April 2022 - May 2022

Da Man

Leading Men’s Fashion and Lifestyle

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Something Old, Something New
When I took the fateful decision to enter into the world of men’s lifestyle and fashion publication, there were at least seven other titles vying for the same space and audience. Fast forward to today, a good 15 years later, and DAMAN is the last tit
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Publisher/Editor-in-Chief RONALD LIEM Editor-at-Large JOEZER MANDAGI Fashion Director-at-Large BRAD HOMES Managing Editor ANINDYA DEVY Assistant to Publisher RADITYA BASUKI Editor RIGA RAMADHAN Writer CLAUDIA RINDIANTIKA Sr. Fashion Stylist SAFINA NA
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Summer is inevitably the perfect time to pull off shorts: they help you to stay breezy and stylish under the sun. This season, the bottom ends come to above the knee and the overall design come in all shapes and forms. Those wanting more modest, slou
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Runway
Summer has always meant colorful revivals … but this time around, the ever-reliable black still holds some grip on the runways. Fashion is asserting its return to the basics and classic tailoring with this single color. Easy and highly effective, bla
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News
German sportswear label Adidas and Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their collaboration on the Y-3 brand. Exploring the past, present and future of the brand, the “20 Years: Re-Coded” campaign stars Fre
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Essentials
Supreme surprised its devoted fans with news of a high-end collaboration. After its previous team-up with Yohji Yamamoto, Louis Vuitton and also Emilio Pucci, the brand has now partnered with perhaps the most iconic and enduring British brand in hist
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Grooming
Often overlooked and rarely explained, ceramides actually have a proven record as an anti-aging ingredient. Ceramides are lipids—or fats—that are naturally found in high concentrations in the uppermost layers of the skin and they make up over 50 perc
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Scents
Loewe’s Un Paseo por Madrid collection is a tribute to the fashion house’s home base. Introduced in 2012, it was initially a series of four perfumes inspired by Madrid and its splendor. Created by Emilio Valeros, the pioneering quartet represents the
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Watches
As a tribute to its historical roots, the Santos-Dumont collection from Cartier adds three new lacquer watches elevating the style and spirit so dear to legendary aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont to its repertoire of elegance. In particular, these three
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Gadgets
In the past decade, tablets have gained—or perhaps regained—greater popularity for its versatility, offering a wealth of computing features and functionalities in a more compact, easier-to-carry package. As we have come to the age of Instagram Reels,
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Trunk Call
For some, a trunk is just a piece of luggage, but for French fashion house Louis Vuitton, the cuboid container is the embodiment of its founder’s artistic expressions, dreams, and desires. In the 1850s, Vuitton designed his first trunk, a flat-topped
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Living
The Grand Relax from Vitra is a luxurious reclining lounge chair combining outstanding comfort with compact dimensions and a classic understated aesthetic. Designed by Antonio Citterio, the Grand Relax appears both compact and inviting. When sitting
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Future and Changes
British indie pop band Bastille greeted 2022 with their fourth studio album, “Give Me The Future.” Comprising thirteen tracks, the album embodies tech-heavy themes and is inspired by science fiction. The first track of the album, “Distorted Light Bea
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Books
Shimmering like a movie star for 100 years, Jaguar has been synonymous with elegance and luxury in automobile culture—and it’s high time for the exquisite car brand to be properly commemorated. Right on time for the 60th birthday of the E-type, star
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Movies
Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor Director Sam Raimi May 6 sees the second movie centering on Marvel Comics’s Sorcerer Supreme. Following the events of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” where Dr. Stephen Strange (Be
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The Adaptation
Stars Sasha Lane, Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke Hulu’s “Conversation with Friends” is the second adaptation of a Sally Rooney novel after “Normal People.” Much like “Normal People,” “Conversation with Friends” is all about the complicated na
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Eats+drinks
As a vegan restaurant Zest Ubud (Jl. Penestanan No. 8, Ubud, Bali; +62 8234 006 5048; zestubud.com) fills diners with flavors that nourishes the soul with an array of the best locally grown fruits, shoots and roots. Using only locally-sourced ingredi
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Travel
Renaissance Hotels unveils its second property in the Island of the Gods with the opening of Renaissance Bali Nusa Dua Resort (Kawasan Pariwisata Lot SW 4 & 5, Jl. Raya Nusa Dua Selatan, Benoa, Bali, +62 361 2092888, renaissancenusadua.com). Perched
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Triggering The Skinny Genes
Back in 2019, British singer-songwriter Adele made a shocking appearance in an episode of “Saturday Night Live” with her new slimmed-down figure, the result of successfully losing around 45 kilograms. As people wondered what programs or routines she
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Build Endurance, One Plank At A Time
Social media has given rise to all kinds of participatory challenges. From the famous ice bucket challenge promoting awareness of ALS to the breathtaking “shoot for the sky” challenge on TikTok, the varitions are endless. Those related to exercise ro
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The Secret Of A Tiger’s Roar
Porsche Indonesia unveiled the new Porsche Macan GTS not too long ago during an exclusive preview at the Porsche Centre Jakarta. “The new Macan, inspired by the Indonesian word for tiger, is a highly-anticipated new model and we are thrilled that it
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Navigating History
The word icon is often thrown about carelessly in the world of design, but sometimes, the designation is more than warranted. A great case in point would be Breitling’s Navitimer watches. Instantly recognizable, highly-regarded and with a history spa
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The Gentle Passage Of Time
Grooming Dinar Model Christian Leitner/Gustav Model ■
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All That Glitters
Grooming Kartika Shabrina Model Yesaya Abraham ■
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Victory In His Hand
The 18th Asian Games held in 2018 witnessed a young Indonesian male jet skier, Aqsa Aswar, claiming a gold medal. His victory helped Indonesia reach fourth position in the medal table, surpassing Uzbekistan, Iran and India. Born into a family of jet
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The Virtuoso
Young, talented, and free. These three words perfectly describe actor, singer and DJ Al Ghazali. The firstborn of Ahmad Dhani and Maia Estianty—both prominent figures in the Indonesian music industry—Ghazali has realized from a very young age that mu
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The Game Changers
In the ever-changing music industry, electronic dance music or EDM has become one of the most popular genres in Indonesia. For the past decade or so, the nation’s EDM scene has been driven by the likes of Winky Wiryawan, Riri Mestika and trio Weird G
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Grow With Passion
Axel Matthew Thomas has become quite a familiar face in the entertainment industry. After starting his career at a very young age, Thomas has now grown into a bona fide actor. You can tell from how he keeps adding titles of movies and TV series to hi
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Flipped, Turned Upside Down
Back in March 2019, a short fan film titled “Bel-Air” was released on YouTube. The three-and-a-half-minute clip acted as a mock trailer for a darker, more dramatic version of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”—arguably one of the most enduring pop-culture
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Shoving Into Overdrive
Glen Powell is about to ride into the danger zone as “Top Gun: Maverick” finally has a theatrical release date. In this highly-anticipated sequel to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun,” Powell plays as “Hangman,” one of the naval aviators set to take to t
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Home On The Range
Chad White first appeared in DA MAN back in late 2010 for a sleek, urban photo shoot. Then, in 2014, we had the chance to chat with him at length and learned about how he was well on his way to becoming a pro baseball player before an injury led him
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Leaving Nothing To Chance
There is something oddly satisfying when you go over the résumé of a successful model—particularly one of Justin Eric Martin’s caliber. In a way, it’s like looking at the perfect candidate for a job, as the earliest entries in the “job experience” li
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Icons Of Sprezzatura
Among the many fundamentals of contemporary fashion gifted to us by Italy, none are arguably quite as Italian or as timeless as “sprezzatura.” Coined by prominent Renaissance author Baldassare Castiglione, the term was explained to mean “a certain no
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Playing With Shadows
Having previously presented its fall/winter ’21 and spring/summer ’22 collections digitally during Milan Fashion Week, Onitsuka Tiger—under the direction of Creative Director Andrea Pompilio—proudly presented its fall/winter ’22 collection, also duri
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Masterpieces Of Sound
Bvlgari has shifted the paradigm of modern-day watchmaking and established itself as the master of the Estetica della Meccanica, balancing superior savoir-faire and the innovative aesthetics of ultra-thin watches to create groundbreaking timepieces.
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The Game Changer
Earlier this year, TAG Heuer introduced the latest generation of its connected watch, the TAG Heuer Connected Calibre E4. In essence, this new generation of the Connected offers two models, each of which highlights an aspect of TAG Heuer’s Connected
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Index
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