Nylon Guys - May 2015

KELLY SHAMI NYLON Guys designer, NYC

Created illustrations and layouts seen throughout this issue.

MAXWELL WILLIAMS Writer, L.A.

BEN RAYNER Photographer, NYC

Shot “Nick of Time” (page 88), “Lights, Camera…” (page 94), and “Chill Wave” (page 110). “Working on this issue was very fun. Wildwood is a funny little kitsch town on the Jersey Shore. No one was there.” Hometown: London Twitter handle: @benrayner Latest discovery: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Travel plans: Swedish road trip Playing on repeat: New Björk Online fixation: Tumblr Compulsively reading: Tumblr Mode of transport: Feet Secret skill: If I told you, I’d have to tell you. Sartorial signature: Plaid

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Interviewed the Workaholics trio for “Hardly Workin’” (page 82) and Deborah Ann Woll for “Daring Enterprise” (page 104). “I was surprised by the fact that, more than being super funny, the Workaholics guys were genuinely nice people. It was a trip interviewing Deborah Ann Woll because I got to watch episodes of Daredevil before anyone else. This job has perks!” Hometown: East Fairfield, VT Twitter handle: @okamax Latest discovery: Dancehall artist Kranium. I discovered him a few months ago, but Asma from Nguzunguzu put his song “Nobody Has to Know” on her recent mixtape, and it rekindled my love for the track. Travel plans: The doctor, because I have the worst case of the flu right now Playing on repeat: Brianna Perry’s “I’m That B.I.T.C.H.” Online fixation: Twitter all day, every day. And NHL.com. Compulsively reading: Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy. I know I’m late on it. Mode of transport: My sturdy vintage Nishiki road bike Secret skill: I can stretch the skin really far from my face. And I can do a handstand at age 33. Thanks, Mom, for those gymnastics lessons when I was eight.

TIM BITICI Stylist, NYC

Created the looks seen in the fashion feature “Chill Wave” (page 110). “It was a blast exploring our location in Wildwood, New Jersey. It was very inspiring to work with a great model, photographer, and beautiful clothing.” Hometown: Greenwich Village, NYC/Berkeley Heights, NJ Twitter handle: @timbitici Latest discovery: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. It’s everything. Travel plans: A backroads bike tour in Patagonia, Argentina Playing on repeat: A mix of Josephine Baker and Biggie Online fixation: dlisted.com Compulsively reading: Page Six and Haruki Murakami Mode of transport: Uber or walking Secret skill: I make the best Bolognese sauce (the secret is to have the veal and beef slowly simmer in pork fat). Sartorial signature: High/low and always something ripped

“This issue is one of my favorites. From my personal film taken on a drive through a Nevada desert that we used for Big Sean’s story to the Dr. Steve Brule illustration, to the exploding bits of design throughout the comedian stories, it’s packed with a lot of energetic artwork.” Hometown: Rutherford, NJ Twitter handle: @kellyshami Latest discovery: Apartment mood lighting, thread-count importance, and Sharpie brush markers Travel plans: San Francisco this summer with friends, and I’m dreaming of Bali constantly Playing on repeat: Just got into Mick Jenkins, and I have no idea why I can’t stop playing T-Pain’s “I’m Sprung” while closing this issue, which opens a whole playlist of early 2000s hip-hop/rap. Online fixation: eBay for Sopranos memorabilia and updating my jewelry collection site Compulsively reading: Always picking up something new from the Strand. Right now, it’s Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon. Mode of transport: Window seat of a yellow cab Secret skill: I think a woman should maintain her mystery. Sartorial signature: Black hair, Yankee hat, vintage Fendi bag, sneakers, and jewelry all over– sometimes I sleep with it on.