The Royal carpet
  • Liam Payne in a black satin shirt at Atlantis The Royal
  • Max Rogers and Kimberly Wyatt at the Atlantis The Royal launch
  • Atlantis The Royal resort on Palm Jumeirah under a clear sky
  • Jac Ludlow and Liam Payne backstage at the launch
  • Winston Duke on the red carpet at the launch
  • Liam Payne full length on the Atlantis The Royal carpet
  • Liam Payne with a guest at the launch night
  • Max Rogers and Kimberly Wyatt at the after-party bar
  • Light beams over the main stage on launch night
  • The pool deck at Atlantis The Royal

Saudi Arabia national football team for Esquire Saudi

Esquire Saudi · World Cup 2022

The shoot
  • Saudi national team player smiling in black tailoring, Esquire Saudi
  • Saudi national team player holding the World Cup match ball to his forehead
  • Saudi national team player in a red knit holding a football boot
  • Saudi national team player in sunglasses and a green varsity knit
  • Saudi national team player in a pale linen suit and bucket hat
  • Saudi national team player seated in a suede bomber and sunglasses

Tara Rose: Dubai launch show

Tara Rose launch show

The shoot
  • A model walks the white runway at the Tara Rose launch show
  • Model with a high-top flat top in a white shirt jacket
  • Model with bleached blonde curls and a skin fade
  • Model with textured swept-back hair in a white suit
  • Model with a skin fade beside pampas grass
  • The men and bridal models line up in white at the Tara Rose launch
  • High-top flat top, three-quarter view
  • Two models backstage in white before the show
  • Model in white resting in the wash chair backstage
  • Model with a classic flow in a white suit
  • Full-length look in white at the Tara Rose launch
  • Jac Ludlow on stage with the creative team at the finale

BBA Hall of Fame

British Barbers' Association · 2017/18 collection

The shoot
  • Three models in tailoring on a white sofa, British Barbers' Association shoot
  • Three models in tailoring seated on a white sofa
  • The British Barbers' Association Hall of Fame group photo
  • Barbers laughing between looks at the Hall of Fame shoot
  • Barbers at work on the cutting floor in a white warehouse studio
  • Black and white front view of a heavy textured fringe with a skin fade
  • Black and white profile of a disconnected fringe
  • Profile of a textured crop with a hard part
  • Back view of a tapered nape against a brick wall
  • Front view of a heavy fringe with a skin fade against brick
  • Close side view of a disconnected fringe with a shaved part

Anthony Suminski for Dapper Dan

Dapper Dan

The shoot
  • Anthony Suminski from behind in a Dapper Dan T-shirt, black and white
  • Anthony Suminski in profile with a textured quiff and sculpted beard
  • Fade detail on Anthony Suminski, black and white
  • Anthony Suminski in profile, black and white
  • Anthony Suminski in profile, colour

Escape Barber Shop, Oslo

Escape Barber Shop

The shoot
  • Model with a slick back and undercut, black and white
  • Model with a pompadour and long sculpted beard
  • Model with a platinum quiff, black and white
  • Jac Ludlow outside Escape Barber Shop in Oslo
  • Jac Ludlow in a barber chair outside Escape Barber Shop
  • The Escape Barber Shop team against a brick wall
  • Three models in barber chairs in the snow outside Escape
  • Four models walking down a wet Oslo street
  • Models seated on an Oslo street in winter coats
  • Two models against brick with hands pressed together, black and white
  • Two models against a brick wall
  • Model with a platinum quiff in a grey overcoat
  • Four models in overcoats walking through Oslo

British Barbers’ Association: Toronto 2018

British Barbers' Association · 2018

The shoot
  • Jac Ludlow and Gary Machin cutting side by side on the main stage
  • Jac Ludlow with the team on the Revel in Beauty red carpet
  • Jac Ludlow cutting on the main stage with the live screen above
  • Jac Ludlow cutting live on stage
  • The main stage arena in Toronto from the floor