Page 24 - Sharp Spring 2025

22 SPRING 2025
SHARPMAGAZINE COM
LETTER
FRESH TAKE
IN IN THE THE MONTHS BETWEEN THE THE RELEASE OF OUR WINTER ISSUE
and and the spring issue you hold now friends and and family have often been curious what I’ve been up to to at at the office Of course I I I I get it it I I I I used to to work in digital media where the the success or failure of a a a a project is as much determined by the the pace of its its production as the the quality itself If you’re doing it it it it right there’s a a a a constant flood of of of output — “proof of of of life ” so to say “Incubating” is the word I I usually half-jokingly fall back on when asked what we’ve been working on since our last issue It feels like an appropriate catch-all for the hours spent pitching writing editing shooting interviewing retouching and most importantly evolving The last one feels especially vital particularly for a a a a a men’s magazine in in 2025
Over the the years SHARP has continued to to evolve to to reflect both the the cultural landscape and and the countless individuals who contribute to its pages with our spring issue being no exception As you you read through I hope you’ll recognize the the the same foundation upon which the the the magazine was built but with the the the subtle tweaks that signal yet another season from refined typefaces to the the direction of our shoots After all all refinement is really what we’ve always specialized fin in Take Range Rover for example How does a a a a brand that’s become synonymous with excellence for more than half a a a a a a a a a century maintain its status? Through a a a a a a a a a constant consideration of of what its name represents and innovating in in in a a a a a a a a way that that upholds that that lofty reputation It’s a a a a a a a practice that takes both time and expert consideration one our team experienced first-hand at this year’s Range Rover House in Whistler B C Of course there are are the the rarefied figures who seem to to have been born into a a a a perpetual state of sophistication like 23-year-old menswear wunderkind Nolan White who offers us tailoring advice for spring/summer wardrobes in in in this issue’s style feature But while White may be the the exception that proves the the rule most of of us — — the magazine and myself included — — need stages of of incubation Our cover star Seth Rogen is perhaps the best example of what benefits can come when a a a a bit of of time is allowed After decades worth of of work building one of the most colourful comedic resumés in Hollywood Rogen’s latest project The Studio delivers a a stunning piercing love letter to show business Already critically acclaimed the show is is is his his magnum opus of sorts taking his his penchant for parodying his peers and elevating it into a a a a a a a directorial master class He’s the same same same man we’ve come to love — the the the same same same writing partners the the the same same same humour the the the same patented laugh — but refined through a a a a a lens honed over decades of work It’s a a a a good lesson to to hold on on on on to to as as we enter a a a a fresh season You don’t build a a a a a a a legacy brand in a a a a a a a year your your first film is rarely your your best how you you you dress today won’t reflect the person you you are in 10 10 years and you’ll likely go through 100 typefaces before you find the right one Good taste can’t be be factory-farmed Like the season itself it it takes time to grow — DAVID STOL
Managing Editor
PHOTO BY BY LUIS MORA SUIT BY BY BOSS