Dan The Scout » Panos Yiapanis

A portrait of Panos

Dan The Scout — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:00:42 +0000

This evening legendary photographer Nick Knight turned his lens upon the reluctant face of Panos Yiapanis, placing the visionary stylist in the limelight – something he habitually stays clear of. As a part of Nick’s 100 Portraits series for i-D magazine, Showstudio is broadcasting each sitting live over their website for public viewing of their studio set.

Panos, who is the guiding light behind Givenchy menswear and Rick Owens’ runway shows [as well as styling Courtney Love] posed introvertedly, using his burgundy beanie as his best friend – covering his face for the majority of the shoot.

Legs crossed, torso caving inward and tattooed arms crossed over his slim frame, Panos offered a writhing and slightly awkward on-camera persona. Maniacal smiles peeped out occasionally from under the woolen cover, though generally he remained in an intense and responsive physical and verbal dialogue with Nick Knight.

Dressed in laced leather trousers, glitter capped brogues and a shark print black tee from Riccardo Tisci’s FW09 Givenchy collection, Panos carried the runway to the street with a natural ease, with his thick bracelet chronograph the sole accessory – heavy and masculine.

Surely one of my most anticipated final shots in this prestigious series of London personalities whom I respect and admire, which I am excited to say will include my friends Mavi Staiano and Hannah Marshall in coming days.

Dan The Scout — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:00:14 +0000

Somewhere in Griffith Park, Arena Homme +

by Alasdair McLellan and Panos Yiapanis

Helmut Lang, the wonder years.

Dan The Scout — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:00:29 +0000

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My friend and esteemed fellow writer Dean Mayo Davies turned my eye to Helmut Lang today, with his brilliant conversation with the stylist Panos Yiapanis for Ponystep here.

The pastiche, appropriation, re-interpretation, and down right ‘ripping off’ of the visionary designer is never more evident than today, a decade after his peak in the late 1990s, during his enduring friendship with muse Melanie Ward.

Here are a few of my favourite images of Helmut’s work, shot and/or styled by Panos, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Sims and other artistic juggernauts of the industry.

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