April 6, 2007 | Porn Stars

Gay porn in fashion

- by Mark Kliem
Gay porn to mainstream fashion crossovers seem to be all the rage these days. Some recent sightings: Erik Rhodes and Ben Andrews dressing up the windows at Loehmann’s; Benjamin Bradley  and blogger bf Ethan Reynolds representing gay-friendly Ginch Gonch; and Johnny Hazzard modelling for Rufskin (not to be confused with the children's line at Sears!)


The trend seems to have been given a kick-start earlier in March when  Benjamin Bradley and Ethan Reynolds announcing they had signed a legit modeling contract with Ginch Gonch. If you haven't noticed lately, upscale colorful designer underwear in unusual patterns has replaced functional Calvin Klein tighty whities as the choice for the modern homosexual. Think twice before pulling out those tattered Costco boxers, boys!



If you happen to be walking by one of Loehmann’s flagship department stores in NYC’s Chelsea district or LA’s West Hollywood district and notice some familiar faces in the window display take a closer look. Yep, that’s right, it’s none other than Falcon Exclusive Erik Rhodes and Lucas Entertainment's Ben Andrews.

Falcon's press release reads, "Rhodes was tapped to do their spring campaign because of his high profile in the adult industry and his wholesome good looks."

Oh please, a couple tres-gay window dressers got a budget to hire models, so they figured, "Why not spend it on a slab of meat we've been jerking-off to at home?" Enter the hulking slab 'o meat known as Erik Rhodes. I'm sure the gay window dressers (are there any other kind?) were sick of those stuck-up manorexic runway mode-elle types, and Erik's really fun and flirty, so I'm sure the boys at Loehmann's got their money's worth.

"The creative team at Loehmann’s wanted to feature an adult star that could turn the heads of their high gay clientele in key markets but yet do it in a way where it wasn’t overtly obvious." Hmm, I never knew Loehmann's even carried men's clothes. Their supposed gay clientele must only be buying ladies wear...

Little Rascal exclusive Johnny Hazzard has walked fashion runways before, but got picked to model for San Diego based Rufskin because, as far as I can tell, only porn stars would wear those clothes. I don't think I want to wear pants designed to show-off my buttcrack, and neither do you, but I wouldn't mind seeing Johnny Hazzard's buttcrack framed over his beltline.

For his Rufskin photo shoot, Johnny got the fashion bug and customized his own pair of jeans and shirt. The results of his handiwork can be seen in the new campaign.

“It was such a cool and pleasant experience to work with [Johnny], not only is he hot as hell but he is also super nice and a super pro,” said Hubert Owner/Designer Rufskin Denim.