{"id":65701,"date":"2025-05-08T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T23:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=65701"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:07:03","slug":"tyson-beckford-on-30-years-of-modeling-dandyism-and-defining-american-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/tyson-beckford-on-30-years-of-modeling-dandyism-and-defining-american-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Beckford on 30 Years of Modeling, Dandyism, and Defining American Cool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vVFltIMFJqo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<style>\n#content .row {max-width:100%}\n#cover { \nbackground-color: white; position: relative; margin: 0 auto 30px auto;; text-align: center; \n}\n#covertitle, #covertitle h1, #content #covertitle h3 { font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\", sans-serif; }\n#covertitle { position: absolute; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-Bold\", sans-serif; bottom: 12%; width: 100%; font-size: 3.8rem; font-weight: 900; }\n#content h1 { font-size: 4vw; display: inherit; display: inline-block; text-align:center; }\n#content div.post h2 {margin: 20px 0; background: white; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; color: #333;}\n#content #covertitle h3 { \nfont-size: 8vw; line-height: 20vh;\ntext-transform: uppercase; \nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\", sans-serif;}\n#introbox { border: 1px solid white; padding: 90px 30px !important; max-width: 850px; margin: auto !important; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center !important; }\n.introblurb, .introblurb p, .post div.introblurb p:first-child {\nfont-size: .7em; \nline-height: 1.6; \ntext-align:justify;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\npadding: .3em 1em;\n}\n#content div.introcredits, #content div.introcredits p {\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\nfont-size: .8em; \ntext-align: center;\n}\n.pic40 { margin: 0 10%;; text-align: center; }\n.videocontainer {max-width:600px; margin: auto;}\n.txtbox { \nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\",sans-serif; \nline-height: 2;\nfont-weight: 400; \nwidth: 36%; \nborder: 0; \nmargin: auto; \npadding: 5%;\n}\n.introtxt, .introtxt p {text-align:justify;}\n.pullquote {\nfont-size:4vw;\nline-height: 1;\ntext-align:center;\nfont-style:italic;\nmax-width:900px;\nmargin:auto;\npadding:1em;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif;\n}\n.credits:empty {display:none;}\n.credits {\nfont-size: .75rem; \npadding: 2rem 0;; \nfont-weight: normal; \ntext-align: center; \nclear: both; \ntext-transform: uppercase; \nmax-width: 800px; \nmargin: auto; }\n#thumbsul { margin: 0 8%; }\n.text-left {text-transform: capitalize !important;}\n#thumbsul a, .text-left a {color: black;}\n#thumbsul a:hover, .text-left a:hover {color: #666;}\n.separ { border: 1px solid white; clear: both; padding: 60px; }\nem {color: #999;}\n<\/style>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/css\/sb\/index-sb@9e8baf1be17137f952c9eacc710f6bf0b29b9b08.css\" \/>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div class=\"introtxt\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Tyson Beckford on 30 Years of Modeling, Dandyism, and Defining American Cool<\/h1>\n<p>When you have an opportunity to shoot one of the most legendary models in the world for 48 hours, you make the impossible possible. With more than 30 years under his belt, <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/Tyson-Beckford\">Tyson Beckford<\/a>, the original face of Americana menswear cool, returned to the Met Gala red carpet this week with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJVCJBiJFGO\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tailored Ralph Lauren look<\/a> that was as much a tribute as it was a masterclass in timeless tailoring. Composed of a cream double-breasted dinner jacket accented with a red boutonni\u00e8re, paired with black trousers, a crisp tuxedo shirt, and black velvet slippers, Beckford paid homage to the iconic designer, the model\u2019s roots with the brand, and his 1994 Polo Sport debut campaign. With the night themed after <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/superfine-tailoring-black-style-maps-out-identity-through-dandyism\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Superfine: Tailoring Black Style<\/a>, Beckford\u2019s red carpet moment came full circle, celebrating three decades since he broke barriers as one of the first Black male supermodels to front a major American fashion house and become a household name.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, his career is so much more than runway and billboard achievements\u2014Beckford has rallied pop culture appearances aplenty through his years of evolution. Whether he\u2019s showing up in Sprite commercials, music videos, a Zoolander movie, or reality TV, Beckford has been a cultural constant with a signature confidence that only decades in front of the camera can bring, reminding the industry why he remains one of the most enduring faces in modeling. It\u2019s a legacy that surpasses passing time, that makes even the average, stoic New Yorker come alive with uncontrollable glee when they see him. Models.com spoke to Beckford while preparing for the big gala to discuss the essence of modern Black dandyism, an enduring legacy, and his position as one of the few model legends in the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Cover Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/div>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\nEditor in Chief: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/stephan-moskovic\">Stephan Moskovic<\/a><br \/>\nEditorial Director and Interviewer: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/irene-ojo-felix\">Irene Ojo-Felix<\/a><br \/>\nManaging Editor: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/sasha-grinblat\">Sasha Grinblat<\/a><br \/>\nDirector &#038; Video Editor: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/will-pippin\">Will Pippin<\/a><br \/>\nCinematographer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anyelo_troya\/\">Anyelo Troya<\/a><br \/>\n1st Assistant Camera: Dario Milana<br \/>\nGroomer: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/valissa-yoe\">Valissa Yoe<\/a><br \/>\nMusic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/22lovesyou\/\">22<\/a><br \/>\nSpecial Thanks: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/client\/crushfanzine\">CRUSHfanzine<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Soul-Artist-Management\">Soul Artist Management<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyson Beckford on 30 Years of Modeling, Dandyism, and Defining American Cool When you have an opportunity to shoot one of the most legendary models in the world for 48 hours, you make the impossible possible. 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