Super Magazine.In the first photo, the focus is just as much on Tovey’s armpit as it is on his face.A post shared by Russelltovey (@russelltovey)Subsequent shots show him pulling on a mesh tank top and sporting a Givenchy suit.Super Magazine posted some alternative images to its Instagram.
It says the concept for this edition was a tribute to celebrated photographer Richard Avedon, who was born 100 years ago last month.A post shared by SuperMagazine (@supermagazinenyc)In one of the images, Tovey wears a leather harness.A post shared by SuperMagazine (@supermagazinenyc)A post shared by SuperMagazine (@supermagazinenyc)Elsewhere in the issue, there’s a fashion shoot with Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black.A post shared by SuperMagazine (@supermagazinenyc)A post shared by SuperMagazine (@supermagazinenyc)A post shared by SuperMagazine (@supermagazinenyc)This edition of the magazine has already prompted headlines with its choice of cover models.
It’s used supermodel Heidi Klum, 50, and her daughter Leni, 19. The women grace alternative covers of the title.Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer who shot for the world’s top magazines.
He was also a classmate of James Baldwin and took photos of civil rights activists and politicians. Baldwin and Avedon collaborated on a book, Nothing Personal, in the 1960s.Avendon, who was bisexual and is regarded as one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, died in 2004, aged 81.Russell Tovey most recently appeared in London for a one-off, live reading of the Derek Jarman arthouse movie, Blue.