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Feld Hommes fashion editor Isabelle Thiry shares her experience styling Taylor Fuchs a couple years back, when he had just began modeling. Working with friend and photographer Daniel Schröder, the duo were tasked with shooting an editorial for Feld Hommes. The shoot took place “in Hamburg, in a rundown place on Reeperbahn, used and shared by artists as their ateliers…” She recalls Taylor being really cute and shy at the time. He was new to modeling and had travelled “all the way from Canada, just for the day.” However, despite his new status as a model, Thiry recalls Taylor being so much a natural that there was no need to show him poses or direct much if at all…for him, it just came naturally. Reflecting on Taylor, Thiry to this day thinks fondly of him as the boy with the “poetic face and the space between his teeth.”
The Fashionisto: When did you start modeling?
Taylor Fuchs: April 07
Fashionisto: What did your family think?
Taylor: My father and I thought it was a scam at first, but as we began to learn more about the agency and the business, we realized it might be something worthwhile to try out.
Our latest model of the month Taylor Fuchs comes from White City, Saskatchewan Canada. Scouted in April of 2007, Taylor has gone from university life to shooting with several of the world’s renowned photographers, including Peter Lindbergh, Ellen von Unwerth and Terry Tsiolis. From ruling the catwalk and starring in numerous editorials to appearing in campaigns for the likes of Valentino and Lacoste, Taylor is no doubt one of the industry’s shining stars. This month, we will take a look at Taylor’s past and current work, as well as uncovering those possible acting aspirations.
The Fashionisto: You starred in the Marc by Marc Jacobs campaign this past fall. How was it like working with Juergen Teller…was Marc Jacobs on set for the shoot?
Yuri Pleskun: It was great and an honor to work with Juergen Teller, especially because he chose to shoot in my apartment. And, no, I believe Marc Jacobs had more important things to do than getting robbed in the Bronx.
Calm, cool and collected, Yuri Pleskun is captured by photographer Colin Leaman in these outtakes from one his many recent Urban Outfitters shoots. In addition to his general marketing shoots for Urban Outfitters, Yuri also has upcoming looks from their collaborations with Rogues Gallery and Warriors of Radness.
Shooting regularly with several of the industry’s leading talents, Jolijn Snijders has a sound perspective on first impressions after her candid encounters. Reflecting on current model of the month Yuri Pleskun, Snijders shared, “Yuri looks like he walked straight off a Larry Clark movie set. He was someone who I’ve been looking for a long time, just a boy with a real cool attitude, being completely himself, not really caring about how he looks in the photos, always up for some crazy stuff and laughs, which makes him a perfect subject for me.”
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