Rick Genest by Aline & Jacqueline Tappia for GQ Italia
July 3, 2011 ⋅ Style ⋅ by Ramon Diaz ⋅ 1163 Views

Canadian fashion model Rick Genest is the center of attention for GQ Italia this month. Known as “Zombie Boy,” Genest has tattooed about 80% of his body in such a way to portray the idea of the decaying corpse and horror. A recent photoshoot by Aline & Jacqueline Tappia for GQ Italia capture explicit images of his tattoo work. Stylist Peter Cardona picked a multitude of formal and casual pieces for Genest to wear in order to show his versatility as a model.

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  • Amy Carrasco

    YOU JEALOUS??? You must have one ugly mug to be hating on him and his tats.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jason-Green/100002426652462 Jason Green

    Lovely – simply lovely. That guy – the zombie is nuts. But then again I don;t think he would ever had a model career without his zombie look. As for the rest of the comments – man LOL!! You guys are so funny. I had more pleasure reading the comments then the actual article. Keep posting them!! 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jason-Green/100002426652462 Jason Green

    Lovely – simply lovely. That guy – the zombie is nuts. But then again I don;t think he would ever had a model career without his zombie look. As for the rest of the comments – man LOL!! You guys are so funny. I had more pleasure reading the comments then the actual article. Keep posting them!! 

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1249500051 Stephen Pellegrino

    HAHHAHAHA..now that was fucking funny

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1249500051 Stephen Pellegrino

    HAHHAHAHA..now that was fucking funny

  • http://www.gentlemenknow.com GKS (Gentlemen Know Style)

    OH MAN!!!! 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GJWSGPAB3JWKAUIASKBOXDJO5A Danee

    Im sure for all you “haters”…
    If KANGAY WEST did it first…
    You guys would FOLLOW like ANTS!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WLSMI57YPWUIE3N6JNKT4E2M3M mo

    It’s funny how some rappers think they are “tatted” but this dude takes the cake…and eats it too.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WLSMI57YPWUIE3N6JNKT4E2M3M mo

    It’s funny how some rappers think they are “tatted” but this dude takes the cake…and eats it too.

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  • Anonymous

    I agree.  I didn’t pay any attention to the clothes in one picture, just different angles to check out his tats

  • Anonymous

    CAN U SAY REGRET…. LOL JK but srsly balls, kudos, props

  • http://taelmaestro.tumblr.com Amadou Taal

    unbelievable 

  • http://www.facebook.com/maha.padaone Maha PadaOne

    ZombSwagRules

  • http://twitter.com/CasseTrop O’Neil Castro

    I use to see this guy a lot when I was living downtown Montreal, it was pretty freaky and ugly IMO. Now he’s consider art, good for him at least is not wandering in the streets of Montreal. 

    I like the first shot.

  • sam carter

    i would assume its genius because when has there been a model that is literally a skeleton? takes away the “model look” and brings a new perspective… although he is distracting, this guy seems really interesting. i think this dude rules! ha

  • drewcadia

    sorry i re-read the text and it said “capture explicit images of his tattoo work”
    so i guess it is ALL about him
    that said what is explicit about this
    we didn’t see his zombie wiener (which is assume is tattooed all black like his eyes?)

  • drewcadia

    from these photos they seem to be focusing on him and not the clothes.
    the photos are really nice and maybe that was all they were supposed to achieve.
    1st B&W shot with the geometric shirt is pretty awesome.
    but i couldn’t tell you what the rest look like because zombie guy is sorta distracting.

  • drewcadia

    from these photos they seem to be focusing on him and not the clothes.
    the photos are really nice and maybe that was all they were supposed to achieve.
    1st B&W shot with the geometric shirt is pretty awesome.
    but i couldn’t tell you what the rest look like because zombie guy is sorta distracting.

  • drewcadia

    no i wouldn’t
    i would be like “hey, there’s that zombie guy i keep seeing everywhere.”

    these things don’t really shock me but after seeing him on his jillionth photo shoot what shock there was has worn off.

  • drewcadia

    no i wouldn’t
    i would be like “hey, there’s that zombie guy i keep seeing everywhere.”

    these things don’t really shock me but after seeing him on his jillionth photo shoot what shock there was has worn off.

  • Anonymous

    I make fun of him for humor, but your ass is a straight up hater
    Grow up lil bitch..

  • http://twitter.com/DystopianDon Donavon Tyson Falls

    Dude, judging people on their apperance. Good philosophy on life.

  • Anonymous

    I make fun of him for humor, but your ass is a straight up hater
    Grow up lil bitch..

  • http://twitter.com/RodNotRob Roderick A. Hunt

    Good point.

  • Anonymous

    In what way?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_75ONJHEH4KOR64AK4MIROFPSQI john

    hes so fucking stupid and played out. quit using this guy for clothing lines

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_75ONJHEH4KOR64AK4MIROFPSQI john

    hes so fucking stupid and played out. quit using this guy for clothing lines

  • Anonymous

    This dude just redefined fly. something about this is so fucking magnetizing, maybe its the human ideology that is “repulsive incurs interest.”

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  • http://www.kylemosher.com kyle mosher

    genius

  • http://www.kylemosher.com kyle mosher

    love this dude.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_2TTBD2EMNYDOZWAY7HYZ22ZE5Q John

    Well..look at your avatar…you got the homo part already down!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/JayDegreat Jerome JayDegreat Brown

    wha tek a idiot yah man. 

  • Anonymous

    tell your mom i said hi…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andy-D/716450021 Andy D

    probably just swim in the money he made in his 15 minutes :p

  • http://twitter.com/theBreaux Brandon B

    His tattoos are distracting. They’re taking away from the clothing.

  • http://www.bonelogic.com MrLogix

    People with tattoos on there face are more prone to commit suicide.
        -Snapple fact

  • http://www.facebook.com/sud.juice Sud Juice

    you’ve never actually seen a zombie before anyway

  • http://twitter.com/RodNotRob Roderick A. Hunt

    Spread is okay… Everybody is jocking dude right now, wonder what he’s gonna do when his 15 minutes are up?

  • http://www.facebook.com/raul.alvarez Raúl Alvarez

    you just don’t like it because now he’s a Lady Gaga product… But, he’s different and has a justified concept of his tattoos.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/tobias.nordermoen Tobias Nordermoen

    go hard or go home i guess

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lucas-Chayramy/1170405395 Lucas Chayramy

    This guy’s a fucking freak
    How can you do that with your body.
    Damn

    Plus the clothes are quite nice, what a shame to use that thing as a model

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Allan-Lariviere/1553076491 Allan Lariviere

    Nothing but Ugly.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Allan-Lariviere/1553076491 Allan Lariviere

    Nothing but Ugly.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Allan-Lariviere/1553076491 Allan Lariviere

    Nothing but Ugly.

  • http://www.facebook.com/sdotwallen Sam Wallen

    Are you kidding? This guy is the truth. If you saw this walking down the side walk at night…you’d cross the street. SWAG!

  • Anonymous

    never seen a homo zombie before…hmmm