Many AOC readers aren’t connected with the fashion industry but are customers, high-income, educated two-thirds women of all ages — sensual and with heart. If you are having a ‘what the heck moment’ dear readers, meet ‘Zombie Boy’ who is Rick Genest for real, and yes his body is a living artwork, tattooed like a corpse.

Rick was ‘discovered’ by Lady Gaga’s Fashion Director Nicola Formichetti. He was featured in the Mugler Autumn/Winter 2011 mens collection which also presented a video of Genest shot by Mariano Vivanco. On February 27, 2011, Rick was featured in Lady Gaga’s video for “Born This Way”, with Lady Gaga wearing makeup to replicate Genest’s tattoos.

In this pretty amazing editorial for Polish Fashion Magazine, Zombie Boy is styled by Pola Madej-Lubera and photographed by Mateusz Stankiewicz. My eyes are still lodged in visual cacophony, but it’s an arresting and provocative experience for certain. Anne