Model, not Supermodel? And a note on Baptiste Giabiconi - the male supermodel!
Men have always been on the backseat in the highly women-centric modeling/ fashion industry.
And rightly so because there are very few men who can be labeled as a "total package" today - transitioning into a supermodel and so in truth never tread the line of fame as many women models do effortlessly.
Maybe the fashion industry is not attracting the right talent anymore when it comes to men!
The only exception (from an Indian point of view) -India saw hunks galore in the 90s in Milind Soman and Arjun Rampal who not only looked good on the ramp but could also act, talk and charm in one single breath! Both have aged gracefully and will always remain the epitome of manhood, no matter what.
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| Milind Soman |
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| John Abraham |
I was disheartened to meet couple of male models from the current crop (touted by a magazine as the top male models of India) - they lack the charm, finesse and are mostly inapt of carrying on a decent conversation. Their physical assets are the only name of the game!
Seems like our designers only like walking mannequins. Not men with P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y.
John Abraham who was an ace model could also be on my list of “total package” men. Too bad that male models do not have enough avenues to explore and grow within the fashion industry and invariably always end up doing something else (which may not be their natural choice of career progression)
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| John Abraham |
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One name that resounds with male supermodel in my opinion is Karl Lagerfeld's muse - French model -Baptiste Giabiconi.
Watch him in action in a music video “Showtime” and some of his histrionics in a print magazine.
Baptiste Giabiconi - Showtime - Official Video
DORIAN Magazine Summer Issue featuring Baptiste Giabiconi(Video and Print(below)
Updated in Sept '11
CONSIDER the red-backed fairy wren. The males, one of nature’s dandies, have coal-black plumage, scarlet capes and wings with yellow trim. The females are gray-brown with just a bit of speckling. If a female flew by, you’d think: “wren.” If a male flew by, you’d think: “wow.”
Read more @
Male Models at the Line of Beauty
-Amit Anand
CONSIDER the red-backed fairy wren. The males, one of nature’s dandies, have coal-black plumage, scarlet capes and wings with yellow trim. The females are gray-brown with just a bit of speckling. If a female flew by, you’d think: “wren.” If a male flew by, you’d think: “wow.”
Read more @
Male Models at the Line of Beauty
-Amit Anand
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Baptiste Giabiconi Pictures and Style
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