To start this interview off, please give some background information about you and your recent work.
My name is Andreas Bengt Albert. i was born 1987 12 28. Big brother Jacob he living in Sydney with a girl and studing fashion/design. and have a little sister, shes namne is Louise, she love to dance. I have a apartment in Stockholm. And i love the street life. I started modelling for 6 mounts ago. but i was scouted when a was 16 years on my skateboard, but i have school to complete first and then I start to run with the model life.
How did you get into modeling? Was it easy for you to be convinced to become a model?
My booker scouting me when she was working as a photographer at a argentur, but now she works at Elite Models in Stockholm, Sweden. I have always had good self-confidence so everything has gone well so far. But there are many cool guys in the world.
What do your family and friends think of modeling and the fashion world?
My dad has been a model and he likes the fashion world, he likes the creative in the work to be working with their body and mind. my mom is just curious and want to hear all the stories I have every experienced. Mom takes probably not how much the fashion world is.
What was your first assignment as a model?
My first job was the Prada show in Milan this season SS12. It was absolutely wonderful, what a kick it was after I just want to drive on. I’m hot now haha
What is your favorite sport? How often do you play it?
I love playing football with friends and of course check on Barcelona’s my team. But I practice swimming now and it’s so good for the muscles and the sauna is cruel relaxing. But I love many sports.
What are the 3 most important things in your life?
Family, friends, food!
What is your day to day schedule like?
If i dont have modeling job so I will spend time to train and take care of myself. Then I do my hobbies as skateboarding, hanging with my dear friends.
Are you personally interested in fashion?
Yes i love fashion, i love to see the creative things.
What are your plans outside modeling?
My passion is in the future will have a farm in a hot country where I can have a farm with my fruits and vegetables, all food that I need, maybe pulp beautiful animals in the end. I’ve always wanted to create a beautiful cafe in Paris and live there.
before I studied drama / theater school.
What do you have to sacrifice to become a model?
I do not have much free time these days. when you travel so much, it is hard if you have a girl at home, you can not have unless she is a model and have the same lifestyle.
What’s your opinion on the current fashion industry? What are the best and worst aspects?
I think the best thing about the fashion industry are wonderful people, you meet many people from different countries. worst with the fashion industry, you must always know their jobs in the last minute, that’s for good or ill, can not plan so much.
Do you prefer runways or shoots?
Runways.
What’s the strangest thing you’ve done on set?
One show was so fun, a child of the Jaggo it was rock and roll, the director on the show say to the models, do what you feel, if u feel rock so many boys kiss the girls on the runway and flurting with people
If you weren’t modeling, what would you be doing?
Studying theater/drama
Who is/are your closest male/female model friend(s)?
Dawid Schaffranke from Germany and Alexander Johansson from Sweden. Rebecca Lewis-olsson from Sweden from Elite model.
What’s your favorite perfume?
Hugo Boss
Who’s your favorite designer?
I love Prada and Alexander Mcqueen.
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