It’s a collaboration 20 years in the making. A collision between art and fashion. A gallery opening. A launch party. And, yes, we’re doing it for the kids.

the gentle of men is the brainchild of life long friends artist John Arsenault and Andy Sälzer (Creative Director, Yoko Devereaux). The subject matter speaks directly to the difficulties of identifying as gay, especially as a young adult.

This series of 4 t-shirts is inspired directly by the work of John Arsenault. Specifically, from the work featured in Mr. Arsenault’s solo show opening January 6^th, 2011 – “A Ghost is Occupying My Heart” at clampart gallery (Chelsea, NYC).

All proceeds from the sale of these t-shirts will go directly to the Trevor Project, an organization determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth).

T-shirt graphics include ‘Your Ignorance Could Smother the World,’ ‘We Are All Your Kids,’ ‘Faggot’ and ‘A Ghost Is Occupying My Heart’.

“T-Shirt graphics continue to be an influential form of visual communication for me and my work. In this context, the imagery is all about solidarity. We wanted reinforce the message that ‘you are not alone’,” says Andy Sälzer.

“A large portion of my work is based around self portraits, which inherently includes my sexuality. If I can make the transition from gay youth to gay adult any easier for someone else, then I’ve succeeded,” says John Arsenault.

Here’s to the impossibly stylish, to those devil-may-care pinnacles of cool with the swagger and panache to carry any ensemble, and to make it all look so easy.

Now making it look easy just got a little bit easier.

Brooklyn-based designer Yoko Devereaux has taken our uptown chic-meets-downtown cool approach on the road, teaming up with Urban Outfitters to create ‘yoko d’, a second collection of their trademark laid-back reinterpretations of traditional tailoring.

Inspired by the belief that classic menswear can be both sophisticated and accessible, yoko d combines the established brand policy of high-quality fair-labor tailoring with the international availability of the Urban Outfitters market.

The four-part capsule collection features a short, tank, woven shirt, and jacket, each in modern cuts, designed exclusively for sale at select Urban Outfitters stores.

Photography – Tim Zaragoza
Media Design – David Hartman
Creative Direction – Conor Hautaniemi
Models – Re:quest
Styling – Yuki James
Grooming / Makeup – Elizabeth Greco for yourtearsheets.com
Set Design – Isaiah Weiss
Special Thanks – Nick Giannelli

In these days of soaring gas prices, yelps of cash crunches and real estate depression, the last thing anyone would do is destroy money.

Well, anyone but Yoko Devereaux that is.

Created for Spring / Summer 2008, Old Money, is a collection of coins hand cut into works of art Yoko has attached to aged sterling silver necklaces.

Don’t fret though Freedom Fighters, no U.S. coins have been used. The coins collected are from around the world including Canada, Croatia, England, Russia and The Czech Republic.

The results are very masculine: Proud moose heads, stoic tall ships, mighty birds and regal profiles.

“When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is.”

– Oscar Wilde