The Hours Before - Men's Folio

The Hours Before

Meridian, liminal space, blue hour — the mysterious times and spaces in-between delineations.

Somewhere between midnight and morning, before the city stirs and the light gives anything away, a new season takes shape. With stillness in the dark before anything is revealed, we step into that unclaimed hour for September — shot after-hours, in the quiet handover between one season and the next.

Coat, shirt, pants, belt, all Valentino

Shirt, polo shirt, pants, briefs, Flatpack belt bag, all Gucci

Coat, shirt, pants, belt, shoes, all Valentino

Coat, top, pants, beanie, earrings, all Bottega Veneta

Polo shirt, Dior

Jacket, pants, gloves, all Giorgio Armani

Jacket, coat, shirt, pants, belt, loafers, all Prada

Jacket, shirt, pants, tie, loafer, all Louis Vuitton; Gloves, Stylist’s own

Jacket, shirt, pants, tie, all Balenciaga

Photography Chuan Looi | Yipieyaya Studio
Styling Liew Hui Ying
Grooming Gan ChuFan
Hair Keith Ong
Photography Assistant Max Ong, Eugene Teoh, Edison Liew | Yipieyaya Studio
Styling Assistants Fabienne Liew
Model Ben Lim

Once you are done with this story, click here to catch up with our September 2026 issue.