NYTIMES STYLE MAGAZINE
By Hilton Als; Photographs by John Edmonds; Styled by Carlos Nazario
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| Left: The Row T-shirt, $250, (212) 755-2017. A.P.C. jeans, $220, apc-us.com. Right: Hermès shirt, $960, hermes.com. Dior Men pants, price on request, (800) 929-3467.Credit...Photo by John Edmonds. Styled by Carlos Nazario |
Nobody wanted it. Certainly not the folks at Alfred A. Knopf, who published his first novel, “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” in 1953. Back then, the young James Baldwin — he was just 28 when “Mountain” came out. Baldwin was made to feel suspicious and grief-stricken about his body long before he or a loving man could claim it. “Go Tell It on the Mountain” is a beautiful novel in part because its author understands the interiority of the characters who recall so much during a particular church service. “Giovanni’s Room” was Baldwin’s bastard child in the way he was a bastard child. Imagine the various publishers’ surprise when this novel of gay and bisexual love showed up over the transom. (It was eventually published in 1956 by the Dial Press.) [
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| Left: Giorgio Armani Icon Collection T-shirt. Calvin Klein Underwear briefs, $40, calvinklein.com.Credit...Photo by John Edmonds. Styled by Carlos Nazario |
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| On the Cover: A reimagining of “Giovanni’s Room” is featured in T’s Sept. 8 Men’s Fashion issue. From top: Celine by Hedi Slimane sweater, $1,550. Hermès sweater, $1,000.Credit...Photo by John Edmonds. Styled by Carlos Nazario
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