00:00Alden is very into fitness, that's why it was perfect to depict him in a t-shirt.
00:13Instead of going with the usual sportswear route, we decided to look into vintage sports
00:20ads and editorials.
00:22So the whole shoot is very nostalgic and eclectic.
00:27A lot of mixed references.
00:30So even for the video, it's very fast-paced.
00:33A lot of zoom-ins and fast cuts.
00:37It's based on vintage commercials and archival clips of the Olympics and sports events.
00:44Our photographer for this shoot is Carl King Aguña.
00:47He's a photographer based in London, but for now he's staying in the Philippines.
00:52His photos are very moody and raw, and it's very dynamic.
00:56You can really see the movements of the subject that he shoots.
01:01He's really perfect for the shoot because a lot of his work is based on past magazine
01:06editorials and fashion shoots.
01:10So working with Alden was relatively a breeze.
01:13It was a really hot day, but Alden was a real trooper because he was very willing to put
01:18on any kind of look that we gave him.
01:21He was really receptive to instructions, and he really embodied each attitude assigned
01:26to each layout.
01:27We went for something more of an athleisure look for Alden.
01:31So the first layout was indoors where he was wearing a full track suit from Wills Bonner,
01:36and we matched it with the new SL72s from Adidas in an electric blue color.
01:41So for the outside athleisure layout, Alden wore a green pullover from Wills Bonner, track
01:47pants from Adidas, and a pair of brown sneakers from Adidas as well.
01:52For the last layout, we went for a more casual vibe, and Alden wore a full look from Mason
01:57Margiela.
01:58So we layered a distressed denim shirt over a striped button-down paired with black cotton
02:04shorts.
02:05And of course, you can't miss the instantly recognizable tabby loafers that Alden wore
02:11so well.
02:13So the entire nation fell in love with Alden Richards back in 2015 when he was one half
02:17of the massively successful love team, Aldub.
02:20And to this day, people still can't help but swoon over him.
02:23He has all the traits and qualities you look for in a textbook leading man.
02:26He's tall, he has, you know, obviously he has the good looks, he has a pair of dimples
02:31that has made the entire nation swoon over him for the past few years.
02:35But beyond what you see on the facade of Alden Richards, he's a really nice guy.
02:40He's really charming.
02:41He talks to you in a way that you feel like you've known each other for a long time.
02:45And I think that's really one of the things that gave him the longevity he has today.
02:49He's really someone that knows the business, knows what he's doing, and knows that he's
02:54here to make people happy.
02:56And in this business, that can really take you far, and as you see, he's gone really
02:59far in the race that he's been running throughout his whole career.
03:03Call it fan service if you want, but Alden really knows what he's doing in this line
03:07of work.
03:08As an actor, he knows that his audiences look for certain things from him.
03:12They want to see him in certain characters, in certain stories, and, you know, he does
03:17this while still balancing his passion for the craft.
03:21He does his job, but he also knows that he loves what he does and that he's really honing
03:26acting and is focusing himself on being the best actor he can be.
03:31I think that's why he's successful in the way that he is.
03:34He has so many endorsements, he's literally everywhere.
03:37And we're glad that for this month's cover on Preview, he's really showing us that he's
03:41the optimal leading man, not just on screen, but also in real life.
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