Anthony Gilardot, 19, Bordeaux, France
A student of online marketing, Gilardot was interning in London when he was stopped by his agent last year while shopping on Regent Street and asked if he wanted to model. His initial response? “No, it’s impossible, I can’t be a model,” he laughs. Still, Gilardot eventually changed his mind, and since then he has become a runway staple, appearing for Topman, JW Anderson, Craig Green, Jil Sander, Ermenegildo Zegna, Bottega Veneta, Fendi, Valentino, Phillip Lim, Louis Vuitton, Kenzo, Hermès, and Y-3 this year. Still, the show that stands out most in his mind is Dior Homme’s from January, when a full orchestra played as the models walked. “It was so amazing,” he recalls. Now a full-time model, Gilardot says he is happy to be taking a pause from his education after graduating from business school this year, but is already looking ahead to returning. “I was really, really focused this year and last year on getting my degree,” he says, “but now I have my degree, so I’m free, but I want to continue my studies after this break.”