After a massive win last night at the 89th Academy Awards—directly preceded, of course, by an equally massive flub—the cast of Moonlight has no doubt been on a high. Now, only hours later, it looks like they won't be crashing anytime soon: Four of the film's male stars just made their debut as the faces of Calvin Klein's new underwear campaign.
When Trevante Rhodes, Alex Hibbert, and Ashton Sanders—the three actors who played Chiron in the film—stepped onto the red carpet Sunday night, they were all wearing suits by Raf Simons for Calvin Klein.
For the youngest, Hibbert, the look was simple: a single-breasted tux in classic black. The teenaged Sanders opted for a double-breasted version. Rhodes rounded out the trio in midnight blue with black facings. And while Mahershala Ali didn't join them in CK on the carpet (he wore Zegna), he did get in on the action for the new campaign.
In stark black-and-white images shot by Willy Vandeperre, a frequent Raf Simons collaborator, the cast model CK basics like cotton boxer briefs and crewneck tees. But the real star here isn't just the clothes—it's the personalities in front of the lens.
The new images (styled by Olivier Rizzo) represent the third series of photos from the brand with Simons at the creative helm, following an underwear campaign set in an art gallery and the debut of the label's new By Appointment line.
"Since the beginning, Calvin Klein's underwear imagery has always made big statements about masculinity; the performances of these actors in 'Moonlight' affected us deeply and made big statements about masculinity in a different way," says Pieter Mulier, Calvin Klein creative director and the right hand of chief creative officer Simons. "Somehow we wanted to bring the two together."
See the entire campaign here.
