Well… it’s finally here. My most personal work to date. You’ve seen me write countless magazine pieces—through UrbanInsider and other media outlets, here in the States and in London—but Confessions of a Former Tradeboy is different. This isn’t an article. This is a reckoning. This series is something I’ve been building for a long time. It talks about my dating life, who I used to be, and the person I’m still becoming. It unpacks the man I innocently fell in love with—and the symbolism that love dragged me through. The highs. The damage. The beauty. The lessons. I thought it would be interesting—maybe even necessary—to break his personality into different characters that represent both the past and the present. But I’ll let you find out which characters he lives inside of… because you’ll have to read the book to know. And yes—there’s a little bit of me in a few of those characters too, along with inspiration pulled from other men I’ve crossed paths with along the way. All beau...
IG BOY BADDIES — like Marcello Alvarez, Rico Hundo, Reek.Ivan, Deven Hubbard, Renzo Dinero, Don Benjamin a Chicago native who we worked with as well and a legit ton of others. From 2019’s Model Peak to a 2025 feed that feels anything but the same. In 2025, only a few still hit at model level — Ethan Mouzon and ONE_RALPH. Where have all our quality male baddies gone? UrbanInsiderMag: You came up inside that wave—2019’s model-grade Boy-Baddie peak to today’s crowded feed. In 2025, only a few still truly hit: Ethan Mouzon and ONE_RALPH. How does that land with you? Cloutio: It tracks. I started when IG felt scarce and intentional. Now the volume is higher, but there are still guys who keep it special. Ethan and ONE_RALPH have the discipline and the eye—that’s the bar. UrbanInsiderMag: Where have all our quality male baddies gone? Cloutio: A lot of people are posting; fewer are building. Quality takes intention—light, training, taste, pacing. The look didn’t disappear; the commitment...