Nice bros finish first
Swedish Patrik Franksson is the male face of Sunnies Studios — the only dude to grace the now-famous Sunnies ads, besides Georgina Wilson and supermodel-on-the-rise Kelsey Merritt. Modeling is more like a part-time job, though. Most of the time, he’s hitting the field hard as a professional football player. On the other hand, Mikko Marcelo is a fixture in magazines like Garage and Chalk as a male model favorite. Thanks in part to his tattoos, the Enderun student already has a distinctive look — one that magazines and brands can’t seem to get enough of.
Meanwhile, Luis Hontiveros is an in-demand male model who’s been cultivating a pretty strong social media following all by himself. He’s already graced ads as far-ranging as Max’s and Onesimus.
Together with Gil Cuerva, Vince Vandorpe, Max Berardi and Luke Conde, the IM Agency models comprise the #nicebrosquad, a male model collective that claims to place brotherhood over competition.
We put the #nicebrosquad in equally nice shirts from Artwork’s Forever Danny, a limitededition shirt line that aims to upgrade the school-friendly plain polo with bold graphic prints and statement illustrations. With products for both boys and girls, Forever Danny stands out from the cluttered retail space with a look and feel all its own — bold, silk-screened prints on good boy shirts you can wear to family dinners.
Artwork’s long been a college favorite for its quirky designs, unconventional point of view, and affordable price points. This time, the brand shows that it can do straight-laced and a bit more dressed up, too. Like the nice bros themselves, it’s the kind of shirt line you can bring home to Mom.
Forever Danny is available in selected Artwork stores nationwide: Glorietta 1; TriNoma; SM Manila; UP Town Center; Abreeza, Davao; Ayala Center Cebu; Harbor Point, Subic; Marquee, Pampanga; and SM City Cebu. Follow @artworktshirtson Instagram. Guy’s button-downs start at P1,199.75 (short sleeves) and P1,299.75 (long sleeves).
Follow @nicebrosquad on Instagram.