Model of the Month

Decem­ber 2010 — Sam Webb

“This year’s final model of the month is no other than British model Sam Webb. An instant favorite of Domenico Dolce and Ste­fano Gab­bana, Sam made his grand debut at the design­ers’ spring 2007 show and since the trio have been near insep­a­ra­ble. Ini­tially dis­cov­ered in Birm­ing­ham, Eng­land while shop­ping with his girl­friend, Sam was scouted by Select, where he remains today. Although, Sam has made appear­ances in GQ China, Won­der­land and other pub­li­ca­tions, amongst var­i­ous cam­paigns, it all comes back to Dolce & Gab­bana, where he has main­tained that spe­cial spark. Part of the label’s sym­bolic fam­ily, Sam has become a famil­iar face on and off the run­way, star­ring in both look­books and campaigns.”

Intro­duc­tion
Inter­view Part I
The Dolce & Gab­bana Man
Annoy­ing Sam Webb

Novem­ber 2010 — Julian Hen­nig

“Before the spring 2007 show sea­son got under­way, Julian Hen­nig received a strange mes­sage on Myspace. He had been con­tacted by Singapore-​​based pho­tog­ra­pher Skye Tan, who inquired about him get­ting into mod­el­ing. Julian did not take him seri­ously, but after con­tin­ued sug­ges­tions, he finally caved in and went to visit Berlin agency Viva. Not con­sid­er­ing him­self right for mod­el­ing, Julian was unsure of him­self, but he was quickly signed, flown into Paris three days later for fash­ion week and the rest is his­tory. From a debut at Yves Saint Lau­rent to the cov­eted open­ing spot at Hedi Slimane’s Dior show, Julian kicked his career off with a bang, going on to become a famil­iar face, known for his numer­ous cam­paign appear­ances for Prada as well as D&G. This month, we will be get­ting to know more about the Ger­man model as we dig into his expe­ri­ences, past and present.”

Intro­duc­tion
Julian’s Dis­cov­ery
Inter­view, Round II
Dance by Christoph Musiol
10 Loves of Julian
Final Install­ment

Octo­ber 2010 — Josh Beech

“Our lat­est model of the month, Josh Beech hails from south east Lon­don, where he grew up in a small town on the edge of Kent. Near the coun­try and a throw from the city, it would not be long before Josh went from attend­ing school and work­ing at Vir­gin to mak­ing his debut in Burberry’s spring 2008 cam­paign. With a sig­nif­i­cant cast­ing begin­ning his book, Josh becom­ing an inter­na­tional star was only inevitable. Walk­ing the run­way from New York and Paris to Milan, Josh was tapped for a flurry of cam­paigns and edi­to­ri­als that have included work for Levi’s, Giu­liano Fuji­wara, Full Cir­cle and Valentino to end­less pub­li­ca­tions that include Dazed & Con­fused, L’Officiel Hommes and Vogue Italia just to name a few.”

Intro­duc­tion /​ Josh by Aline & Jacque­line Tap­pia
Ques­tions with Josh Beech
The 10 Loves of Josh Beech
Josh Beech, the Music Man
Cam­paign Maverick

Sep­tem­ber 2010 — Adrien Sahores

“Dis­cov­ered by chance, Ford Europe’s Adrien Sahores was scouted while shop­ping for new clothes in his home­town of Paris. Spy­ing a cou­ple look­ing at him strangely, he inquired about their inter­est and they offered him a chance to do a run­way show the fol­low­ing week with pay. With a sound oppor­tu­nity await­ing him, Adrien agreed and two weeks later, he walked for Lan­vin in Jan­u­ary of 2009. In the short time fol­low­ing, Adrien has become a reg­u­lar on the run­way – con­vey­ing a won­der­ful energy and starred in choice cam­paigns for Prada and Yves Saint Lau­rent as well as an array of qual­ity edi­to­ri­als. A plea­sure to fea­ture, over a series of posts, we will get to know more about the French model as we dive into every­thing from his expe­ri­ence shoot­ing the Prada cam­paign and inter­ests as diverse as old school hip hop to the antic­i­pated model antics.”

Model of the Month Intro­duc­tion
Flash­back – First Shoot
Cat­walk Ready
Cam­paign Enthu­si­ast
Per­sonal Time

August 2010 — Philipp Bier­baum

“From a strik­ing cam­paign or two to an unde­ni­able pres­ence on the cat­walk or that spe­cial appear­ance in an edi­to­r­ial, Aus­trian model Philipp “Pippo” Bier­baum pos­sesses a strong body of work. After a chance sug­ges­tion by friends to give mod­el­ing a try, Philipp found him­self kick­ing off his career with Paris Fash­ion Week dur­ing the sum­mer of 2007. Prov­ing to be the ver­sa­tile model, whether a blond or brunette, Philipp has rolled with the punches and come out on top, with cam­paigns for both Gian­franco Ferrè and D&G under his belt as well as work with Matthew Brookes and Mert & Mar­cus. Stick with us this month as we learn more about one of New York Mod­els’ finest.”

Model of the Month Intro­duc­tion
Friendly Busi­ness
Get­ting Per­sonal with Philipp
Client Pre­view
Run­way Chatter

July 2010 — Mark Cox

“Appear­ing in cam­paigns for Calvin Klein, Z Zegna and most recently Prada, DNA’s Mark Cox is no doubt a famil­iar face on and off the run­way. Scouted while out enjoy­ing an evening out with friends in Ams­ter­dam about two years ago, the model has racked up a rich port­fo­lio since that includes every­thing from shoot­ing with Mert & Mar­cus to walk­ing for notable labels such as Gucci and Dolce & Gab­bana. Fol­low­ing another suc­cess­ful sea­son on the cat­walk, this month we will catch up with the model to find out more about every­thing from his start as a model to those sticky sit­u­a­tions that hap­pen to come as a haz­ard of our favorite cre­ative shoots.”

Model of the Month Intro­duc­tion
Play­ing in Inter­sec­tions
Calvin’s Boy
Mark by Twin Shotone
Final Ques­tions