The days of rigid male beauty standards - chiseled jawlines, six-pack abs, flowing blond hair, and deep blue eyes - are long gone.
Now, with top designers pushing creative and unconventional boundaries, the models representing their vision have to break the mold as well. Today’s male models don’t need perfect faces or sculpted physiques, but they stand out for their individuality and charisma. The evolving standards of beauty in fashion are being challenged, and it’s a refreshing change.
Nayale Junior
This 25-year-old model from the Netherlands embraces his natural freckles, making his face unforgettable.
Naleye is a favorite of Levi’s
and many other top brands.
Quim GutierreZ
With a quirky gap between his front teeth, Quim Gutiérrez is a standout.
Born in 1981, Quim is primarily known as a Spanish actor
but he made waves as the lead model for Givenchy’s Fall-Winter 2013 collection.
Cooper Thompson
Not tall? Not jacked? No problem. This Australian model still graces the covers of major fashion magazines without conforming to traditional body standards.
Vin Los
Vin is literally covered in words.
This 26-year-old Canadian model carefully selected phrases to tattoo on his face, pulling keywords from hit songs he discovered on YouTube.
Simonas Pham
With a name like that, you’d expect a Vietnamese connection - and you’d be right. Simonas Pham is half Vietnamese, half Lithuanian.
At just 23, Simonas has appeared in major publications like GQ and Vogue, and worked with luxury retailers like Ssense.
Ralph Souffrant
At only 21, this Haitian model’s career is exploding, recently securing a spot in Yeezy Season 3.
Discovered by Kanye West and his team from a crowd of hundreds, Souffrant is on a meteoric rise.
Casey Legler
Standing tall at 1.88m, with a square jaw, bold tattoos, and a muscular build, you’d think Casey Legler was just another male model - except she’s not.
Casey is the first woman to officially work as a male model in fashion. In 2015, she did her only collaboration with an Australian women’s fashion brand.
Previously, Casey was a competitive swimmer who represented France in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
At 38, age isn’t slowing her down.
Zombie Boy
Zombie Boy, born Rick Genest in 1985, hails from Canada.
He gained international fame appearing alongside Lady Gaga in the “Born This Way” video and modeling for French fashion house Mugler.
While some might think Rick lived a glamorous life, he was once homeless on the streets of Montreal - without a phone, an email address, or even a fixed residence.
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