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80 How
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Essentials
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21 GIRL ON OUR MIND
Songstress Cara Frew
26 PREVIEW
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Intimate apparel
30 THE TALK
How to spot the
earliest adopter
32 STATUS SYMBOL
The Tom Ford Aaron Aviator
34 TECHNOLOGY
Skullcandy’s Bluetooth
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36 TASTE
A feast for the grill
42 GROOMING
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44 SEX
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Style
97 FASHION
45 DESTINATION Swim with what’s current
Hot spots in the
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108 STYLE
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don’t want to tempt the universe, – and as they do, the success follows.
but if you’re reading this, we’ve Few people embody that better than
made it through the loopiest 2017 Chance the Rapper (p74), who disrupted
that ever 2017ed. Which means the music industry, independent of any
we made it through Twitter turning label or distribution deals, and who’s
into an ‘I Can’t Believe He Said That’ putting an uplifting spin on hip-hop.
app, a movement that finally began to My hope is that he inspires you to
expose the ugly truth about Hollywood, do the same. Whether you’re planning
a slew of celeb autobiographies your next big career move (p70),
(for better or for worse), more finance thinking of changing up your look
ministers than actual finance, and (p80), or practising some mindful
a Lifetime movie about Oscar unwinding (p116), take a few moments
Pistorious which literally no one to kick back – you’ve earned it.
needed or asked for. And despite the headlines and the
But like Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s twins, truths they often reveal, remember this
sometimes for every one bad thing, important lesson from our favourite
there’s a host of better things in store. celeb autobiographers: each new day
Wayde van Niekerk’s been setting and new year brings another chance
world records, Thando Hopa dropped to rewrite them.
all kinds of greatness on Pirelli’s
annual calendar, and Cassper Nyovest Nkosiyati Khumalo
filled up yet another stadium. Editor
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ara Frew is our favourite kind of
overachiever. The kind you love to
love. The LA-based songstress counts
speaking Zulu and cartwheeling
on the back of a cantering horse as two of
her skills. She’s competed in both the World
Equestrian Games and Miss South Africa.
And then there’s that magnetic voice of hers.
It’s this last gift that she’s chosen to turn into
a career, and with great success, too. At 26, the
Sony-signed artist has several chart-dominating
singles to her name. She’s collaborated with the
likes of local house heavyweight Black Coffee (on
‘I’ll find you’) and American DJs SNBRN and BLU
J (on ‘You got me’), and she’s performed to mega
crowds at both the iconic Coachella and
Hollywood’s The Viper Room. Next up is the
release of her debut album, Flame, in early 2018
(available for preorder now), and then, who
knows, a Grammy?
She doesn’t put her achievements down to
talent alone, though. ‘I once read that dedication,
hard work and persistence outweigh talent as
predictors of success,’ she says, recalling the six
months she spent doggedly sending pitches to
Black Coffee before he called her up.
As a vegan and aspiring superstar, Frew finds
LA an ideal base, but she’s a South African at
heart. ‘Aside from my family, what I miss most
about home is the people. South Africans are so
genuine, warm and open. For now, I’m embracing
the opportunities coming my way in the US, but
I’ll be back one day.’ We say, embrace away. Home
will always be here.
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ark Hamill has
balanced the
pop-culture
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– his performance as
the good-natured Luke
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MUSIC
PERFECT
HARMONY
DJ Brendan Fallis on why music
and fashion go together
Words by Bernd Fischer
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f you’ve read anything on the internet about
Brendan Fallis, you’d expect an interview
with the international DJ over lunch to be
intimidating. The New York-based cool guy,
who happens to be recently married to the equally
good-looking DJ and entrepreneur Hannah
Bronfman, is in the country to perform at the
launch of a new Hugo Boss store. Fallis began
a partnership with the brand after attending their
Autumn/Winter 2017 show and the connection
between the two has been nothing but a natural
fit ever since.
‘Music and fashion have always gone together,’
says Fallis, noting that it’s the simplicity of
the brand that draws him to it. ‘It’s high-end,
functional, with good design elements, yet really
wearable. Hugo Boss will always move with the
time. The fit is classic.’
Of course it doesn’t hurt that Fallis looks good
in a suit, as his 83 000 Instagram followers can
attest. Mixed between posts of music gigs and
#fashiongoals, Fallis shares his fitness routine (it’s
all part of the influencer package now, after all).
But what we can respect is Fallis’ integrity
when it comes to what he shares, only working For Fallis’ top 10
with brands that actually represent his lifestyle. summer tracks
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a billboard, you’re just buying a small piece of
dedicated content that you know is going to hit
a certain audience,’ he says. ‘With Instagram
Stories now, it’s become even better because
it’s grittier and kind of day-in-your-life raw.’
And for Fallis, it’s the work he does that matters
most. ‘A video of a thousand people with their
hands in the air still looks the coolest to me.’
GAMES
T
his week, Gran take beautifully reproduced It’s also much more eager to differently. Its single-player
Turismo Sport was and shockingly tunable cars walk you through its many campaign is more about
released, finally out for races on real-life features than Gran Turismo. teaching you how to drive
bringing its speedways and courses – However, if you’re less into so you can take those skills
gorgeous, hardcore, ultra- their approaches could not be how the game feels and just online, which is clearly where
realistic take on racing to more different. Aesthetically, want to know which has the the game wants you to spend
modern consoles. It comes the games aren’t even best stuff, there’s a few things most of your time. And while
two weeks after the release of speaking the same language. to know – the most important Gran Turismo does look like
the Xbox One’s premier racing Gran Turismo Sport is being that there is much more the slimmer package, its
simulator, Forza Motorsport 7, hyper-focused on teaching you game tucked away in Forza 7. approach to teaching and
which means that, if you love to love cars the way it does, to It has races where the time rewarding you for good clean
cars and racing them in as drive the way it wants you to, of day and weather can shift, driving is utterly absorbing.
realistic a way as possible, you and to instill a sense of pride which is both visually stunning It, ironically, made me realise
have a big choice to make. in being a sophisticated and also makes your races how shitty I had been driving
First, let’s mention the car-lover with the good taste dynamic and more in Forza, a game that’s liberal
obvious: Each of these games to play Gran Turismo. challenging. It also has many with assists for inexperienced
are exclusive to the console Forza 7 is, first and more cars than Gran Turismo, racers, but not so great at
they’re on, with no chance of foremost, a video game. and a single-player structure coaxing you out of them.
crossing over. PS4 owners get It’s full of video-gamey that’s easier to grasp, where There’s room for both of
Gran Turismo Sport, Xbox One accoutrements, like loot boxes you race through different these games to co-exist, but
and PC owners have Forza and constant reminders of all events designed for different not necessarily the time for
Motorsport 7. However, the stuff you’re earning. Some kinds of cars. Finish one you to invest in both – they’re
if you’re about to pick up of this is grating and other series, and you unlock the each pretty hardcore. Gran
a console, and racing games parts, like the fact that your next, until you land in the Turismo is niche, but it fills
are important to you, read on. actual car collection ‘levels up’ Forza Grand Prix at the end that niche incredibly well.
While both Gran Turismo is weirdly compelling and of your journey. For everyone else, there’s
and Forza are ostensibly out makes you want to collect Gran Turismo Sport Forza except, of course,
to do the same thing – let you cars like you would Pokémon. structures things a little Playstation owners.
THE
he Sellout, Paul Beatty’s Man-Booker
winning, absurd and ironic ride
through the mind of modern America
is equally as provocative as it is
hilarious. At turns humorous and heartbreaking,
STORY
it casts a striking image of a supposedly post-racial
America. Set in the rural fictional town of Dickens,
it focuses on Bonbon, a young black man who just
wants to take care of his farm, reinstate segregation,
and experiment with slavery.
SELLER
American novelist Paul Beatty talks
James Nash: Do you think that The Sellout
could have as accurately depicted race relations
in America if it wasn’t a satire?
PAUL BEATTY: I don’t think of the book as satire,
really. For me, it’s just a story I wanted to tell.
I-feel-bad-for-laughing fiction that’s It’s just the way I write. It’s not that different from
anything else I’ve written. It’s interesting for me,
got something serious to say that the ‘satire’ word has really been stuck to
this book. I think it’s a way of not having to deal
Words by James Nash with the sadness and irony in the book... You can
just say, ‘Aw yeah, it’s satire.’ I was in Hackney in
London and this Ugandan woman stood up, and
I’m paraphrasing here of course, but Everybody gets to write what the fuck
she was like, ‘This book isn’t satire, this they want. But at the same time there’s
is real life!’ going to be some blow-back. People
As absurd as the book is, it still feels have the right to criticise you. And
real. So for me, it’s interesting who uses I think that’s the part that people are
the word ‘satire’. For who is it satire, for dealing with – because they’re being
who is it something else? critiqued by populations they don’t
even necessarily see.
JN: In the past, racism has been largely
viewed and dealt with retrospectively, JN: The cursory manner in which the
but we’re being forced to confront father character’s death by police
contemporary racism in all its forms. shooting is handled near the beginning
Do you think that your book is an of the book – is that meant to mirror
instance of that? how the media represents these crimes?
PB: I’m not denying that the book’s about PB: No, it has nothing to do with the media,
race and racism. There’s a bunch of stuff man. It’s just a fucking book. These things
in there and it’s just this character’s just happen, they’re just a part of fucking The Sellout
perspective. Race is a part of who he is, life. It took me five years to write the book by Paul Beatty
so race manifests in the way that he thinks, and so whenever I wrote that, all the shit (Jonathan Ball,
the way that he sees the world. I was thinking that’s happening wasn’t there so it’s not R190)
about some of the visual art that’s popular in a response to this. It’s a ‘this is the lay of the
the States, it’s interesting how it’s always in land, it’s always been the lay of the land,
this deep historical context and rarely dealt I think it’s always going to be the lay of the
with in a contemporary setting. It’s like land.’ It’s kind of a contradiction to what we JN: There’s this reversal of comic relief
a buffer against culpability, on everyone’s were talking about earlier, because we were in the novel. Normally humour is used
part, as a nation, as a people. talking about how people can’t deal with as a counterpoint to serious topics,
the contemporary: part of the reason that but in your book the humour itself is
JN: You’ve said you don’t believe in we go to the past is because things are still uncomfortable. I often found myself
cultural appropriation. the fucking same in many ways. There’s so laughing at something then felt bad
PB: Yeah, I don’t know what it means – much reverberation that’s still there. It’s not about it afterwards. Was this important,
everyone throws that phrase around. about now so much as it’s about always. or even intentional, for you as you
I don’t use it because I have fucking no wrote it?
idea what it means. Really. I just watched PB: I love what you said about ‘the
this documentary about Asian-American opposite of comic relief’. The psychology
rappers on Netflix called Bad Rap. I think phrase for it is ‘cognitive dissonance’,
somebody will, and can, say that that’s so I think all the time about that notion
cultural appropriation, but they’re just of feeling two supposedly opposite
doing what they love. feelings at the same time. It’s hard to
Let me tell you a weird story: I was write that kind of stuff, because it’s hard
just walking around by myself in to verbalise and make it make sense,
Shibuya train station and I saw out so that’s an interesting challenge:
the corner of my eye, a Japanese kid to write about these two supposedly
dressed head-to-toe like a Blood opposite things happening at the
(a notorious African-American street same time, for me that’s fun.
gang). Full-on red, he’s got a bandanna I remember reading an interview
but he’s got like a whole ’nother style with Alicia Keys and they were saying,
on it. And he looks at me and gives me ‘What’s your favourite Biggie Smalls
a ‘what up’, I guess because I’m the only song?’ and she goes oh, ‘Me and my
black person within like a 100 yards of bitch’, but then she contextualises what
him. And I nod back to him, but it was it is about that song that spoke to her.
just different for me. And I think it was It’s more than, you know, this mean word
weird, weird, weird… – there’s a bunch of shit happening all
I think back to when I was in junior high at once – and it’s not like one cancels the
and kung fu movies were a hit. You’d see other out. I think that’s the other thing,
guys from my neighbourhood dressed we think of contradiction. We think of
from head-to-toe in Chinese gis with the hypocrisy as automatically cancelling
Bruce Lee cuffs and the shoes and it’s something out.
sort of the same thing: all these influences The fundamental thing is that I’m
and obsessions going back and forth. always uncomfortable and so that’s
I don’t think that’s cultural appropriation, where it starts formulating, that’s just
I don’t know what it is. how I write.
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T
he typical response to being stuck in traffic
resembles the five stages of grief. First there’s
denial, then anger, then bargaining, and then
depression. Finally, there’s acceptance, which is the
part where you resign yourself to making the corner
of Strand and Long streets your new home and take
a nap on your steering wheel.
Instead of continuing to cycle through these stages
after a soul-destroying commute, Chris Megan, Carl
Cronje and Sipho Ndimande are actually doing
something about the problem of traffic congestion in
South Africa’s urban centres. The three entrepreneurs
founded uGoMyWay, a free carpooling and ride-
sharing app that connects people who are travelling
the same regular routes so they can share the ride and
the costs involved. While currently Cape Town-
centric, the platform is growing fast enough to soon
start clearing roads in other major cities, too.
The trio sat down with us to chat about the traffic
crisis and the benefits of the old lift-club concept.
WE’RE
hours on the road every day. We hear people saying
that it feels like their days are getting shorter. It’s not
their imagination. They actually are. And research
has proven that this all impacts very negatively on
SLOWLY
It’s that too many people are driving their own cars.
Around 80% of cars on the road have only one person
in them. There are around 700 000 four-seater cars in
Cape Town, so we already have the infrastructure to
Could this carpooling app transport everybody. Now it’s about making better
use of that infrastructure by putting more people into
be the solution to major traffic fewer cars. There are also plenty of people who drive
similar routes every day, so carpooling makes sense.
congestion in South Africa? The idea is for drivers and passengers to make
long-term carpooling arrangements. >>
Words by Dayle Kavonic
GQ: Talk us through the journey GQ: What features did you need to GQ: Aside from helping with traffic
of creating the app. add to make the app competitive? congestion, what are some of the
UgoMyWay: We started working on UgoMyWay: One of the biggest things other benefits of carpooling?
the concept back in 2010, but the has been fine-tuning our algorithms to UgoMyWay: Splitting travel costs is
climate wasn’t right yet for app-based provide excellent matches, which maximise a big benefit. We worked out that if
solutions. So we waited a few years for the distance of the shared journey and you’re doing a daily journey of 21km,
the technology to catch up, and then minimise how far the driver has to deviate carpooling can save you R1 000 on fuel
in 2014, we self-financed our way into from their route to pick up or drop off every month, and that’s a conservative
development. By the end of that year, passengers. In our pilot, we found that estimate. It also reduces emissions,
we had a minimum viable product. 90% of users got a good match, and of which is great for the environment.
We showed it to a few people and these, 84% got what we call ‘high-quality’ And it’s good for social cohesion, too.
made the good decision to start over. matches with less than 5km deviation. Put another person in your car and
This time around, we focused on user To address safety concerns, we’ve given a commute becomes a social experience.
experience and Android functionality, users the option to affiliate themselves with But the biggest benefit has to be that
and finally in 2016 we had a product organisations and companies they belong it gives people time back – up to an
that we felt proud enough of to launch. to so there’s accountability. And then hour a day to do the things you actually
But the challenge with a model of this there’s also the option to give a star want to do like yoga.
nature is that you need to reach a critical rating to anyone you’ve carpooled with.
mass of users before anyone can find For convenience, we’ve integrated an GQ: What can we expect to
a good match. So we started marketing at in-app chat function, and there’s a see from you in the future?
schools, and then more recently partnered functionality to formalise how much UgoMyWay: The plan is to take the app
with Accelerate Cape Town to run a pilot passengers will contribute to the ride per to the rest of South Africa and the whole
project with eight top corporates in the km. Users can also easily make payments continent. Ultimately, we’d like to be part
CBD. We saw a huge increase in downloads within the app using SnapScan technology, of building a future where no one even
and 89% of users were able to find a match. and all trips are logged for record-keeping. needs to own a car.
PROFILE
T HE ENTREPRENEUR
BRIAN
CHESKY
The CEO and cofounder In 2015 Chesky was named a Presidential
of Airbnb – the R400bn Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship
EDUCATION
Airbnb’s headquarters in 1999-2004 Rhode Island School
San Francisco in 2015 CHOOSE FAILURE OVER REGRET
of Design, BA Fine Arts
‘Jeff Bezos’ regret minimisation
DON’T SETTLE framework advises choosing fewer
‘At school, my teachers would say: “You’re regrets over fewer failures. Each year,
a designer. You could design the world you it’s harder to do something new – you
CAREER IN BRIEF
live in.” That was very inspiring. But, at have one less year of your life to do it.’
3DID I was designing products that would 2005-2007
end up in a landfill. I quit my job and left Industrial designer at 3DID,
Los Angeles
LA with $1 000 in my bank.’ LIVE WITH YOUR COFOUNDERS
‘The turning point for Airbnb was when
2007 my two cofounders and I lived and
Moves to San Francisco with school worked together seven days a week.
friend (and future Airbnb Bouncing ideas around late at night
cofounder) Joe Gebbia
formed some magical moments and that
close bond is what builds your company.’
October 2007
Launched airbedandbreakfast.com
Airbedandbreakfast.com
back in 2007 April 2009
Airbnb receives funding
STOP FRETTING worth R7 920 000
ABOUT COPYCATS
‘I remember when I started Airbnb,
May 2011
somebody told me, “Don’t worry Ashton Kutcher invests
about someone stealing your idea. in the company Chesky with Ashton
Kutcher, an early
They will only dismiss it.”’ investor in Airbnb
WORDS BY ELEANOR HALLS
October 2013
GO DIRECT TO SOURCE Airbnb receives its
‘By picking the right source, you can nine millionth booking GRIP ANY CRISES
fast-forward learning something new. ‘We had a PR nightmare after renters
I’m pretty shameless when asking for trashed a home in San Francisco. I was
January 2017
help, including from Mark Zuckerberg. advised to increase the guarantee for
Airbnb reports that it is in profit
The circumstances might be different, hosts ten-fold. In a crisis if you move
but you can learn the outlying principles.’ in one direction, you’re usually okay.’
THE
RI
GH
K
YEAR-
C T
TR A
END
CAREER
REVIEW expands and you learn more about
future opportunities.
Being open to a new role when it’s
KEEP IN MIND YOU’RE
AT THE TILLER
To continue the directional theme,
Now’s the best time to presented is great, but that leaves the considering that we spend more time, on
execute a professional destiny of your career path in someone average, at our desks than asleep, you’ll be
else’s hands. And if you’re sitting by much happier if your career progress is in
health check and make an iPhone waiting for a recruiter to call, your control – and not the HR department’s.
sure you’re on course you’ll be left waiting a while. ‘Regular ‘If you are leaving your career plan in the
discussions with a specialist recruiter hands of HR or hiring managers from
Words by David Halliday
is a good idea,’ says Hammond. ‘As within your company, you’re beholden to
is giving real thought to your annual what’s best for the company,’ says Peel. ‘And
S
tick with us on this – it’s actor review and engaging in an honest that’s not necessarily what is best for you.’
(and one-time Calvin Klein dialogue with your current employer
bulge) Travis Fimmel’s maiden about where you want to go.’ KEEP GOALS VERSATILE
voyage on Vikings. His And as much as it’s a giant cliché, the Avoid the set-and-forget approach where
enterprising Norsemen suddenly decide question ‘where do you want to be in five you create goals and leave them to collect
to check their course with a floating years?’ is one you should have answers to. dust on your metaphorical vision board.
sundial contraption. Had they not made The key is in maintaining targets that are
that valuable course correction, Fimmel KEEP CHECKING IN QUICKLY active and adaptable. A career plan should
wouldn’t have put boots on the ground AND OFTEN be fluid and always evolving, and not
in sunny England and slaughtered all According to Warwick Peel, CEO of a distraction that gets in the way of kicking
those monks in episode two. Future Directors Institute and Startup goals in your current role.
And so, hedonistic TV pillaging aside, Boardroom, a career plan needs serious
even the most distant of goals need reflection at least twice a year. KEEP YOUR PORTFOLIO
constant reassessing – especially when Minimum. Ideally, once every quarter. UP TO DATE
eyeing off a corner suite with an actual And for this, there’s no better time than By updating your CV/ LinkedIn/ portfolio
door that actually closes. Steve year end, when companies are talking every 12 months – minimum – you can take
Hammond, executive search specialist performance reviews – and most stock of achievements. Look at the skills
and director of Kingfisher Recruitment, employees are planning their summer you’ve developed, both technical and soft,
believes that whatever your industry, vacations, and not their next career and make sure you’re moving in the right
what’s essential is not only some sort move. With the rest of the office set to direction. Does your organisation have a
of mud map of where you want your autopilot mode, it’s a good opportunity performance review every six to 12 months?
career to go, but also an ability to stay to spin the wheels of career Perfect. Instead of closing your eyes and
on course. Because a decent progression development. ‘You set aside monthly thinking of England, use the review time to
in your professional life will require commitments on your financial plans,’ document how your career is tracking and
frequent reviews as your skill set says Peel. ‘Career plans are no different.’ what you want to achieve next year.
T
he facts speak for themselves: significantly from seemingly minor
improve confidence, communication
one in four employees blame interventions. New research reveals that
and create vitality in the workforce.
work as the primary cause of poor feelings of being supported at work can help The positive impacts will flow throughout
mental health. Half of all employees do prevent emotional exhaustion and create the organisation, while improvements
not feel their workplace is an emotionally happiness, building resilience, which in in key staff retention, productivity,
healthy environment, with 55 per cent of turn produces higher productivity rates. attendance, quality of work and morale
organisations having no formal strategy Everybody wins and there’s a resilience prove addressing mental wellbeing isn’t
for handling employee wellbeing. intervention to fit every company budget. so frivolous after all.
Words by
Mark Anthony Green
Photographs by
Eric Ray Davidson
GQ: I can’t imagine you in a rap beef. Do you think that’ll ever
happen? You going diss for diss with some rapper?
CTR: I don’t see it ever happening. You know, I take my fucking
raps so seriously that I don’t write raps without having a purpose
for them anymore. I can’t write raps without having a beat and
having an understanding of what I’m going to do with that song.
I have to know what I’m going to do with that track when I’m done.
I can’t see myself ever having somebody say something about me
on a song and me being like, ‘All right, now I’m about to say
something about them on a song.’
GQ: What do your parents think of all of this? All of the attention?
CTR: My dad’s had a million jobs. Whether it was, like, working for
sanitation or working on somebody’s campaign, whatever he was
doing, people would always want to talk to him. About something
Kanye do things where I was like, ‘I’d never do that.’ I’ve always that they needed, or somebody that they were mad at and they
been able to defend Kanye. When everybody’s like, ‘Kanye’s a nut, wanted my dad to fix it. My mom hated it. She’d be like, ‘Be with
Kanye’s a nut,’ I’m one of those guys saying, ‘No, he’s saying some your fucking family! We’re at the movies.’
real shit.’ Like when he went on stage with Taylor, I was, like…
well… Beyoncé kind of deserved that. [laughs] I’m rationalising GQ: How does your mom feel about you now?
everything that he does, but I can’t say that in the same position CTR: I think my mom is very, very, very proud.
I would do the same things.
Being around Kanye, Kanye says crazier shit in private than he GQ: But how does she feel about the celebrity aspect of your life?
does in public, which is hard to believe because he says the craziest CTR: I think I’m the most apprehensive and private of all of us.
things in public. He does have a filter. He’s not a liar or somebody I remember when I was first getting into my career, my mom was
that is going to sugarcoat things when he does speak. But Kanye’s very, very hands-on and protective. She’s super smart. I’m
said some crazy shit to me where I respond, ‘No, I don’t feel you a young parent in a relationship, so there’s always relationship
at all.’ I always wanted to be more of a person that people enjoy. advice or parenting advice that I get from my parents. I do miss
Somebody that will make you laugh. I’m talking about just my the times when I was, you know, still living on 79th and could
personality, not necessarily how my music sounds. Because come home, but I don’t feel as sheltered by anybody anymore.
I believe I’m a disrupter like Kanye in a lot of ways. My dad has always just been a people person. I still look to my
dad for advice.
GQ: Yeah. Seven Grammy noms with no label is pretty disruptive. My dad’s the man. And I can’t say that enough. He has always
CTR: You know what I’m saying?! I get that from Ye. But I get stuck up for people. And he’s also always been a good dude. That’s
my personality and my character and my understanding of how who I want to be. I’m okay if the story seems boring to people
I respond to people and how I work with people and how I present because I’m a good guy. I’d be cool with people remembering me
my opinions – I get that from my dad. as a good, boring dude. As long as people say good. You know?
I want to be the good guy. And sometimes the good guy sounds
GQ: How important are the Grammys – to music, and to Chance like a lame thing. But the good guy, in what I’ve seen happen so far,
the Rapper? the good usually wins.
In an era of
gratuitous, social-
media-stoked
vanity, how can
men make sure
they look their
best without
crossing the line
(But not look like
into self-obsessed
weenie-dom?
GQ’s crack style
you’re trying)
I HAVE PERFECT EYEBROWS. I really do. They’re identical, subtly arched,
and grooming and full without being bushy. Every follicle is in lockstep. It’s like there’s one really
team equips you strict boss lash who micro-manages the other lashes into picturesque roofs for my
with the rules, tips, eyes. I’m basically the black, male Cindy Crawford.
inside intel, and When my friends used to make fun of me for (allegedly) plucking or sculpting my eyebrows,
it bothered me. Though I never have and never will actually work on my eyebrows, the
critical lady advice accusation still got under my skin. Sure, I want perfect eyebrows. But I don’t want people to think
for navigating the I want perfect eyebrows – to mistake me for the sort of person who might expend even a little
(well-moisturised) time, money, or effort perfecting his eyebrows.
I just want to look good. I say it without shame, and you should, too. But that self-consuming
minefield of
quest for looking good has haunted me since sixth grade. Ever since I got an in-school
male upkeep suspension for brushing my hair during language arts. This was the first time in my life I was
accused of being vain. And it cut me to the core. I was raised to believe that vanity wasn’t just
K N OW T H Y L I N E . . .
ANEW
F RO NTI E R :
SHEET
MASKS
Skin care is such a big deal in
South Korea that it’s endorsed
by the government. There’s an
unofficial national skin-care
routine that features a minimum
of ten steps. Over the past few
years, those complex daily
routines have trickled our way,
and though they sound only
slightly less involved than
studying for the bar, there are
elements worth highlighting.
This is where sheet masks
THE SPECTRUM OF FOOTCARE INDULGENCE
come in: They’re designed to
ARE YOU A ‘BABY FOOT’ KINDA GUY? get highly concentrated
ingredients into your skin and
only need to be used about
once a week for less than the
Clipping your time it takes to watch an
DRUGSTORE-BRAND VANITY
‘Baby foot’
toenails Leave this foot episode of Veep. The main
BLACK-MARKET VANITY
I’m at
11 000 LOUIS
XIV PHARRELL
ZAYN
MALIK
NOTABLE consecutive
good-hair days
SELF-LOVER and counting.
ILLUSTRATION: DANIEL WOODGER
34% vanity
50% the
ab gene
Genetic factors notwithstanding, those guys you see with six-packs probably
work out constantly, eat highly restrictive diets, and possibly take a ton of
supplements. There are quasi-surgical options that claim to give you a shortcut.
I fell for CoolSculpting, and after a few hours with my love handles sucked into
1% tha
a giant ice-cold vacuum cleaner, the only thing that changed was that my fat was
weird thing numb for a few days. What it taught me is that you need to decide what’s too hard
where no
amount o
(or literally impossible) to fix and then focus on what you can, and make that
shitty food amazing. For all the times I wish I had a six-pack or better arms, I get told I have
affects his
health
great skin or great hair. And you know what? That’s all the validation I need. – GM
at just 16,
Jasmine
Tookes has
quickly
catapulted
to modelling
stardom. The
26-year-old
has walked
countless
runways, lent
her looks to
a host of
prestigious
campaigns,
and even had
the honour of
wearing the
iconic Fantasy
Bra at the
2016 Victoria’s
Secret
Fashion Show.
We decided to
get to know
her better
DON’T LET
THAT STRUT
MISLEAD
YOU – SHE’S
AC T UA L LY
RATHER
RESERVED
That’s if she doesn’t
know you. Tookes has
previously admitted that
she’s usually quite shy
and quiet, until she starts
to feel comfortable in
your company – ‘then you
can’t shut me up,’ she told
Victoria’s Secret. Believe
it or not, she’s really just
your average girl in many
ways. ‘Caring’ and
‘loving’ are two words
she uses to describe
her personality, but
she admits to having
an excitable side,
too – something that
might explain her
nickname, Jazzy. >>
Bryce
Thompson
Dayle
Kavonic
SHE’S A
VICTIM OF
WANDERLUST
The sultry beauty might
have been born in the
sun-soaked holiday hot
spot of Huntington Beach,
California, but she’s
hooked to the travel side
of her job. Her favourite
destination on earth is
the tiny South Pacific
island of Bora Bora,
but she’s been snapped
everywhere from Ecuador
to Paris. The only part
of jet-setting she doesn’t
enjoy? Leaving loved
ones behind.
ON A
begins gyrating with the force of what must
be a couple of hundred retirees, as they step
to the side-and-back and side-and-back.
Soon, they’ll converge on the all-you-can-eat
buffet or the 11.30am lunch sitting in the
main dining room. But for now, that’ll have
to wait. Under the direction of Katherine,
a South African 20-something who will later
BOAT*
attempt to sell us souvenir tiki cups at the
bar, they’ve transformed into a technicolour
blur of casual polo shirts.
We’re on the first day of our voyage aboard
Ovation of the Seas, a vast cruise ship en
route to Thailand. Over the next five nights
we’ll see a live stage performance, starring
a panel of six dancing motorised TV screens.
We’ll hear a recording of mum-friendly
Canadian crooner Michael Bublé
performing a cover of Nirvana’s grunge
classic ‘Smells like teen spirit’. We’ll learn
how to skydive. We’ll drink many different
*OKAY, SO IT’S
kinds of cocktails in exotic colours. We’ll
fail to ever truly grasp which direction is aft,
OF 18 STOREYS,
events, including an ab boot camp,
a mid-morning trivia session, karaoke,
FOR FIVE DAYS style show called Live Love Legs presents an
array of ways to enjoy oneself or a creeping
OF FOOD, FUN, anxiety about never truly being able to do
them all. We decided to find out.
AND MORE FOOD. MS Ovation of the Seas is owned by
cruise company Royal Caribbean and is
SO MUCH FOOD the second-largest passenger ship in its fleet.
Construction started in September 2014
and was completed some 19 months later,
Words by Jake Millar at a cost of just over $1.3bn. It is, as you’d
expect, enormous. The ship has capacity
for 4 905 guests and 1 500 crew, weighs >>
overlooked by Royal
Caribbean, which took home
$11.4bn in revenue last year.
The starkest difference
between cruise routes seems
to be the passengers’ dietary
preferences, which is fitting,
since so much about cruising
revolves around eating. The
colossal mindfuck of ordering
the right amount of food for
everyone is mostly done by
computer, with a bunch of
complex algorithms that
decide how much of each
thing they need for a
particular voyage. This
depends greatly on which
WE IMAGINED THE
looking cocktails on a tray. ‘It’s called countries they’re travelling between,
a Caribbean Sun,’ she announces, before as some places are larger consumers
LIKE A SKINNY that will last the duration of our voyage. washbasins. This ritual does have a certain
jailhouse feel to it, but it’s reassuring to
CHRISTOPHER see people forced to comply with basic
standards of personal hygiene when faced
WALKEN. HE’S with the potential to spread illness through
the ship with wildfire proportions.
DANISH, AND We don’t actually eat at the Windjammer
LIVES IN THE
because our Deluxe Beverage Package gives
us access to the ship’s fancier restaurants.
LANDLOCKED US
These include Jamie’s Italian, a steakhouse
called Chops Grille (where we witness
STATE OF ARIZONA
a man eat a T-bone the size of a tennis
racquet) and Wonderland, a Heston
Blumenthal-inspired affair of small but
visually impressive dishes.
women remain at the North Star bar epending on how many times you’ve seen The menu in Wonderland is a framed
every night of our cruise. 1997’s Titanic, it might be easy to imagine blank sheet of paper that must be painted
As well as a bar, the top deck is home that cruising is an exclusive affair, all formal with brushes dipped in water to make the
to the iFly, the FlowRider and an wear and hatboxes. But someone could get invisible text appear. The food is divided
observation pod attached to a giant onboard this ship for under AUS$800 into five categories – sun, ice, fire, sea and
mechanical arm that lifts it 92m above (R8 400) – a steal for a five-day holiday. earth; the latter of which is described as
sea level for a view of, well, the sea. This would entitle them to access most ‘dishes grounded in whimsy’. Our first
There’s also a running track, which areas, the main buffets and some drinks. course consists of small spoons containing
takes us 5min 34sec to walk around, and Anything beyond that is paid for with spheres described as ‘liquid Manzanilla
which at the front of the ship becomes a SeaPass – a kind of onboard credit card – olives’. The olives deliver an initial note of
a virtual wind tunnel, channelling and which is settled before disembarking. sweetness, followed by a sudden explosion
concentrating air flow with ferocious, We imagine it’s easy to go hard on those of intensely salty liquid. Other dishes
toupee-threatening velocity. souvenir cocktails when you don’t need include a miniature ice-cream cone stuffed
At the North Star bar, a waitress to face the bill until your holiday is over. with avocado and crab meat, and
approaches with a collection of exotic- And it’s difficult to imagine this fact was something called Buffalo chicken eggs, >>
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with what’s
current The new rules
of aisle style
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with all the
112
latest resort-
wear trends
for a classier
poolside
affair this
6 Scents
summer to consider
this summer
Words, Creative
Direction and
Styling by Jason
Alexander Basson
Photographs by
Glen Montgomery
at Supernova
Vertical
stripes
Chunky stripes evoke
a feeling of vintage
style. Mix faded
and more vibrant
options in shades
of a single tone.
Markham shirt
R340. Cotton On
shorts R329
Gucci trousers
R16 800
Opposite page:
Zandre wears
Gucci blazer R50 900.
Speedo R375
Graphic
squares
& stripes
You can’t start a sentence
about resort wear without
touching on nautical print
at least once. We’re a little
bored of the traditional
styles, but we love the
palette. So why not think
laterally and mix it up by
combining squares with
a more modern minimalist
take on nautical print
and colour.
From left: Adeole wears Topshop pants R929. Call It Spring heels R799
Zandre wears Billabong shorts R799
Opposite page from left: Adeole wears Topshop dress R1 099. Pringle of Scotland hat R999. Emporio
Armani at Luxottica sunglasses POA. Pichulik bracelet R380, bag limited edition. Call It Spring heels R799
Mason wears Zara blazer R1 799, sweater R1 799. Pringle of Scotland shorts R1 100. Ray-Ban at Luxottica
sunglasses R2 190. Pichulik hat R750. Zara shoes R699
Water
colours
The combination
of blue and white is
just so idyllic and
fresh. For another
take on nautical,
why not go down
the abstract route
using blue paint-
stroke prints or
unconventional
graphic details
to create a more
progressive look.
Just keep it simple
and let the details
do the talking.
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What’s in store: Why it’s time for face oil /// Get tank-top ready
6 Scents to consider
this summer
You can’t expect to get away with wearing a cold-season scent on the beach or at a sunny brunch, just like
you wouldn’t do the same activities in your winter coats and boots. If you still don’t get how fragrance
etiquette works (yes, it’s a thing), we recommend one of these colognes to get you cool for the summer
You’ve got the right seasonal fragrance, now don’t stuff it up — and we mean this in more ways
than one. Don’t be that person that everyone hates in the elevator. Especially in the summer
Here are some tips for
applying cologne in the
warmer months:
1. Yes, because you’ll be sweating
a lot more, your scent will fade
a little sooner. Does that mean
you need to spray twice the
amount first thing in the
morning? Absolutely not.
2. Apply first thing after you 3. Yes, spritz once onto each 4. Never spray directly on your 5. Don’t spritz in a cloud and
shower. Your pores are most wrist. No, do not rub them chest, clothes and neck. walk through it – it’s probably
open then and your cologne together. Instead, dab your Unless you want to drive wasteful and you risk
will sit longer. neck with your wrists. away everyone around you. damaging your clothes.
A
as a sweaty man, nothing
gets my pores streaming
like the summer heat.
I sweat gallons in the sun, especially
if it’s humid. Much of that percolation
occurs above the shoulders. I’ve
got all kinds of techniques for
combatting the summer sweats,
but I recently realised one grooming
habit of mine was exacerbating the
problem: moisturiser.
Moisturising is, in my opinion, one
of two essential daily skincare steps
that every human should take (in
addition to cleansing; do them both
twice daily). Moisturiser hydrates
your cells, promotes healthy turnover,
and creates a barrier over your skin
to protect it from environmental wear
(and UV rays, if it’s packing SPF).
However, it’s that barrier of dense
cream that gives me extra (like, three
times as much) sweat in the summer.
If I don’t apply moisturiser and step
outside in 30-degree heat, I adjust
and only sweat from the heat itself.
If I do apply moisturiser, I could stand sweating, they let the pores breathe
over the front lawn and water it with more than a moisturiser might. GQ Recommends
my brow sweat. The one downside is that creams
So, I stopped using moisturiser have more corrective, nourishing
in the summer. But because it’s still benefits than oil. But, since you’re
imperative to hydrate and protect still using a dense moisturiser or
the cells, I have to replace it with night cream at bedtime, you’ll get
something else. those healing benefits while your
Enter face oils. They’re cells regenerate overnight. (That’s
lightweight, and a couple drops when it’s more imperative, anyway.)
will soak evenly and seamlessly People with dry skin are who
into the face, leaving no oily residue. will benefit most from using
They work as expert hydrators, face oils, and those individuals
penetrating all three layers of the might consider replacing their Susanne Clarins La Mer
skin like a serum, instead of just moisturisers permanently, not just Kaufmann Lotus Face The Renewal
sitting atop the first layer like in warm months. Oils will hydrate Face Oil Treatment Oil 30ml
Line F Oil 30ml R2 750
a moisturiser. They protect you from much deeper than any moisturiser,
30ml R986 R550
the elements (aside from UV rays), and will of course add oil to
since they’re lipophilic (meaning, the dry skin, which is incapable
they trap in moisture and block out of producing enough itself.
the bad stuff that ages you and clogs Th is should help minimise
pores). And, as a solution to the acne and scaly skin, too.
Get tank-
top ready
Because sleeveless
shouldn’t mean
careless
Words by Stephen J Praetorius
W
hen done right,
tank tops can be the
ultimate summer flex.
Just the right amount of casual for,
say, a beer garden or the drive
to and from the beach, they’re the
next best thing to going Bieber–
style perma-shirtless, covering
barely enough skin to be called
clothing while still allowing the
wearer to catch those few precious
extra rays of sun. But be warned:
Before you go ahead and forsake
2. 4.
TAME YOUR CHEST HAIR TEND TO THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD
all sleeves for the next two
months, certain steps must be While chest-hair spill-over depends on An unkempt neckline can make an
followed to guarantee you look the exact tank top, most styles have some otherwise impeccably groomed man look
your best – and we’re not talking sort of a scoop neck, meaning you’re all sorts of messy. That goes double when
about simply upping your rep going to show off a lot more chest than you’re wearing a tank top. Which is why,
count at the gym. Here, the five you’re used to. It’s important that you even if you’re between haircuts, you should
PHOTOGRAPH BY GETTY IMAGES/GALLO IMAGES/BAUER-GRIFFIN/CONTRIBUTOR
vital grooming moves you need make sure your fur sweater is under stop by your barber to clean up the
to complete before sporting control. Now, depending on your southernmost border of your ’do before
a tank top this summer. preferences, that could mean anything even thinking about going sleeveless.
from giving your chest a trim to Trust us on this one.
shaving the whole damn thing off.
1. 3. 5.
RID YOUR SHOULDERS OF STRAYS BEAT BACK THE BUSH IN YOUR PITS ANNIHILATE THE NECKBEARD
In a perfect world, hair would be Chances are you don’t pay much attention Honestly, this is just good life advice,
restricted to certain spots on our bodies. to your pit hair. Which is A-okay, since you regardless of what you’ve got draped
Unfortunately, we live in an imperfect usually hide that stuff under fabric. across your torso.
world, and for whatever reason single However, now that you’re planning on
hairs have a tendency to pop up in places wearing a tank, it’s time to rethink your
they’re not wanted. Like your shoulders. policy, because the last thing you want is
Which is a problem, since they’re about for those locks to take the spotlight. So grab
to see the light of day for the first time in some sort of grooming device – we prefer For more summer
a sharp pair of scissors – and trim the grooming tips
a while. So before you don your favourite
visit GQ.co.za
tank, take a tweezer and rid your upper weeds just enough so that they don’t poke
arm of each and every goddamn strand. out when your arms are at your sides.
QUIT COMPLAINING
Not only does it
make you unpleasant
to be around, but
entertaining negative
thoughts takes a big toll on your
happiness and affects how you DO WHAT MAKES YOU ANXIOUS
approach problems. Next time
Set yourself a challenging
you’re about to complain about
environment, keeping track of your
trivialities, think, is it worth it?
thoughts, and you’ll find it easier
Then swap it for a positive or
to rationalise your anxiety.
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Simon Cowell
is allegedly in
L’Oreal brand the line-up for Kevin Hart putting
White supremacy rallies ambassador knighthood. himself in a bad environment
Dame Helen where bad things happen,
in the US. Not ‘why did
Mirren publicly which resulted in him
this happen?’ but ‘why is let slip that cheating on the same woman
this still happening?’ ‘using L’Oreal he cheated with on
probably does his ex-wife.
fuck-all for
my skin’.
Chicken sashimi
No one we care about died in Season 8
of Game of Thrones. Also, we have to
became a thing.
wait until 2019 for the next season. Has no-one heard
of Salmonella? y
ff
of
Grindr was sued by
man because 1 100 Kendall and Kylie’s
uninvited guest Biggie & Pac
showed up at his scandal. Like wtf? The male romper
house over the course But we guess happened. Though
of a few weeks, each Kardashians will it’s probably not
demanding sex and always Kardashian. the first time, this
ignoring his refusal as one broke the
part of a supposed internet with
role-playing exercise a brand called
they agreed to online. Romphim that
needed R140 000
in crowd funding to
go into production,
but then somehow
ended up raising
R4 900 000.
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