interview

Name:
Nozomu

Agency:
Bon Image Corp. (Tokyo)
Also with: Success Models (Paris)

Age:
21

Height:
191cm (6’3″)

Place of Origin:
Tokyo, Japan

Ethnic Origin:
Japanese

Birthsign:
Capricorn

How discovered:
Scouted in Tokyo, Japan during a runway casting.

Favorite things:
Skateboarding, cigarettes, alcohol, photography

Favorite music, band:
Hardcore punk (Misfits, Black Flag, Motorhead)

Favorite movie, tv show:
Movie: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. TV Show: Discovery Channel

Favorite designer, fragrance or beauty product:
Favorite designer: Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, Saint Laurent Paris (by Hedi Slimane). Favorite fragrance: Lelabo, Bergamote 22. Beauty product: Sea salt

What would you be doing if you weren’t modeling?
Fashion designer

What’s something uncool that you love anyway?
Visiting abandoned rail tracks

Favorite modeling experience so far?
Walking on Louis Vuitton’s (designer Kim Jones) runway in Osaka.

What’s the best thing about your hometown/country?
People’s kindness and punctuality.

Which brand would you really love to model for?
Saint Laurent Paris by Hedi Slimane

Place you would love to visit:
Antarctica

Currently you’re obsessed with/about:
Photography, visiting run-down factories