{"id":55285,"date":"2019-01-29T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=55285"},"modified":"2019-11-19T17:10:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T22:10:55","slug":"future-faces-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/future-faces-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Faces: Fifteen male models defining the runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cover\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_15.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_15-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_15-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"covertitle\">\nFuture Faces<\/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: 20%;\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:400;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:400;\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:400;}\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 nothing if not fickle. Every season brings a crop of bright new faces\u2014while just as many disappear from view. But some, through luck, charm, and perseverance, manage to endure, going on to successful careers most of them never could have imagined beforehand. For the last five years, we&#8217;ve rounded up the top new runway guys during Paris Fashion Week every summer to offer a look at where the industry is headed in a series called <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/tag\/future-faces\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Future Faces<\/a>. Many of our previous picks are now <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/rankings\/ui\/Top50Men\">Top 50<\/a> staples, including Rhys Pickering, Sang Woo Kim, Finnlay Davis, Alpha Dia, Serge Rigvava, Benno Bulang, and Oscar Kindelan. A few newer selections\u2014Christopher Einla, Anton Jaeger, Oliver Houlby, and Willow Barrett\u2014sit comfortably on our <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/rankings\/ui\/TheHotListMen\">Hot List<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s fifth-anniversary group is, in a reflection of a welcome recent change throughout modeling at large, more diverse than ever. Photographed by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/paolo-zerbini\">Paolo Zerbini<\/a> and styled by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/xenia-may-settel\">Xenia May Settel<\/a>, these fifteen represent the increasingly iconoclastic face of the industry, putting emphasis on the individual spirit and rejecting the uniformity of old. Fashion changes and fashions change, but all of these models serve as a reminder that from here, the future looks bright.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"introcredits\">\n<p>    Featured models:<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured\">\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/malick-bodian\">Malick Bodian<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/theo-ford\">Theo Ford<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/rubens-g\">Rubens Guez<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/tony-harak\">Tony Harak<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/kaissan-ibrahima\">Kaissan Ibrahima<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/sakua-kambong\">Sakua Kambong<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/kristers-krumins\">Kristers Krumins<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/jeenu-mahadevan\">Jeenu Mahadevan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/daniel-morel\">Daniel Morel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/efraim-schroder\">Efraim Schroder<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/serge-sergeev\">Serge Sergeev<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/callum-stoddart\">Callum Stoddart<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/kohei-takabatake\">Kohei Takabatake<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/camiel-van-wersch\">Camiel van Wersch<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/jakob-zimny\">Jakob Zimny<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<p>    Photography by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/paolo-zerbini\">Paolo Zerbini<\/a> (<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Atomo-Management\">Atomo Management<\/a>)<br \/>\n    Styling by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/xenia-may-settel\">Xenia May Settel<\/a><br \/>\n    Grooming by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/Chiao-Shen-Chenet\">Chiao Chenet<\/a><br \/>\n    Text and casting by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/jonathan-shia\">Jonathan Shia<\/a><br \/>\n    Photography assistant: Louise Reinke<br \/>\n    Grooming assistants: Violaine Jaumet and Jennifer Le Corre<br \/>\n    Printing by Daren Catlin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separ\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<!---CONTENTBELOW--><\/p>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1597\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_9.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_9-1280x1022.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_9-200x160.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/jakob-zimny\">Jakob Zimny<\/a>, Frankfurt, Germany<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">Still a full-time high school student, Zimny has made impressive use of his limited time off in the past year, making his runway d\u00e9but as a Prada exclusive last January before going on to open <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=101722\">Kim Jones\u2019 final Louis Vuitton show<\/a> the following week. \u201cIt was just stunning,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI was the first one standing there and Kim Jones was crying and thanking me for everything even though he didn\u2019t know me and then Kate Moss was taking pictures of me. It was a great experience.\u201d After that auspicious start, the German teen walked for Herm\u00e8s, Alexander McQueen, and Dries Van Noten before refocusing on his studies until last summer, when he added Jones\u2019 first Dior Homme show and Balmain to his CV. Earlier this month, Virgil Abloh joined the growing fan club, casting him for both Off-White and Louis Vuitton. A soccer player who switched to football three years ago, Zimny says his opinion of fashion\u2014formerly shaped entirely by his \u201cHypebeast\u201d friends\u2014has changed since he started working in the industry. \u201cI learned that it\u2019s not just clothes,\u201d he explains. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more behind it, so I\u2019m very proud to do this and wear these clothes.\u201d He is looking forward to graduating so that he can focus on modeling, having had to cancel on a number of jobs over the past few months because of his classes, and hopes to eventually study physical education or psychology at a college in America. \u201cI just love the country,\u201d he says. \u201cYou hear a lot of bad stuff but I feel confident being there. I can identify myself with the country and the people. I\u2019ve met a lot of people from there and I\u2019ve been there a bunch of times. I just feel like I fit in.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_25.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_25-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_25-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Jacket, sweater, and pants &#8211; Lanvin. Bag &#8211; Vivienne Westwood. Scarf &#8211; Mad Vintage.\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_14.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_14-1280x1577.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_14-162x200.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/kaissan-ibrahima\">Kaissan Ibrahima<\/a>, Toulon, France<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">A native of the French Riviera now living in Paris, Ibrahima was scouted while skateboarding in the Place de la R\u00e9publique and quickly became a Prada favorite, opening the brand\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/prada-prada-fw-17-mens-show\/718226\">Fall 2017 show<\/a> before appearing in a run of campaigns by Willy Vanderperre. \u201cI didn\u2019t really know how it happened,\u201d he recalls of his d\u00e9but turn opening Prada. \u201cI just got dressed and we got put in line and I was first in line but at first I felt weird like, \u2018I\u2019m not going to be first,\u2019 and then when I realized, I started to stress, stress, stress, stress, stress more and more and then the stylist told me, \u2018Miuccia Prada chose you so it\u2019s going to be ok.&#8217; Then I stressed more but then ten seconds later it was ok.\u201d He\u2019s walked for Prada three more times since then, as well as Herm\u00e8s, Valentino, Fendi, Kenzo, and Stella McCartney, and names a shoot for WSJ. Magazine as his favorite to date. \u201cI was in a Gucci outfit and I looked like a gangster,\u201d he laughs. Ibrahima quit studying art history at university last year to focus on modeling and his own personal projects, which include drawing and a clothing line named D\u00e9sir. \u201cI try to be curious and interested in everything and create stuff,\u201d he explains. \u201cIt can be anything. I just try to open my mind and skate hard.\u201d<\/span>\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_17.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_17-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_17-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/serge-sergeev\">Serge Sergeev<\/a>, Riga, Latvia<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">One of last year\u2019s top runway stars, Sergeev\u2019s career kicked off with a very unfortunate occurrence. Booked for a Prada exclusive in June 2017, he fainted backstage and was unable to walk. It\u2019s a testament to his appeal then that he still opened Louis Vuitton the following week and Boss the next month, also taking a turn at Dior Homme, Burberry, and Valentino in that first season. Now a veteran with <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/models\/serge-sergeev\/year\/shows\">dozens of shows<\/a> under his belt, Sergeev says he\u2019s learned to control his nerves, after worrying backstage at his d\u00e9but at Valentino that he might faint on the runway. \u201cI was really nervous, but now I think every show has that same feeling,\u201d he admits. \u201cNow I\u2019m fine.\u201d With his increasingly busy career, including a Y-3 campaign and a shoot with Serge Leblon for H Magazine last year, the Latvian has resorted to taking classes online, naming psychology as one of his top interests. A basketball player, boxer, and runner, Sergeev says that his new job is his focus for now, but his first love continues to be snooker, in which he has competed since the age of seven thanks to his father, a professional coach who travels Europe to train other players. His packed schedule has forced him to prioritize and make sacrifices, he admits. \u201cI did snooker really seriously, so now modeling and snooker are the two most important things for me,\u201d he laughs, \u201cand school is somewhere behind.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_18.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_18-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_18-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Top &#8211; Atlein. Pants &#8211; Givenchy. Belt &#8211; 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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_7.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_7-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_7-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/kohei-takabatake\">Kohei Takabatake<\/a>, Tokyo, Japan<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">By our count, Takabatake walked an astounding <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/models\/kohei-takabatake\/year\/shows\">83 shows<\/a> last year after a stellar start in 2017 on the runway for Prada, Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein, Valentino, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Coach, Dries Van Noten, and Berluti. The campaigns came early as well, with Jamie Hawkesworth lensing him for Uniqlo in his first season, during which he also appeared in ads for Herm\u00e8s, demonstrating early on his appeal to both ends of the market. The Tokyo native was discovered by a stylist while walking through his hometown\u2019s famously crowded Shibuya Crossing in 2016 and modestly admits that his stratospheric success has been a complete surprise to him. \u201cWhen I first came overseas, I tried to find an agency in Paris and the only agency that would sign me was Bananas,\u201d he recalls. \u201cThey\u2019re big and have famous guys so I signed with them and when I went to Paris [in 2017] I was so nervous. I hoped I could get one show and I would\u2019ve been super happy, but in the end, it was crazy.\u201d Now taking a break from his economics studies, Takabatake appeared in campaigns for Prada, Calvin Klein, Dior Homme, and Coach last year, shot by top photographers like Willy Vanderperre, Steven Meisel, Lachlan Bailey, and Paolo Roversi in one of the quickest ascents in recent memory. Working with such illustrious creators has helped the Hot Lister appreciate the industry from a new perspective, as more than just clothes and commerce. \u201cWhen you work for Prada or Calvin Klein, the teams are great and the people are so nice,\u201d he says. \u201cEverything is perfect. They really want to show off their art.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2619\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_22.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_22-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_22-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Top: Pants &#8211; Dior Homme. Belt &#8211; model&#8217;s own. Bottom: Jacket &#8211; Vivienne Westwood. Shirt, pants, sneakers, and bag &#8211; model&#8217;s own.\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_11.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_11-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_11-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/kristers-krumins\">Kristers Krumins<\/a>, Riga, Latvia<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">For many models, the whirl of fashion week can seem worlds away from their daily lives, and things are no different for Krumins, who continues to work in construction when he isn\u2019t walking for Louis Vuitton, Herm\u00e8s, Valentino, Off-White, and Raf Simons or, as he did earlier this month, closing Kris Van Assche\u2019s inaugural Berluti show alongside none other than Adut Akech. \u201cThe Berluti show was beyond everything,\u201d he recalls, \u201cstarting with the suit I was wearing. The Palais Garnier was something incredibly special, I can\u2019t even describe it or put it into words. I just feel very special that I had the opportunity to be in that place at that time.\u201d Krumins was introduced to his agency last year by a childhood friend who was already signed as a model and soon found himself backstage ready to make his d\u00e9but at Valentino. \u201cIt was a fantastic experience,\u201d he recalls, \u201calthough I wasn\u2019t quite ready for it, so it was more about keeping my confidence at the highest level.\u201d With two children at home, he admits his ability to travel for work is somewhat limited as his family is his priority at the moment, although he did find time to shoot with <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/document-journal-photography-by-willy-vanderperre\">Willy Vanderperre for Document Journal<\/a> and Tyler Kohlhoff for Sedition last year. But Krumins insists that he is ready to devote himself to modeling as much as he can, hoping to use it as the platform for a future business of his own and an opportunity for personal growth. \u201cI love to connect with people,\u201d he says, \u201cand develop my personality no matter which aspect of it you look at.\u201d<\/span>\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_24.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_24-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_24-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/callum-stoddart\">Callum Stoddart<\/a>, London, United Kingdom<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">Since his d\u00e9but at Topman in January 2017, Stoddart has quickly become a <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/models\/callum-stoddart\/year\/shows\">runway staple<\/a>, coming in second on our list of the most shows walked last year\u2014and he\u2019s tied for first so far this season. Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Boss, Valentino, Coach, Dior Homme, Michael Kors, Bottega Veneta, Tommy Hilfiger, and Craig Green are among the many labels that have cast him for their shows since, but he admits to having been a complete neophyte just two years ago. \u201cIt was absolutely crazy,\u201d he recalls about his first Topman show. \u201cI had no idea what was going on. I remember asking my booker if my picture was going to be on the internet.\u201d With campaigns for Dior Homme, Etro, and Neil Barrett last year as well as shoots for Dazed, Vogue Hommes, and L\u2019Officiel Hommes, Stoddart has had to devote himself entirely to his new career, even if it came at the expense of his studies at London\u2019s famous BRIT School, which counts Adele, King Krule, Amy Winehouse, and Tom Holland amongst its alumni. \u201cI play saxophone, clarinet, and piano and I sing as well so I was just doing that and then towards the last six months of school, I didn\u2019t really go in,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI was doing fashion weeks and work and they started to hate me.\u201d His goal is to find a way to integrate his modeling and his music, which he describes as hip hop but with his own unique instrumentation with clarinet and saxophone, all performed by himself. \u201cI want to make it my own thing,\u201d he emphasizes. \u201cI don\u2019t want it to be the same as everything else that you hear. I produce it all myself and I\u2019m going to record everything myself from now on.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_20.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_20-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_20-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Shirt &#8211; stylist&#8217;s own. Pants and belt &#8211; 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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2471\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_16.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_16-1280x1581.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_16-162x200.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/rubens-g\">Rubens Guez<\/a>, Avignon, France<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">It\u2019s been a little over a year since Guez took his first turn on the runway, opening <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/valentino-valentino-fw-18-mens-show\/836699\">Valentino\u2019s Fall 2018 show<\/a> in a sweeping black coat and heavy eyeliner, and his career has been on rapid ascent ever since. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t wait to walk the show,&#8221; he recalls. &#8220;I was so thrilled!&#8221; An alum of the French Elite Model Look competition, Guez has also walked for Dior Homme, Givenchy, Boss, Dries Van Noten, Lacoste, Zegna, and Tommy Hilfiger over the past three seasons, demonstrating striking range. Saint Laurent\u2019s Anthony Vaccarello has also been a longtime supporter, handing him the closing spot at the show last June and locking him in for his latest campaign, shot by David Sims. A former student of design who had plans of becoming a designer or a stylist, he is taking full advantage of his intimate access to the industry. &#8220;Being a model means having the chance to be inside the core of the fashion business,&#8221; he explains, &#8220;living the everyday life of a couture or pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter house and meeting fascinating professionals.&#8221; In the meantime, he continues to pursue his artistic exploits in any direction they may lead him. &#8220;I think about photography, design, styling,&#8221; he says, &#8220;and, on another note, having a flower shop!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Poncho &#8211; Vivienne Westwood. Jeans &#8211; model&#8217;s own.\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_8.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_8-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_8-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/malick-bodian\">Malick Bodian<\/a>, Dakar, Senegal<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">Born and raised in Senegal and then Italy, Bodian had his early breakout thanks to the casting director Piotr Chamier, who ran into him one night at two AM on his way home from the bar where he was working in Nice at the time. \u201cHe saw me on the street and said, \u2018Can I take some pictures of you for a magazine?\u2019 and I said, \u2018No, sorry, I\u2019m tired!\u2019\u2019 Bodian recalls. \u201cI was like, \u2018What, I can\u2019t be a model!\u2019\u201d He eventually relented, ending up in a shoot by Jack Davison for <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/double-magazine-in-residence\">Double Magazine in Fall 2017<\/a>. A few months later in early 2018, he was making his runway d\u00e9but at Valentino, following up with Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Givenchy, and Berluti in his first season. A student of English and Italian who hopes to become a translator in the future, <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/rankings\/ui\/TheHotListMen\/29026#29026\">Bodian landed on our Hot List<\/a> last year thanks to the strength of his editorials for Vogue Hommes by Paolo Roversi, British Vogue by Campbell Addy, and L\u2019Uomo Vogue by Julia Hetta and his recent campaigns by Steven Meisel for Versace and Dior Homme. Under Kim Jones, Dior has been a strong supporter of Bodian\u2019s, booking him for all three shows in a row, and the young model returns the love. \u201cWhen I\u2019m in Dior clothes or McQueen or Dunhill, I feel like a gentleman,\u201d he says. \u201cYou really feel the clothes on yourself and I prefer that.\u201d<\/span>\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_5.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_5-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_5-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/efraim-schroder\">Efraim Schroder<\/a>, Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">Schroder spent over two years modeling in his native Brazil before being snapped up by Miuccia Prada as an exclusive for her Spring 2018 show and has walked in every show for the label since, a remarkable track record at one of the industry\u2019s most exclusive houses. \u201cAfter the catwalk, I was waiting for the finale and I had to hold in the tears,\u201d he recalls about his first turn for the label, which came as the culmination of three exhausting weeks doing looks at the Milan headquarters. Having been discovered by a photographer who was also a high school friend of his mother\u2019s, Schroder needed some persuading before he agreed to give modeling a try. \u201cMy mom tried to convince me and I said no twice and then the third time I accepted,\u201d he says. \u201cHe did some Polaroids and then sent them to my agency in Sao Paulo and that\u2019s it.\u201d He had been working with his father until he began modeling full time, silk screening uniforms for the family\u2019s clothing store. With his film and paralegal classes now complete, he spent last year focusing on his rising career, walking for Burberry, Valentino, Fendi, and Boss and shooting for Zara and The Greatest. In his free time, he continues to pursue a number of creative paths. \u201cI consider myself a really artistic person,\u201d he explains. \u201cI do photography, I do painting, I do a lot of stuff. I\u2019m always curious to learn something.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_26.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_26-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_26-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Shirt &#8211; Atlein. Pants &#8211; Dior Homme. Vintage vest and belt &#8211; Sanaw.\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_21.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_21-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_21-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/jeenu-mahadevan\">Jeenu Mahadevan<\/a>, Oslo, Norway<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">As a Norwegian of Sri Lankan descent, Hot Lister Mahadevan is one of the brightest lights in the new crop of rising Southeast Asian models. Discovered on the bus in Oslo by a designer who then got his mother agent\u2019s attention with an Instagram post, Mahadevan took his memorable first turn on the runway back in June 2017, closing GmbH in Paris. \u201cI was freaking out, I was so scared,\u201d he laughs. \u201cIt was a really cool location, like the 20th floor of a skyscraper.\u201d He\u2019s walked for everyone from Ferragamo and Loewe to Boss and Givenchy since then, naming his three Alexander McQueen shows as his favorites. Now taking time off before starting school for computer engineering, Mahadevan had a packed 2018, working with Tim Walker for British Vogue, Paolo Roversi for L\u2019Uomo Vogue, Ethan James Green for Vogue Hommes, and Kristin-Lee Moolman for Allure. The advertising clients have been calling as well, from Adidas and H&#038;M to Fendi and Benetton. Calling himself \u201ccompletely clueless\u201d about the industry before he started, his rapid success has taught him that, despite its reputation, fashion is a job just like any other. \u201cIt\u2019s almost easier than I thought,\u201d he admits. \u201cYou always make it out to be way bigger than it really is.\u201d<\/span>\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_13.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_13-1280x1036.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_13-200x162.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/theo-ford\">Theo Ford<\/a>, New York, United States<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">New York City is likely home to the largest concentration of models in the world, which makes it somewhat of a surprise that a native New Yorker was discovered in New Orleans. A student at Tulane, Ford was approached in his college\u2019s food court by a scout early last year and eventually signed when he returned home. \u201cIt was posed to me as a good opportunity to see the world and travel Europe, which I had wanted to do,\u201d he explains. \u201cA lot of my friends studied abroad, but I chose not to do that and I kind of regretted it so I really wanted to do some traveling.\u201d His decision paid off this past summer, which he spent on the circuit through London, Milan, and Paris opening Craig Green and walking for Prada, Valentino, Raf Simons, Loewe, and Herm\u00e8s in his first season. He credits these new experiences with expanding his understanding and appreciation of the fashion industry, which he admits were negligible beforehand. \u201cWhen I did Prada, I got to talk to Miuccia Prada for a while, which was really cool,\u201d he recalls. \u201cIt was cool meeting all the designers and other people at the top of their industry and getting a glimpse at their genius.\u201d Now finishing his final year, Ford is majoring in finance and English, bridging his passions for entrepreneurship\u2014he launched a coffee delivery service in New Orleans a few years ago\u2014and creative writing, including comedy and screenplays. His time in the industry has also, he admits, increased his admiration for personal expression. \u201cIt\u2019s been cool going to castings and seeing all the different models\u2019 unique styles and the ways they choose to represent themselves,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s cool how there\u2019s no judgment in anyone\u2019s style. You obviously see people wearing crazy stuff but it\u2019s cool to see people express themselves without having to worry about being judged.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_6.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_6-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_6-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Jacket and bag &#8211; Mad Vintage.\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_15.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_15-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_15-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/daniel-morel\">Daniel Morel<\/a>, Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">It may seem like it only took six short months from Morel\u2019s d\u00e9but at Versace last June to his new Ferragamo campaign for Spring by Harley Weir, but his career has been years in the making. Three years ago, when he was just 16, his godfather\u2019s partner saw potential in him, but his mother insisted on waiting until he turned 18. After an early shoot, he was signed by the agency Ossygeno in Santo Domingo and several months later began to consider the possibility of traveling abroad. He eventually signed in Milan and soon found himself walking the runway for Prada, Dior Homme, Givenchy, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, and Herm\u00e8s. \u201cI had two looks that I loved and everything was great,\u201d he recalls about his first Versace show. \u201cI made a lot of friends there too.\u201d Morel\u2019s astounding ascent has been, he admits, a happy surprise, but he is aware that his job also requires a lot of hard work. \u201cEveryone makes it out like it\u2019s all roses, like everything is easy, and it\u2019s not,\u201d he explains. \u201cYou always have to give 100% and have patience and ability and dedicate the time and love it. If you don\u2019t love it, you won\u2019t be successful.\u201d<\/span>\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2619\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_19.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_19-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_19-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/camiel-van-wersch\">Camiel van Wersch<\/a>, Arnhem, Netherlands<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">In his two short years in the industry, van Wersch has already notched a number of career milestones most other models can only imagine. He was an exclusive for Calvin Klein, opened Y-3, closed Raf Simons, and has walked for a number of top brands including Prada, Louis Vuitton, Dior Homme, Burberry, Craig Green, Jil Sander, and Coach. Among all these runways, he names last summer\u2019s Gucci Cruise show, set in a verdant Roman burial ground outside the southern French city of Arles, as a particular favorite. But it all nearly never happened: The first time van Wersch was scouted, he sent his pictures into the agency and didn\u2019t hear back, so he moved on. It was only a few months later when his agent saw him on the street again that they moved to sign the contract the next day. \u201cIt actually went really fast,\u201d he laughs. Just weeks later, he was making his d\u00e9but at Sacai\u2019s Fall 2017 show. He has taken time off from his studies\u2014he plans to teach history in the future\u2014to dedicate himself to modeling for now, logging shoots for Man About Town, The Greatest, and Fashion For Men and two campaigns last year for Dior Homme and Ports 1961, which took him to Marrakech. Having known little about the industry before he started, he says he is grateful for the educational opportunity his new job has provided him. \u201cThe most interesting thing is meeting so many people with so many different visions and stories,\u201d he explains. \u201cYou learn a lot from it even though you\u2019re not at school. You learn a lot from people all around the world.\u201d<\/span>\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_3.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_3-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_3-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/sakua-kambong\">Sakua Kambong<\/a>, Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">Kambong was working as a car mechanic in 2017 when a friend mentioned a model search and suggested he enter. \u201cI was like, \u2018Yeah, I\u2019m not going to this,\u2019\u201d he laughs. \u201cThen my appointment fell through and I was like, \u2018Eh, I got nothing better to do,\u2019 so I went in and then I got scouted.\u201d A few months later, he was backstage at Hussein Chalayan in London about to take his first turn on the catwalk. Unlike many other newcomers, Kambong says he wasn\u2019t nervous as he stood in line. \u201cA friend of mine said, \u2018It\u2019s just walking,\u2019\u201d he recalls, \u201cand I was like, \u2018Yeah, it\u2019s just walking, what can go wrong?\u2019\u201d Since then, he\u2019s walked for Calvin Klein, Versace, Boss, and Bottega Veneta, and has been a special favorite of Kim Jones\u2019, who cast him in Louis Vuitton\u2019s Spring 2018 campaign by Steven Meisel and brought him over to Dior Homme when he became creative director there last year. \u201cMy favorite show was when I became friends with the designer,\u201d Kambong says. \u201cThe second time I walked for Louis Vuitton, I was exclusive and then you can really see the build-up of the collection and the clothes. You\u2019re there when everything is getting made and you can really see the development of the clothes. I could see every piece getting its own character.\u201d Kambong admits to dreams of becoming an actor, but for now says he is just fine taking his time with modeling. \u201cI came into this world without expectations,\u201d he explains. \u201cI live my life and let it come and see how it rolls and I\u2019m enjoying it.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pic5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2618\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_27.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_27-1280x1676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_27-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Shirt &#8211; Mad Vintage. Pants and belt &#8211; Vivienne Westwood. Shoes &#8211; Dior Homme.\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\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_2-1280x1024.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2019\/01\/2019_01_16_Models.com_2-200x160.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<div class=\"modelname\"><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/tony-harak\">Tony Harak<\/a>, Tartu, Estonia<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"modeltext\">The second time was a charm for Harak, who was first scouted at school years ago but was \u201ctoo lazy\u201d to go into the agency, he says. When his agent reached out again after starting his own agency, he decided to go for it. \u201cI came home and my mom didn\u2019t know that somebody wanted to scout me to be a model,\u201d he laughs. \u201cI went, \u2018Mom, I\u2019m going to be a model,\u2019 and that was very funny because she didn\u2019t know and she was in shock.\u201d His first show was an exclusive for Prada in June 2017 and he went on to walk for Louis Vuitton, Dior Homme, and Valentino that season. \u201cI walked very fast,\u201d he recalls about his d\u00e9but. \u201cI was nervous about how I would walk and if the people would like me and the clothes.\u201d After turns for Burberry, Craig Green, Boss, Off-White, and Rick Owens since then, Harak has gotten more comfortable on the runway and has begun to make an editorial mark with shoots by Willy Vanderperre, Mel Bles for Another Man, and Suffo Moncloa for Arena Homme+. He appreciates his new career so much, in fact, that he says he wants to continue in the industry no matter what. \u201cIf I\u2019m not going to be a model, I would go to a model agency to be a scout or a manager,\u201d he says, \u201cor go into high fashion and make my own clothes.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"separ\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our fifth-anniversary roundup of the year&#8217;s top new runway faces offers a more diverse group than ever and a promise for a bright future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":55366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3044,155,2129,901,1538],"tags":[2385,3414,3416,2881,3418,3413,3423,3411,3377,657,3420,3378,3419,3412,3421,3391,3392,3417,3410,3415,3422],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55285"}],"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=55285"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55372,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55285\/revisions\/55372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}