{"id":47945,"date":"2016-07-20T09:49:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T13:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=47945"},"modified":"2019-01-29T12:49:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:49:46","slug":"the-breakouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/the-breakouts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Breakouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/HP5-IMG_8810.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/HP5-IMG_8810.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/HP5-IMG_8810-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/HP5-IMG_8810-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"covertitle\">THE BREAKOUTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n#cover {position:relative;padding:10%;margin:30px auto;text-align:center;}\n#covertitle {position: absolute;font-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01',helvetica,sans-serif;\n  bottom: 40%;\n  width: 80%;\n  color: white;\n  font-size: 4rem;}\n#cover img {max-width:1280px;}\n#introbox,#footerbox {max-width:1280px;margin:auto;}\n#introbox,#footerbox {clear:both;font-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01',helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:300;text-align:center;}\n#introtxt {text-align:justify;max-width:900px;margin:auto;padding: 90px 10px 0 10px;}\n#introtitle {text-align:center;width:90%; font-size:1.5rem;margin:90px auto;font-weight:400;}\n#introtitle a {color:black;}\n#introcredits {font-size:1rem;margin:60px 0;}\n#introcredits h3 {font-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01',helvetica,sans-serif;}\n.separ {border:1px solid white;clear:both;margin:60px;}\n.parts {min-height: 160px;color:#ccc;float:left;width:12.5%;text-align:center;padding-top:20px;}\n.active a {color:black;}\n.center,#portrait,.center img,#portrait img {width: 100% !important;}\n.center img,#portrait img {margin:40px auto !important;}\n.credits {font-size:.65rem;font-family:\"Courier New\", Courier, monospace;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;}\n#portrait img {max-width:640px !important;}\n.center img {max-width:1280px !important;}\n.center,#portrait{text-align:center;}\n.interview {max-width:560px;\nmargin: 30px auto 60px auto;\nfont-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01',helvetica,sans-serif;\nfont-weight:300;\ntext-align:justify;\npadding:0 80px;}\n.pullquote {font-size:2.4rem;text-align:center;font-style:italic;}\n.coming {padding: 0 80px 80px 80px;margin: -20px 0 40px 0;font-size:2rem;text-align:center;}\n.modelname {font-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01_n2',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.9rem;font-weight:800;}\n.modeltext {font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:100;}\n.txtbox {font-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01', sans-serif;\n  width:50%;\n  max-width:640px;\n  margin:60px auto 60px auto;\n  text-align:justify;}\n.center p {margin:0;}\n.pic5 {width:60%;margin:5% 20%;}\n.separ {border:1px solid white;clear:both;margin:60px;}\n.featured {font-size:1.6rem;margin:30px 0 50px 0;}\n<\/style>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/fast.fonts.net\/cssapi\/1ee7eecc-8318-40d7-9f60-2840770611c0.css\"\/>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div id=\"introtxt\">\n<p>    Fashion is, and has always been, an industry in thrall to the new\u2014new looks, new fabrics, new shapes, and, most visibly, new faces. This year has brought a wave of breakout male models who have quickly become runway favorites in their short time in the business, eleven of whom were photographed by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/Fanny-Latour-Lambert'>Fanny Latour-Lambert<\/a> in the flea market of the Parisian suburb of Saint-Ouen and dressed by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/gaelle-bon'>Gaelle Bon<\/a> in quintessentially French style as Paris Fashion Week came to a close last month. With models hailing from places as varied as Germany, China, Nigeria, and the American Midwest, our roundup of some of this year\u2019s new catwalk stars is larger than ever\u2014although still nowhere near definitive. As the men\u2019s circuit comes to a close after the New York shows ended last week, take a look at eleven of 2016\u2019s new faces we\u2019ll be keeping an eye on in the years to come.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"introcredits\">\n<p>    Featured models:<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured\">\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/victor-ndigwe'>Victor Ndigwe<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/max-fieschi'>Max Fieschi<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/rasmus-holm'>Rasmus Holm<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/oscar-kindelan'>Oscar Kindelan<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/ville-sydfors'>Ville Sydfors<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/maryan-lukaszczyk'>Maryan Lukaszczyk<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/ruben-pol'>Ruben Pol<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/simon-julius-jorgensen'>Simon Julius J\u00f8rgensen<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Benno-Bulang'>Benno Bulang<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/elijah-van-brocklin'>Elijah van Brocklin<\/a><br \/>\n      <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/wang-chenming'>Wang Chenming<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<p>    Photography by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/Fanny-Latour-Lambert'>Fanny Latour-Lambert<\/a> (<a href='https:\/\/models.com\/agency\/walter-schupfer-management'>Walter Schupfer Management<\/a>) for Models.com<br \/>\n    Styling by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/gaelle-bon'>Gaelle Bon<\/a> (<a href='https:\/\/models.com\/agency\/agence-saint-germain'>AGENCE SAINT GERMAIN<\/a>)<br \/>\n    Grooming by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/rimi-ura'>Rimi Ura<\/a><br \/>\n    Casting 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 \/>\n    Text by Jonathan Shia<br \/>\n    Stylist\u2019s assistant: Pauline Moreira<\/p>\n<div class=\"credits credbottom\">Above: Ville wears a Jacket by Sankuanz. Tank top from Hippy Market.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separ\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/1-IMG_0011.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_0011\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/1-IMG_0011.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/1-IMG_0011-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/1-IMG_0011-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Victor Ndigwe, 20, Anambra, Nigeria<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/victor-ndigwe'>Ndigwe<\/a> likes to say that he was discovered \u201cby mistake\u201d with a laugh. \u201cI was at the Elite Model Look casting and my sister was meant to go and I was mostly giving her moral support,\u201d he recalls, \u201cbut she couldn\u2019t make it so I was about to leave and they were like, \u2018Oh come, we want you.\u2019 Then apparently I won.\u201d He made a few runway appearances in June of last year, but has become a staple in 2016, walking for Versace, Herm\u00e8s, Fendi, Dolce &#038; Gabbana, Balmain, and Dries Van Noten. Ndigwe says his most memorable show experience was at DSquared2 earlier this summer, when he had to walk in six-inch heels. \u201cWe had like five minutes of practice between other fittings and castings, and on my first attempt, I fell; second attempt, I fell; third attempt, I fell and hurt my ankle, but I got used to it,\u201d he says. Now living in Lagos, Ndigwe, an Afro pop performer and former student of applied maths, also logged two campaigns earlier this year, for Missoni and Benetton, garnering him a significant amount of notice as his nation\u2019s first male model to make a mark on the international scene. \u201cSome people say I\u2019m the first out of West Africa, but I don\u2019t know how true that is, to be honest,\u201d he demurs. \u201cI see that in the press and I\u2019m like, \u2018I never said that, just let it be what it is.\u2019\u201d Still, he admits that it has gotten to the point where sometimes he is overwhelmed with the attention. \u201cEverybody thinks you\u2019re a major superstar if you\u2019ve walked for Balmain,\u201d he laughs. \u201cEveryone\u2019s asking, \u2018How did you do it? Can you help us get there too?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Yo, I\u2019m still just a model.\u2019 Everyone\u2019s like, \u201cYou\u2019re a supermodel!\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u201cNo, don\u2019t add super to it, it\u2019s just model.\u2019\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0063.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0063\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0063.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0063-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0063-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0236.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0236\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0236.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0236-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0236-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Sweatshirt by The White Briefs. Pants by Vivienne Westwood. Left: Sweatshirt by The White Briefs. Pants by Vivenne Westwood. Shoes by Acne Studios. Right: Cardigan from the Kilo Shop. Pants by Vivienne Westwood.\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"separ\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/2-IMG_0341.jpg\" alt=\"2-IMG_0341\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/2-IMG_0341.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/2-IMG_0341-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/2-IMG_0341-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Max Fieschi, 19, Nice, France<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">It was an ordinary summer day last year when <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/max-fieschi'>Fieschi<\/a> was stopped while selling ice cream in Nice by a photographer who wanted to do a shoot with him. The results made their way to a few agencies in Paris, and he was quickly signed and booked his first job doing showroom for Yeezy Season Two. \u201cIt was impressive because it doesn\u2019t really seem real at first,\u201d he recalls. \u201cIt seems more like a dream, meeting all these people and talking with Kanye West, but at the end you realize after a few days that it\u2019s a job like any other.\u201d He made his fashion week debut with Off-White and Valentino on the same day, which offered him two very different glimpses at what the backstage experience can be like. \u201cAt Off-White, I didn\u2019t have makeup or my hair done, so it was just me wearing clothes,\u201d he explains, \u201cbut at Valentino, we had everything and there were photographers and cameras everywhere.\u201d A student of English, Spanish, and Chinese, Fieschi also studied classic and electric bass at his local conservatory and plans to work in music and theater in the future. But for now the focus is modeling, and after walking for Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Dior Homme, Coach, and Prada this year, he has figured out a pre-show ritual to keep the nerves away. \u201cI always do the same thing even now before a show,\u201d he says. \u201cI just count to three, breathe, and then just focus.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0373.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0373\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0373.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0373-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0373-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0288.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0288\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0288.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0288-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_0288-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Coat by Henrik Vibskov. Left: Shirt by APC. Bandana from the Kilo Shop. Right: Coat by Henrik Vibskov. Tank top from Hippy Market. Pants by \u00c9ditions MR. Boots by OAMC.\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/3-IMG_8271.jpg\" alt=\"3-IMG_8271\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/3-IMG_8271.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/3-IMG_8271-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/3-IMG_8271-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Rasmus Holm, 17, Esbjerg, Denmark<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/rasmus-holm'>Holm<\/a> had already made it to the semifinals of his native Denmark\u2019s Elite Model Look competition two years ago and quit before being scouted again on Facebook and deciding to go for it earlier this spring. \u201cI thought it would be fun to try out,\u201d he says. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect it to get this far though.\u201d After making his debut in JW Anderson\u2019s show in London, he booked Dior Homme, Louis Vuitton, and Haider Ackermann in Paris. \u201cI was pretty nervous,\u201d he recalls of his first show, \u201cbut then when I was done, it felt so wonderful with everyone clapping and saying how great it was.\u201d A recent high school graduate, Holm says he had already planned to take the year off before returning to law school, and is glad modeling has come up to keep him occupied, even if it is still all so new to him that he hasn\u2019t quite had a chance to think about the path ahead. \u201cI\u2019m not really sure yet, but I think I\u2019m going to model full time,\u201d he says, \u201cbecause otherwise I\u2019d just have a whole year where I\u2019m not going to do anything.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8225\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8225.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8225-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8225-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8311.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8311\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8311.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8311-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8311-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Shirt by Acne Studios. Leggings by Isabel Benenato. Boots by Dior Homme. Left: Coat by \u00c9ditions MR. Tank top from the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris. Right: Shirt by Acne Studios. Leggings by Isabel Benenato.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/4-IMG_7582.jpg\" alt=\"4-IMG_7582\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/4-IMG_7582.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/4-IMG_7582-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/4-IMG_7582-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Oscar Kindelan, 19, Madrid<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">It took three years after getting discovered while trying to flirt with girls waiting for a Justin Bieber concert for <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/oscar-kindelan'>Kindelan<\/a> to finally break through in the industry, and it all came down to an impulsive decision. \u201cI wasn\u2019t working, so I bleached my hair without telling my bookers, but that was the best thing I ever did,\u201d he recalls. \u201cPrada saw me with brown hair, but I went to the casting with bleached hair and big roots and Olivier Rizzo liked me and now I\u2019m here.\u201d Since walking for Prada last summer, Kindelan has had to begrudgingly give up his hobbies of skating and riding BMX. \u201cI have scars, and imagine if they were recent at the shows, it would be so bad,\u201d he says. \u201cI just sold my bike and I\u2019m so sad about it, but we need to make choices. My friends are working for a few euros an hour so I\u2019m so lucky to be here.\u201d Kindelan returned to his natural brown for 2016, and appeared at Louis Vuitton, Dries Van Noten, Dior Homme, Fendi, Valentino, Herm\u00e8s, and Coach this year, as well as Prada two more times. \u201cI prefer my brown hair because it\u2019s my color and I\u2019m doing the shows with my own personality,\u201d he says. \u201cI was tired of being the guy with the bleached hair.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7445.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7445\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7445.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7445-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7445-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7527.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7527\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7527.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7527-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7527-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: T-shirt by Officine G\u00e9n\u00e9rale. Jeans by Christopher Kane. Hat from the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris. Left: Sweater and t-shirt by Officine G\u00e9n\u00e9rale. Jeans by Christopher Kane. Right: Sweater and cap from Hippy Market. Jeans by Christopher Kane.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/5-IMG_8810.jpg\" alt=\"5-IMG_8810\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/5-IMG_8810.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/5-IMG_8810-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/5-IMG_8810-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Ville Sydfors, 16, Stockholm<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">Just weeks after signing last September, <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/ville-sydfors'>Sydfors<\/a> kicked off his career in a momentous way by shooting a feature with Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia as his very first job, but it initially took getting scouted a few times before he decided to give modeling a try. \u201cThe first time, I thought maybe they couldn\u2019t see well or something,\u201d he laughs. At his first show for JW Anderson in January, Sydfors closed and opened the finale, which he calls a particularly memorable experience. \u201cI actually wasn\u2019t as nervous as I thought I would be,\u201d he recalls. \u201cOpening the finale is the coolest thing you can do because you\u2019re leading everyone and that\u2019s a cool feeling.\u201d He has since repeated on the runway for Prada, Dior Homme, and Y-3, along with walking for Loewe, Craig Green, and Marni and shooting with Craig McDean and Collier Schorr. With two years left in school, Sydfors spends most of his free time playing football and calls Zlatan Ibrahimovic his \u201cbiggest idol.\u201d His favorite thing about modeling? The travel. \u201cI\u2019d never seen to Paris, Milan, or London before fashion week, and maybe you don\u2019t see so much when you\u2019re working,\u201d he says, \u201cbut you get the feeling.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9017.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9017\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9017.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9017-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9017-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8692.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8692\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8692.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8692-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8692-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Jacket by Sankuanz. Tank top from Hippy Market. Left: Coat by Sacai. Jeans by Christopher Kane. Right: Tank top from Hippy Market. Jacket (tied around waist) and pants by Sankuanz.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/6-IMG_7709.jpg\" alt=\"6-IMG_7709\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/6-IMG_7709.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/6-IMG_7709-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/6-IMG_7709-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Maryan Lukaszczyk, 24, Montpellier, France<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/maryan-lukaszczyk'>Lukaszczyk<\/a> has been a powerful runway presence since he seemingly came out of nowhere in January, but he was actually scouted back in the summer of 2014 by a photographer just before leaving to study for a year in Suzhou in China, where he was working towards a master\u2019s degree in Chinese, English, and business. He has walked for Prada, Dior Homme, Valentino, Burberry, Marni, Bottega Veneta, and Craig Green this year, but he admits to still not being perfectly comfortable with it. \u201cI\u2019m still nervous before going out on the runway,\u201d he laughs, \u201cbut then it\u2019s ok.\u201d Lukaszczyk cites the Gucci show in January as a particular favorite. \u201cIt was like a flashback in time to the Seventies, the clothes, the atmosphere,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was really cool.\u201d A music producer and videographer in his free time, he says his success has been an especial surprise given the little he knew about the industry before starting. \u201cI didn\u2019t know I could be a model. In my head, a model would be tall, tan, heavy, tough, and not like me, white and skinny,\u201d he explains. \u201cI still can\u2019t believe it. It\u2019s so strange.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7823.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7823\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7823.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7823-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7823-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7806.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7806\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7806.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7806-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7806-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Shirt by Isabel Benenato. Left: Sweater from the Kilo Shop. Shirt by Isabel Benenato. Pants from the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris. Right: Jacket and pants from the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris. Shirt by Isabel Benenato.\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/7-IMG_9518.jpg\" alt=\"7-IMG_9518\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/7-IMG_9518.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/7-IMG_9518-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/7-IMG_9518-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Ruben Pol, 19, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">Few debuts in recent memory have been as notable as <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/ruben-pol'>Pol<\/a>\u2019s, who was discovered on Instagram before opening and closing the Dior Homme show last summer as a worldwide exclusive. \u201cI hadn\u2019t even walked a show before so I didn\u2019t know what it was like. I was really, really, really nervous but I really didn\u2019t know what to expect,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWhen I entered the catwalk, I was like, \u2018Holy shit,\u2019 because I didn\u2019t know how many people would be there and how many cameras. Afterwards I started realizing how big a deal it was when, my next season, everybody recognized me like, \u2018Oh you did Dior, oh you did Dior.\u2019\u201d This year, he walked for Dior again, as well as Fendi, Gucci, Burberry, Dries Van Noten, Ferragamo, and Craig Green. Now modeling full time, Pol plays the guitar whenever he has the chance and says he plans to eventually return to school to study industrial design, but he is happy taking advantage of his chance to travel and learn as much as he can about the industry. \u201cI think it\u2019s a great opportunity for everything,\u201d he says. \u201cYou travel, you meet a lot of people, you develop yourself, and you see a lot of places and a lot of different kinds of work.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9563-copie.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9563---copie\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9563-copie.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9563-copie-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9563-copie-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9369.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9369\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9369.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9369-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9369-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Tank top from Hippy Market. Pants by Christopher Kane. Left: Coat by Acne Studios. Tank top from Hippy Market. Pants by Christopher Kane. Right: Shirt and tank top from Hippy Market. Pants by Christopher Kane.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/8-IMG_7992.jpg\" alt=\"8-IMG_7992\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/8-IMG_7992.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/8-IMG_7992-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/8-IMG_7992-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Simon Julius J\u00f8rgensen, 21, Odense, Denmark<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">After being scouted at a music festival last summer, <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/simon-julius-jorgensen'>J\u00f8rgensen<\/a><br \/>\n made it through the Elite Model Look competition before booking an exclusive with Burberry this past January. \u201cI went to the casting back in December and when I got home the day after, my agent wrote me and was like, \u2018You got a Burberry exclusive!\u2019\u201d he recalls. \u201cI was like, \u2018Neat! What does that mean?\u2019\u201d By the time the show came around a few weeks later, he had realized exactly what it meant, but still managed to keep a level head. \u201cI was a little nervous, but it actually wasn\u2019t too bad because it was over so fast,\u201d he says. \u201cThe last ten minutes up until the show were intense, but then afterwards it was like all the air just went out and everything was calm.\u201d Now taking a break from his physiotherapy studies, J\u00f8rgensen walked for Prada, Gucci, Valentino, Fendi, Raf Simons, Dior Homme, and Louis Vuitton this year, and somehow also managed to train for his first marathon, which he ran in April. \u201cIt went ok, considering I was meant to be training in January, but that was fashion week, so that didn\u2019t happen,\u201d he says. \u201cI do a lot of walking, but walking is not going to get you through a marathon.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8064.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8064\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8064.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8064-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_8064-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7877.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7877\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7877.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7877-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_7877-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Cardigan by The Elder Statesman. T-shirt from Hippy Market. Pants by Filippa K. Left: Cardigan by The Elder Statesman. T-shirt from Hippy Market. Pants by Filippa K. Right: Sweatshirt by Hed Mayner. T-shirt by The White Briefs. Pants by Filippa K.\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/9-IMG_9583.jpg\" alt=\"9-IMG_9583\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/9-IMG_9583.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/9-IMG_9583-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/9-IMG_9583-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Benno Bulang, 18, Dresden, Germany<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">It was only a few weeks after being discovered at a metro station in Berlin during a May Day celebration last year that <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Benno-Bulang'>Bulang<\/a> made his first appearance on the runway as an exclusive for Prada, which he says he was completely unprepared for. \u201cI was really excited, but I didn\u2019t know that much about walking in a fashion show,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI didn\u2019t even realize that it was actually a show, then I saw all these people. The climax was when I heard all the photographers clicking. My heart was beating like shit.\u201d Bulang also made appearances at Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, and Dior Homme that season, and quickly became a favorite of Willy Vanderperre. Campaigns for Topman and Lanvin followed, and this year he has walked for nearly every major designer, including Jil Sander, Gucci, Raf Simons, Fendi, and Balenciaga. Still, he takes his success with a grain of salt. \u201cI\u2019m really happy with it, but I don\u2019t start to think that I am something special,\u201d he says. \u201cI just know that I\u2019m really, really thin and that\u2019s what people want, but I\u2019m still a normal guy I think.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9967.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9967\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9967.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9967-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9967-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9663.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9663\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9663.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9663-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9663-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Jacket and pants by Vivienne Westwood. Turtleneck by Bally. Hat from the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris. Left: Turtleneck by Neith Nyer. Right: Jacket and pants by Vivienne Westwood. Turtleneck by Bally. Hat from the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris. Shoes by Acne Studios.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/10-IMG_9791.jpg\" alt=\"10-IMG_9791\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/10-IMG_9791.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/10-IMG_9791-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/10-IMG_9791-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Elijah van Brocklin, 20, Karlsruhe, Germany<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">Raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the first half of his life and Germany for the second, <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/elijah-van-brocklin'>van Brocklin<\/a> was discovered by a former classmate last December while leaving work. \u201cI used to work on construction sites as a mason and I was all dirty on the street and he saw me and stopped me,\u201d he recalls. \u201cThen three weeks later I was in London walking for Alexander McQueen.\u201d In the past six months, van Brocklin has also walked for Louis Vuitton, Dior Homme, Valentino, Fendi, Gucci, Burberry, and Raf Simons, but as a student of stage design (he has deferred his admission to the prestigious Weissensee School of Art in Berlin to model), he says that one which particularly stuck out to him was Roberto Cavalli. \u201cI did a presentation for Roberto Cavalli in Milan and it was just a small box and the wallpaper was aluminum foil in a massive hall,\u201d he recalls. \u201cThere was a concert happening in the middle.\u201d A street artist for years, van Brocklin says that his newfound work is also helping him establish a foundation for his future career in the long run. \u201cI\u2019ve been talking to the set designers a lot, checking out what materials they use and techniques to make everything look correct,\u201d he explains. \u201cThere\u2019s so much to learn. It\u2019s endless practically, so it has helped a lot.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9918.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9918\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9918.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9918-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9918-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9715.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9715\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9715.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9715-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9715-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Sweater and shirt by Officine G\u00e9n\u00e9rale. Shorts by Dries Van Noten. Belt by Bally. Left: Coat by Neith Nyer. Shirt by Officine G\u00e9n\u00e9rale. Shorts by Dries Van Noten. Belt by Bally. Boots by OAMC. Right: Sweater and shirt by Officine G\u00e9n\u00e9rale. Shorts by Dries Van Noten. Belt by Bally. Boots by OAMC.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/11-IMG_9060.jpg\" alt=\"11-IMG_9060\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/11-IMG_9060.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/11-IMG_9060-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/11-IMG_9060-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\">Wang Chenming, 20, Sichuan, China<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">A relative veteran in this group, <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/wang-chenming'>Wang<\/a> first made his mark by winning a modeling competition in China and then walking in nine shows in a local fashion week. Internationally, he first popped up at Raf Simons\u2019s Fall 2015 show, an experience which was very nearly overwhelming for him. \u201cAfter the show, I wanted to cry,\u201d he laughs, \u201cbut I didn\u2019t.\u201d He has walked for an impressive range of designers since then, from Gucci, Lanvin, and Dries Van Noten to Herm\u00e8s, Burberry, and DSquared2, but he still calls his most memorable experience opening for Maison Margiela in his first season. Wang happily left school to model in Beijing, where he is now based when he isn\u2019t traveling abroad for his job, which he prizes for the freedom it allows him. \u201cMy favorite modeling job is going to Europe for fashion week,\u201d he laughs. \u201cI want to do a thousand shows!\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9319.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9319\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9319.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9319-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9319-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9308.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9308\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9308.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9308-1267x1900.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/07\/IMG_9308-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Sweater by The Elder Statesman. Pants by Hed Mayner. Hat from Hippy Market. Left: Shirt from the Kilo Shop. Turtleneck by Dries Van Noten. Right: Sweater by The Elder Statesman. Pants by Hed Mayner. Sneakers by Adieu.\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MDC selects eleven of the year&#8217;s frontrunning show boys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":48018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,2130,2129,901,1538],"tags":[2584,2594,301,2595,2581,3423,2583,657,2591,2587,2589,2588,2585,2592,2593,2586,2590,2582,2596],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47945"}],"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\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47945"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48009,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47945\/revisions\/48009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}