This series brings together images of models wearing
clothes already used by others before them. In this group it's a
rather well stained set of painter's overalls belonging to the
Photographer Gilles Crofta.
'Chris '
I can only identify this model as 'Chris'. I rather like
his softly contoured bulkiness and young jock look. There's a
distinctly unkempt look about his facial and pubic hair that
certainly fits the workman image, nice hairy forearms too, but it
does make the total absence of chest hair seem a little odd. I wonder
who got the job of applying those pec smears? At this stage, despite
the black oil stains, the overalls look as though they might be
freshly laundered. But judging by Chris's oily body they are going to
get pretty dirty inside if the shoot gets hot. There's lot of scope
here for identifying paint spots for comparison with other pictures
for those who doubt the re-use of this item of clothing.
Nick Hird (Hirdy)
Nick Hird's face and slender, tightly muscled body don't
quite match the casual, macho image of the worker's overalls but the
photography itself is quite interesting. 'Hirdy' has the air of a
long-suffering renaissance martyr, an impression reinforced by the
bruise-like mark on his forehead. He stands with hands overhead, body
unprotected, resigned to his fate (as a canvass for greasy hands and
a clothes horse for dirty gear). His finely etched torso seems to
grow out of the rolled-down overall top, which has taken on the
appearance of an improvised loin cloth, as traditionally worn by your
actual mediaeval martyr on his last public appearance. The greasy
smear across his lower abdomen makes you wish you were here earlier
to witness it's application.
Stuart Reardon
Stuart Reardon, moonlighting from his rugby career,
certainly cuts the manly mustard, facially and physique-wise but
looks pretty puzzled by the spade. Admittedly, the digging implement,
paint spots and oil stains are a confusing collection, covering
several, quite different types of manual labour. However, he's
clearly not fazed by going without any underwear, which is what
really counts at the end of the day. I'm thinking of a career in
abdomen smearing.
Dwayne K
Dwayne K gets full marks for offering the most
sweaty-looking, finger-marked body of them all, but he doesn't seem too
thrilled at having to clad it in overalls in an even grungier state.
Notice how he tries to keep the contaminated cloth away from his most
prized possession, no doubt dreading the order to place his hands on his head.
Craig Bramley
Craig Bramley must have been the apple of his mother's
eye, but I'm not sure she'd approve of the tattoos, or the
near-explicit exposure! Craig seems to be quite comfortable with the
dirtying up process and this is the best picture of the lot for my
money. We never get to see these models wearing the top half of the
overalls, but here it looks as though they are of a bib and brace
design, which is less sexy than the chest-revealing-when-open,
'all-in-one' style. Of course you may prefer to imagine the
photographer has just shredded the garment on Craig's body. His face
does seem like he's determined to retain some dignity in the face of
humiliation.
Danny Reeve
Danny Reeve is having none of this erotic smut, he's
keeping his Calvin's on thank you very much. This ensures he keeps his gear
unsullied and the overalls are hoisted up at a respectable height.
You can forget about those random oily body smears too. It shows a
nice male modesty, getting into character. The baby oil is less
helpful for this manly image, it doesn't really pass as genuine sweat
and here's another man who doesn't look as though he really knows what to do with
that shovel. I'm not quite sure what to make of the chest
stubble, Danny's slab-like pecs probably looked great when they were
shaved a few days ago and they'll probably look terrific again with a
bit more grow-back showing, but they don't look very workman-like at
this point. I can imagine the photographer getting quite cross about
him turning up in this state, which might explain Mr Reeve's sulky
expression.
Aaro Mack
No-one wants to be the last in line and the look on
Aaron Mack's face and the way he's holding the overalls away from his
body suggests he's also twigged that their recent history is suspect
and they ain't that clean any more. Perhaps he's also being modest
about showing his pubes and is getting a tongue-lashing for his
trouble (so to speak). I love to see a handsome man discomforted.
My thanks to Gilles Crofta and his
delightful models
(and apologies for impugning their cleanliness!)
For
other articles in this series click on 'sharing' in the label list
below
Facchini - Dentist 
Taikonaut - On The Horse
