Getting The Right Shots

November 28, 2006

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Juliano Corbetta is the brains and brawn behind two sexy productions: a blog called “Made in Brazil” that highlights the best in Brazilian culture (especially the simple, human beauty of men), and Butch, a fashion line. Butch is a super-sexy sportswear collection with an extra emphasis on unique, sexy -- and butch -- swimwear.

When invited to blog here for a week, my lovely editor asked me to write about how I put a collection together (I design swimsuits out of Brazil), but I thought it would be more interesting to write about bringing it to life in images.

I am not sure what my creative process is, or if I even have one. Drawing figures in swimsuits is certainly not the most difficult task on the planet, but I would like to think that I do it well. Fittings for swimwear certainly do not require a Sayville row internship, but keep in mind everything needs to be in the right place and stay there when all that is covering you is a small piece of Lycra.

For the third season in a row I came up with a selection of tiny outfits to make a trip to the beach more interesting. For the first time this year though, I had the opportunity to explore new shapes and dare a little more, while keeping in mind that a guy actually needs to put the swimsuit on and feel comfortable in it. For the first time this year, I also had the opportunity of bringing my vision to life by shooting a catalog at the beach with a talented photographer who gets what I am about.

It is not often that I feel like I have it better than other designers. When it comes time to castings though, I am probably the one who had the best week ever. This season I wanted the boys to be in great shape, but also look natural, as if they were effortlessly hot. I did not want any names, which were very recognizable (as much as I love the likes of Chad White and ex-Armani Exchange model Nicholas Lemmons) because it had to be about the swimsuits above all. It only took me eight hours, 150 boys from several modeling agencies, and tons of Polaroid’s of them in swimsuits to get to that final group.

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