Today, A$AP Rocky is known just as much for his fashion credentials as he is for his music. His personal aesthetic has long served as proof that he’s one of the most stylish men in hip hop, but it was when he became the face of Dior’s FW16 campaign that his modelling career really took off. The Harlem-born rapper’s love for fashion is no secret. Okay, ao A$AP Rocky may not be a model by trade, but to failing to acknowledge his influence in fashion through his work for names like Dior, Calvin Klein and DKNY would be unfair. The Canadian model branched into acting in 2010 and has since appeared in a number of films and television Rocky
When he’s not being shot for ads, he’s being shot for films and TV. Listed as a Vogue Top 10 male model and touted by as one of the most sought-after names in the industry, Mills has appeared in runway shows and featured in campaigns for most major fashion brands. His Che menswear label’s debut collection dropped in 2019 and focuses on premium resortwear that mixes tailoring and sportswear Noah Millsĭiscovered by a scout in Canada one week and walking the runway for Gucci in New York the next, Noah Mills’ rise to fame was nothing short of meteoric. While still modelling, Cheshire has also started to dabble in design. The latter reported a 50% increase in men’s swimwear sales when he was fronting their campaign. Over the course of his career, Cheshire has also modelled for labels and designers including Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Orlebar Brown, Stella McCartney, Missoni, Hackett, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister Co., Vivienne Westwood, Gap Inc. That’s where this Hertfordshire lad cut his teeth not long after being scouted at the age of 15.
However, we’re sure we aren’t alone in thinking it would’ve been a crying shame for him to have ended up behind the camera as opposed to in front of CheshireĪs far as first gigs go, Calvin Klein isn’t a bad one. He often says that if he hadn’t become involved in modelling, he would’ve liked to get into photography. You’ll also find him acting and keeping his Instagram followers satiated with some of the most stylish shots you’ll see on social media. No list of male models could ever be considered complete without the inclusion of Spanish tastemaker, style king and all-round menswear legend, Jon Kortajarena.Ī resident of Shoreditch, one of London’s trendiest neighbourhoods, Kortajarena splits his time between fronting campaigns for high-fashion and high-street brands alike. The face of fashion is changing, and this trailblazer is leading the Jon Kortajarena A generation that have a wider reach than any that went before them. Lucky Blue is part of a new generation of male models. In that time, he’s walked runways for everyone who’s anyone and accrued a not unimpressive 3.3m keen followers on Instagram. Signed at the age of 12, Smith has been in the throes of the fashion industry for the past decade. However, for younger trendsetters like Lucky Blue Smith, using social media as a tool of their trade is just second nature. It’s something that older models strive to keep on top of. In recent years, social media has brought a new platform to the world of fashion that beforehand would’ve seemed completely unfathomable. Hailing from Georgia, USA, O’Pry counts the likes of D&G, Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Belstaff and Ralph Lauren among his clients, and frequently finds himself at the top of ‘Most Successful Models’ lists in all the most respected Blue Smith Scouted from his pictures on Myspace (ask your dad), he quickly went on to help shape the face of menswear over the decade that followed. Sean O’Pry’s, on the other hand, landed him a highly-lucrative career, modelling for the biggest fashion names on the face of the earth. Most men’s old prom photos serve as nothing more than a source of mild embarrassment. All things considered, it’s no wonder Vogue crowned him the greatest male model of all Sean O’Pry
Probably best known as the face of Ralph Lauren, Tyson Beckford is nothing short of a fully-fledged, fashion industry veteran.īoasting well over two decades of experience, the vast majority of which spent mingling in the upper echelons, the New Yorker has served as a key figure in the ongoing battle to make fashion more diverse in terms of both race and gender.Īs if that weren’t impressive enough, Beckford’s fashion credentials have seen him transition into television as the host of America’s Make Me A Supermodel.
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