{"id":40543,"date":"2015-07-09T08:50:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T12:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=40543"},"modified":"2019-01-29T12:50:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:50:35","slug":"the-new-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/the-new-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The New School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"toppic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/NewSchool-2000x1184wA.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1184\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/NewSchool-2000x1184wA.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/NewSchool-2000x1184wA-840x497.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/NewSchool-2000x1184wA-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/NewSchool-2000x1184wA-200x118.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n<style>\n.center,.center img {width: 100% !important;max-width:1280px !important;}\n.center {margin:140px auto !important;}\n.post p.videoP {background-color:#000;}\n.post p, .post div p:first-child {padding:0}\n.toppic {padding: 20px 0;max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto;}\nvideo {background-color:#000;width:100% !important;}\n#videocontainerdiv {margin:auto;height:auto;max-width:1280px;width:auto;background-color:black;padding-top:60px;padding-bottom:50px;}\n#introbox,#creditbox {border:1px solid white;padding:80px;}\n#introbox{font-size:20px;}\n.mdcdidotro {font-family:'Didot';}\n.photogtitle {font-size:2rem;}\n#introtxt {margin:80px 0;padding:0 40px;font-size:1.6rem;}\n.opensans,#introtxt, #introbox, .introcredits {font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;}\n#introbox .introcredits {font-size:1rem;padding:40px 0;}\n.txtdiv {padding: 0 40px;clear:both;}\n#introbox {margin:0px 0 10px 0;font-weight:300;}\n#introbox .title {font-size:4.2rem;color:black;font-weight:normal;margin:auto;padding:60px 0;text-align:center;}\n#introbox .title a {color:black;}\n.subtitle {font-size:2rem;}\n#introbox .titlename {font-size:6.5rem;}\n#introbox {text-align:justify;}\n.seriesintro {font-weight:100;width:80%;margin:auto;font-size:1rem;}\n.credits {margin: 20px;font-size:0.75rem;font-family:\"Courier New\", Courier, monospace;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;}\n.center {text-align: center;}\n.center img {max-width: 80%;}\n#vidWidthLimit {width:1000px;}\n#scroller {max-width:1280px;margin:auto;padding-bottom:60px;}\n.separ {border:1px solid white;clear:both;margin:60px;}\n.parts {color:#ccc;float:left;width:20%;text-align:center;}\n.active a {color:black;}\n.txtbox {font-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01', sans-serif;\n  width:50%;\n  max-width:640px;\n  margin:0px auto 120px auto;\n  text-align:justify;}\n.modelname {font-weight:100;\n  margin:40px;\n  padding: 40px 10px 30px 10px;\n  font-size: 1.8rem;\n  text-align: center;}\n<\/style>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/fast.fonts.net\/cssapi\/1ee7eecc-8318-40d7-9f60-2840770611c0.css\"\/><!-- mdc set -->\n<div id=\"vidWidthLimit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\">\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div class=\"mdcdidotro title\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/mdx\/the-new-school\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The New School<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"seriesintro\">\n<p>Every year brings a fresh crop of new faces, and 2015\u2019s haul has been especially fruitful. The runways of London, Milan, and Paris have seen plenty of promising new male models this January and June, all of whom bring a distinctive look and a youthful energy to the industry. The nine rising runway stars below do not, of course, form a complete list of ones to watch, but they reflect a new diversity and a shifting landscape that is slowly opening up to a wider view of the world at large. All of these boys had breakout show seasons in Europe this year, showing up on the most important catwalks and appearing in key editorials and, in some cases, campaigns. Photographed by Paul Morel in his Paris studio with styling by Sara Bascu\u00f1an during the last days of Paris Fashion Week last month, these nine top newcomers are some of our favorite new faces looking forward to a bright future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\n<p>Photography by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/paul-morel'>Paul Morel<\/a> for Models.com<br \/>\nStyling by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/sara-bascunan'>Sara Bascu\u00f1an<\/a><br \/>\nGrooming by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/virginie-rascle'>Virginie Rascle<\/a><br \/>\nCasting by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/jonathan-shia'>Jonathan Shia<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/betty-sze'>Betty Sze<\/a><br \/>\nText by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/jonathan-shia'>Jonathan Shia<\/a><br \/>\nPost-Production by Kim-Lou Monnier<br \/>\nArt Direction by Stephan Moskovic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!----------IMAGES AND QUOTES BELOW----------><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/MiChaelL-Stitcheda.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/MiChaelL-Stitcheda.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/MiChaelL-Stitcheda-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/MiChaelL-Stitcheda-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/MiChaelL-Stitcheda-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Sweater by Saint Laurent. Earring, stylist\u2019s own. Right: Leather jacket by Saint Laurent. Jeans by Sandro. Shoes by AMI. Necklace by Saint Laurent.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/michael-lockley'>Michael Lockley, 17, New York<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nAmid the fresh-faced new upstarts of 2015, Lockley stands out from the crowd with his remarkable blond-tinted Afro, in a shade he calls his \u201cmixed hair color\u201d and says he picked just before starting to model about a year ago. \u201cI dye it a little bit to give it more of an effect for my look,\u201d he explains. Signed after his mother showed his picture to a friend, the young New Yorker says he has always been into fashion, describing his own look as urban and vintage with a \u201cfunky vibe.\u201d After walking for Louis Vuitton in January as his first show, Lockley\u2014and his famous hair\u2014were a big hit in June, when he walked for Margaret Howell, Jil Sander, Kenzo, and Paul Smith. A student of computer engineering, Lockley says he hopes his unique look can help encourage other people to think different. \u201cI want to inspire people to dress how they want to dress,\u201d he says. \u201cDress the way you want to feel in the clothes that you like.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/SolStitchedA.jpg\" alt=\"SolStitchedA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/SolStitchedA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/SolStitchedA-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/SolStitchedA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/SolStitchedA-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Sweater by Sandro. Pants by Kenzo. Belt, vintage. Necklace by Saint Laurent. Earring, stylist\u2019s own. Right: Leather jacket by Sandro. Earring, as before.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/sol-goss'>Sol Goss, 20, Norwich, England<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nSecond time\u2019s a charm for Goss, who was scouted once last year but turned down by an agency before signing with Supa in May and kicking off a whirlwind month shooting a Balenciaga lookbook and opening Topman and appearing for Craig Green, JW Anderson, Alexander McQueen, and Burberry in London before booking Prada and a Louis Vuitton exclusive, becoming the first black model to open a show for the iconic French house in decades at least. Discovered\u2014for the second time\u2014while waiting at a bus stop, Goss was working as a charity fundraiser in a call center before quitting his job to take up modeling full time. \u201cTo go from working five days a week, eight hours a day, in an office to being in New York for the day and now in Paris for the week is a bit of a game changer,\u201d he laughs. Still, he says he is looking forward to having some downtime to let it all sink in. \u201cBecause everything\u2019s happened so quickly, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve managed to properly appreciate how big everything I\u2019ve done is,\u201d he muses, \u201cbut I\u2019ve had some incredible experiences.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/DimytriStitchedA.jpg\" alt=\"DimytriStitchedA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/DimytriStitchedA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/DimytriStitchedA-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/DimytriStitchedA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/DimytriStitchedA-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Pants by Diesel Black Gold. Belt and shoes by Louis Vuitton. Necklace by Saint Laurent. Right: Tank top by Calvin Klein. Pants, belt, and necklace, as before.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/dimytri-lebedyev'>Dimytri Lebedyev, 20, Benidorm, Spain<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nA native of Ukraine, Lebedyev moved with his family to Spain at the age of seven and eventually made his way to Barcelona, where he was scouted last September on the beach. A swimmer and soccer player, Lebedyev was about to start studying business administration when he decided to focus on modeling, and he had a stellar first outing in Milan last month, walking for Calvin Klein, Dolce &#038; Gabbana, Fendi, and Versace, and opening Brioni. He was also one of the punk surfers at DSquared2, where, he says, \u201call the tattoos on mesh all over my body were very memorable.\u201d Despite being unsure about his prospects when first starting out, Lebedyev says he is still trying to wrap his head around how his last few months have gone. \u201cEveryone told me I had a lot of potential, but I never believed them,\u201d he says. \u201cBut now I\u2019m seeing my success and it\u2019s very surprising, but I\u2019m very happy.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/AnthonyStitchedA.jpg\" alt=\"AnthonyStitchedA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/AnthonyStitchedA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/AnthonyStitchedA-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/AnthonyStitchedA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/AnthonyStitchedA-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Sweater by Kenzo. Ring by Louis Vuitton. Right: All clothing by Burberry Prorsum. Shoes by Louis Vuitton. Ring, as before.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/anthony-gilardot'>Anthony Gilardot, 19, Bordeaux, France<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nA student of online marketing, Gilardot was interning in London when he was stopped by his agent last year while shopping on Regent Street and asked if he wanted to model. His initial response? \u201cNo, it\u2019s impossible, I can\u2019t be a model,\u201d he laughs. Still, Gilardot eventually changed his mind, and since then he has become a runway staple, appearing for Topman, JW Anderson, Craig Green, Jil Sander, Ermenegildo Zegna, Bottega Veneta, Fendi, Valentino, Phillip Lim, Louis Vuitton, Kenzo, Herm\u00e8s, and Y-3 this year. Still, the show that stands out most in his mind is Dior Homme\u2019s from January, when a full orchestra played as the models walked. \u201cIt was so amazing,\u201d he recalls. Now a full-time model, Gilardot says he is happy to be taking a pause from his education after graduating from business school this year, but is already looking ahead to returning. \u201cI was really, really focused this year and last year on getting my degree,\u201d he says, \u201cbut now I have my degree, so I\u2019m free, but I want to continue my studies after this break.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/HughStitchedA.jpg\" alt=\"HughStitchedA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/HughStitchedA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/HughStitchedA-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/HughStitchedA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/HughStitchedA-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Coat by Sandro. Earring, stylist\u2019s own. Right: Sweater by Saint Laurent. Tank top by Calvin Klein. Pants by Louis Vuitton. Shoes by AMI. Necklace by Saint Laurent. Earring, as before.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Hugh-Laughton-Scott'>Hugh Laughton-Scott, 17, London<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nLondoner Laughton-Scott has Facebook to thank for his newfound success, having been discovered about a year ago through a mutual friend he shares with the daughter of Sarah Doukas. With a year left in school, he made a big impression in his first show season this summer, starting off with a nerve-wracking exclusive for Burberry. \u201cI was absolutely shitting myself before the show,\u201d he laughs. \u201cI was just thinking of everything that could go wrong\u2014everything, like falling on my face, slipping on the runway, accidentally hitting Lewis Hamilton in the face with my bag. Obviously it went fine, inevitably. It\u2019s just walking.\u201d Laughton-Scott says he enjoyed getting to experience Milan and Paris properly this past month\u2014especially the coffee and pasta in the former\u2014in between castings and fittings and shows for Dior Homme, Fendi, Jil Sander, Gucci, and Phillip Lim. His current plan is to take a gap year after finishing school to model before returning to university, either for political science or a course in religion, politics, and society, a balancing act that promises to be demanding. \u201cI\u2019ve still kind of got the same plans, I\u2019m just trying to do both at the same time,\u201d he says, \u201cwhich is proving hectic.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/Serge-StitchedA.jpg\" alt=\"Serge-StitchedA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/Serge-StitchedA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/Serge-StitchedA-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/Serge-StitchedA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/Serge-StitchedA-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Sweater by Kenzo. Jeans by Calvin Klein Jeans. Shoes, Rigvava\u2019s own. Right: Tank top by Calvin Klein.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/serge-rigvava'>Serge Rigvava, 17, Vienna<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nModeling competitions can be hit or miss, but one unimpeachable winner is Rigvava, who came out of the 2014 Elite Model Look contest in Austria to become a runway must-have over the past year. Indeed, it\u2019s hard to name a single important European brand that the Germany native hasn\u2019t walked for in 2015, from Raf Simons, Bottega Veneta, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and JW Anderson to Topman, Burberry, Dior Homme, and Herm\u00e8s\u2014finding time for campaigns for Ermenegildo Zegna and Valentino along the way. \u201cI shot the Valentino campaign with my favorite photographer, David Bailey, which was one of the greatest moments of my whole entire life,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019d never expected to even see him ever, so that was really amazing.\u201d A painter and former basketball player, Rigvava says he is currently preparing his art portfolio to apply for university and continuing to play the cello, an instrument he chose for its intimacy. \u201cYou can feel the vibration of the sound because it\u2019s laid against your body with its whole entire weight,\u201d he explains, \u201cand you can\u2019t do anything else while doing it.\u201d And for someone with rampant creativity looking for an outlet, modeling has allowed Rigvava access to a world that has opened his eyes. \u201cThis was a really, really great thing for me,\u201d he says of his new career. \u201cTo have a view into how all of this works is amazing.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/FinnlayStitchedA.jpg\" alt=\"FinnlayStitchedA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/FinnlayStitchedA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/FinnlayStitchedA-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/FinnlayStitchedA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/FinnlayStitchedA-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Leather jacket by Diesel Black Gold. T-shirt by Calvin Klein. Pants and shoes by Kenzo. Right: Sweater by Kenzo.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/finnlay-davis'>Finnlay Davis, 17, London<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nIt took getting scouted twice for Davis to finally decide to give modeling a try, first after being stopped while on the Overground on the way home from school, then at a music festival. \u201cI laughed,\u201d he recalls of his first reaction. \u201cI didn\u2019t believe that anything would come from it. It was amusing.\u201d But in the year since, Davis has more than proven himself wrong, walking for Prada, Dior Homme, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, JW Anderson, Jil Sander, Raf Simons, Gucci, Herm\u00e8s, and Lanvin, and appearing in Prada\u2019s new Prefall campaign by Steven Meisel. A student of graphic design, he says that the best thing about modeling is the people he gets to work with. \u201cIt\u2019s an amazing opportunity to have,\u201d he explains. \u201cEveryone you meet is there for a reason, and they\u2019re really inspiring.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/BomChanStitchedA.jpg\" alt=\"BomChanStitchedA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/BomChanStitchedA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/BomChanStitchedA-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/BomChanStitchedA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/BomChanStitchedA-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Polo shirt by Saint Laurent. Right: Pants by Carven. Shoes by Saint Laurent.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/bom-chan-lee'>Bom Chan Lee, 20, Seoul<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nPart of the new wave of Korean male models who swept the European shows in June, Lee kicked off a stellar d\u00e9but season by walking for Topman and opening Craig Green in London, where he also showed up on the Burberry catwalk before appearing for Jil Sander and Marni in Milan, along with Louis Vuitton and Dior Homme in Paris, which he calls his favorite European city because it makes him feel \u201ccreative and happy.\u201d Scouted while on holiday in Croatia, Lee says he was excited to try something new with modeling. \u201cIt was very interesting to go to the different cities in Europe,\u201d he says, \u201cand to meet a lot of nice people from different cultures.\u201d A guitarist in a band at home in his native Korea, Lee leans on his hometown friends who are now traveling the fashion circuit with him to navigate his new job. \u201cI came with my model friends as a team, and we are always helping each other,\u201d he explains. \u201cI\u2019m very happy that we all had a successful season.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/RoryStitchedA.jpg\" alt=\"RoryStitchedA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/RoryStitchedA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/RoryStitchedA-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/RoryStitchedA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2015\/07\/RoryStitchedA-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left: Leather jacket by Sandro. Right: All clothing by Louis Vuitton. Shoes by AMI.<\/div>\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/rory-cooper'>Rory Cooper, 21, Shrewsbury, England<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nCooper was a baker and prep cook at a local restaurant when he was approached by two women at the Reading Festival last summer who asked if he was a model. \u201cI thought they were joking, to be honest,\u201d he laughs. \u201cI thought they wanted some money from me.\u201d He made his way down to London three weeks after and, two weeks later, found himself in Paris, his favorite out of the European fashion cities. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of culture here, beautiful buildings everywhere, and a lot of history,\u201d he says. A guitarist and avid reader, Cooper made his catwalk d\u00e9but in Gucci\u2019s powerful Fall 2015 show in January and had the dual windfall of opening both Louis Vuitton and Dior Homme, before walking for Burberry, Valentino, Jil Sander, Craig Green, and Topman as well this summer, along with appearing in Dior\u2019s Prefall lookbook. With his future plans up in the air, he says he is just enjoying all the new turns as they come. \u201cI haven\u2019t got any idea what I\u2019m going to do next,\u201d he says. \u201cJust travel and experience life.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Special thanks to Adam Cozens at FM London, Guillaume Donsante at Elite Paris, B\u00e9rix Enesa at Bananas Models, Ga\u00ebtan Flamanc at Premium Models, Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai at Marilyn Hommes, Liana Souli\u00e9 at Success Models, and Amelia Trevette at Supa Model Management.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine of our favorite faces from this year&#8217;s European men&#8217;s shows<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,1538],"tags":[2169,301,2173,2168,2172,3423,2170,657,2165,2164,2174,2166,2171,2167,2175],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40543"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55370,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40543\/revisions\/55370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}