Model of the Month | Marcel Castenmiller by Matthew Kristall

“Mar­cel is a very intu­itive model. He is extremely cre­ative and brings a lot of his own ideas and feel­ings into the image. His unique beauty only adds to the appeal.” — Matthew Kristall

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Model of the Month | Marcel Castenmiller by Lowe Seger

Mar­cel Cas­ten­miller may eas­ily tran­si­tion into the role of a gen­tle­man, but that does not mean he has to like the clothes. Shoot­ing a col­lec­tions story with pho­tog­ra­pher Lowe Seger and styl­ist Toby Grimditch, Mar­cel may not have been a fan of the wardrobe, but he was a plea­sure to work with. Seger recalls not remem­ber­ing how Mar­cel got booked, but “when [he] saw him on the day of the shoot, [he] really really loved him.” Quite the ver­sa­tile model, Mar­cel pos­sesses that cer­tain qual­ity that enables him to go edgy and then eas­ily exude a cer­tain refinement.

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Marcel Castenmiller by Dana Lauren Goldstein for Posi+tive

Posi+tive’s recent fea­ture on fash­ion stu­dent and model Coco Young just hap­pens to include Mar­cel Cas­ten­miller, who joins in on a crazy day cap­tured by pho­tog­ra­pher Dana Lau­ren Gold­stein. Along for a wild ride, not a thing is out of line, rang­ing from jump­ing on dump trucks to kiss­ing grown men, any­thing goes in the free-​​spirited life of Marcel.

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Marcel Castenmiller for Sense June 2010

Model of the Month | Marcel Castenmiller Interview – Part I

Fol­low­ing our intro­duc­tion of how Mar­cel Cas­ten­miller began his career as a model, we dive into our first round of ques­tions with the Cana­dian model to get the basics out of the way.

What was your first shoot?

Mar­cel: I think it was for an Asian mag­a­zine. I was late and I paid a taxi dri­ver a twenty dol­lar bill to drive two avenues. I had taken the wrong sub­way train and ended up too far away from the orig­i­nal address. From there I went with the pho­tog­ra­pher to Cen­tral Park. I’m sure that story is very com­mon in New York.

Your hair seems like it would be a prized pos­ses­sion. Would you cut it?

Mar­cel: I don’t know. I’ve never liked hair cuts, and so far it’s been work­ing alright with the length. I bet it’ll stay at a cer­tain length, not too long. So yes I guess that would mean I’ll get a cut done.

The inevitable question…how has mod­el­ing changed your life?

Mar­cel: Mod­el­ing has given me the chance to live in dif­fer­ent cities. I feel that’s one of the most impor­tant things for me grow­ing up. Liv­ing in a sub­urb for 19 years can really make you fall behind as a human being, I’m so happy to be in cities like Paris and New York and really feel every­day and live!

Are you aware of model followings…particularly yours?

Mar­cel: I’m aware. I don’t under­stand why peo­ple try to con­tact me online. I under­stand them being a fan, but I really wouldn’t keep in touch with some­one I know noth­ing about or have never met in person.

Model of the Month | Marcel Castenmiller

Stand­ing at 6′ 2″ as one of the industry’s few cov­eted long-​​haired mod­els, Mar­cel Cas­ten­miller is yet another prized Cana­dian import. Grow­ing up in a town called Port Moody in the Province of British Colum­bia, it was a two-​​month road trip with pho­tog­ra­pher Ryan McGin­ley that brought the for­mer art stu­dent a step closer to sign­ing with New York mod­el­ing agency DNA in 2008. Shortly after, Mar­cel was get­ting his feet wet with a The­ory cam­paign and from there, the rest is his­tory. From Kenzo’s lead­ing star for two sea­sons and his reg­u­lar pres­ence on the run­way to a strong port­fo­lio of beau­ti­ful edi­to­ri­als, Mar­cel deliv­ers as a well-​​rounded model.