Asian Faces In High Fashion

[bluebanter]

Hyunji got Hunter Boots Summer Campaign
Hoyeon got Amore Pacific S/S Campaign shot by Luigi and Iango, Cast by PG

Ting Chen got a Marc Jacobs Lip Gloss Ad (or at least it seems like an ad)

 

[Prymasquous]

Oh Boys, Boys, Boys...


Well, in preparation for Men's Fashion Week, for the next several days
all subsequent posts will devote to all things male modelling.

Yep. All attention will now be redirected to boys,
just to even things out and honestly this thread is deprived of men, too.


To kickstart we gotta stimulate the situation first.
And that's taking our focus where we last left off - the Top Walkers of FW18:


1. Kohei Takabatake = 43 shows

2. Bomchan Lee = 23 shows

3. Tsubasu Satou = 21 shows

4. Xu Meen = 19 shows

5. Arun Gupta = 18 shows

6. Ye Xiang = 17 shows

7. Na Jaeyoung = 15 shows

8. Jeenu Mahadevan = 14 shows

9. Ni Haoran = 14 shows

10. Wang Chenming = 13 shows


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How does men's show go like? Is their casting process as predictable
as for women or is it the contrary.

Either way we're looking for a pattern of consistency, and to put it out there,
whether casting directors are aware of the concept of inclusion and choose to be receptive.
Some has. Some needs more work when it calls for it.


See what the following weeks bring ~


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[Prymasquous]

Updated: Chu, Gao Jie, Hoyeon, Hyunji, Milo, Shujing, Sora, Su Kexin, Tao Ye & Ting Chen

SPRING/SUMMER 2018 CAMPAIGNS



Ami Suzuki: Kenneth Cole fragrance

Bhumika Arora: Moda Operandi, GAP

Charlotte Carey: Esprit, Fenty beauty, Augustine Bader, Shu Uemura

Chiharu Okunugi: H&M

Chu Wong: Self-Portrait, Dior beauty

Cici Xiang: Linda Farrow

Cong He: Ermanno Scervino, Shanghai Tang, Elegant Prosper, Dolce & Gabbana fragrance, Lime Flare, Viza Viza, Mango CNY, Prada Rongzhai

Dipti Sharma: Balenciaga, Marc Jacobs beauty

Du Juan: OVV, Neiwai

Dylan Xue: Elegant Prosper Jeans

Estelle Chen: Shanghai Tang, Double Love

Fei Fei Sun: Estee Lauder contract, Swarovski, Salvatore Ferragamo

Fernanda Ly: 6ixty8ight CNY

Gao Jie: NARS, GAP, Gucci eyewear

Gia Tang: Armani beauty #1, Freddy, Armani beauty #2

Grace Cheng: GAP

Grace Gao: Clarks, Esprit

He Jing: Esau Yori, Ricostru, Roberts Wood

Heejung Park: Marc Jacobs beauty

Hoyeon Jung: (Coca-Cola Olympics), GAP, Moschino CNY, 2XU, Doota Mall, Chanel beauty, Amore Pacific

Huan Zhou: H&M, Fenty beauty #1, Pull & Bear, Fenty beauty #2

Hyunji Shin: Patrizia Pepe, Juun.J, Benetton, Hunter Original Boots

I-Hua Wu: Maybelline contract

Issa Lish: Adidas x Alexander Wang

Jiali Zhao: Elegant Prosper Jeans

Jihye Park: C&A, Uniqlo x Marimekko

Jing Wen: Chloe, Etro

Julee Huang: Beauty Boutique

Jung Moon Lee: Benetton

Kailey Hsu: Olay

Kennah Lau: Balenciaga

Kiko Arai: Coach, Balmain, Zara

Kiran Kandola: Jo Malone fragrance, Ted Baker

Lakshmi Menon: GAP

Laras Sekar: Litany, Sephora

Li Xiao Xing: NARS

Ling Chen: Celine, Alice Pinchbeck

Ling Liu: MAC CNY, Farfetch, Edie Parker

Liu Lijun: Naersiling

Liu Wen: Erdos, (Blue Moon), Puma China, Me & City, Chanel beauty contract

Luping Wang: Icicle, J. Crew beauty, Perfect Diary beauty

Maaya Yoshiyama: Motonari Ono

Mae Lapres: Shu Uemura #1, Lancy from 25, Nasty Gal, Shu Uemura #2

Manami Kinoshita: Vestiare Collective, Able Jeans, Levi's x Re/Done, Philipp Plein

May Hong: Eckhaus Latta Jeans

Meng Zheng: True Religion Jeans, Naersiling

Miki Ehara: Amazon Fashion

Milano Nasu: Shiseido, Uniqlo x Ines de la Fressange

Milo Chen: Elegant Prosper Jeans, Bobbi Brown

Ming Xi: Kenzo fragrance, Biotherm, Daniel Wellington, L'Oreal contract

Mona Matsuoka: Elegant Prosper, GAP, Bloomingdales, Viza Viza, Shiseido

Neelam Gill: L'Oreal contract, Ounass

Pooja Mor: H&M

Radhika Nair: Chloe, Adidas x Pharell Williams

Rina Fukushi: Revlon, MAC, Perverze

Saffron Vadher: Kova

Sang In Kim: Jo Malone fragrance

Shi Xuan Hu: Benetton

Shiwei Wen: Furla

Shujing Zhou: Marc Jacobs beauty, Bobbi Brown

Sijia Kang: Miu Miu fragrance, Lane Crawford, Psalter

Sohyun Jung: Marc Jacobs beauty, MAC x Nicopanda, Marc Jacobs eyewear/accessories

Somin Park: Bobbi Brown

Soojoo Park: L'Oreal contract

Sora Choi: Dior lip glow, Louis Vuitton, McQ, Bottega Veneta, Saks, Dior hydra life, Tom Ford eyewear, McQ eyewear

Su Kexin: Ted Baker

Sui He: Pantene, Olay, (Crest), H&M China, Eifini

Sunghee Kim: Armani beauty

Tao Ye: Bobbi Brown

Tiana Tolstoi: Clarins, (Renault Samsung), Amuse beauty

Ting Chen: Marc Jacobs beauty

Urvashi Umrao: Adidas x Pharell Williams

Wang Han: Movbain

Wangy Xinyu: Calvin Klein, CK fragrance, CK performance, CK time & jewelry

Xiao Wen Ju: L'Oreal contract, Peacebird, Staccato, Zara CNY, MAC

Xie Chaoyu: Prada, Sonia Rykiel, Zara TRF, Converse x JW Anderson

Xu Jing: Shiatzy Chen, Mukzin

Yoon Mi Sun: Levi's

Yuan Bochao: Shiatzy Chen, G2000

Yue Han: Lujin Zhang

Yuka Mannami: Shiseido contract, Elegant Prosper, Adeam, Nordstrom, (I Lohas), Amazon Fashion, Astigu, Only

Ziwei Cao: La Koradior

Zuoye: Benetton

 

[Prymasquous]

When one starts to appear on covers, you know you've reached a greater level of status.

You're the star of the show.

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Zhao Lei, one of the premier Asian male model,
continues to be front and center even after a decade of brilliance ~



Glass Magazine Spring 2018 | T Magazine China March 2018


glassdigital via June & weibo.com​

 

[Prymasquous]

Forget all that boys stuff! We've got a full house of Asians galore at AWang.




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[bluebanter]

glad it wasn't a one season gimic.

 

[Prymasquous]

^ Agree. Apparently this collection touched on a personal level w/ his parents being the source of inspiration.

While FW18 & SS19 were calculated, but very apt of a cast and in its transition, may this become the norm - not 12 Asian every show but like several - because these past two collections exemplify that even Asians could be part of the brand's image, like a usual AW's show... so why not.

Obviously the backstory played a huge role for the high quantity of Asian. But my point is that sometimes a model's racial background doesn't have to be a factor. Some instances. Not always.



Very good seeing the first-timers walked again. Was an uplifting, collective cast for a SS19 start. Happy to see Sunghee there like srsly! Outta nowhere.

 

[Prymasquous]

featuring...
Jeon June, Jin Park, Yongsoo Jeong, Sup Park & Kevin Sun

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Cosmopolitan Korea May 2018
Ph: Jieun Jung

instagram/cosmopolitankorea & models.com
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[modelista]

23 Asian Models at Alexander Wang: 9 Boys & 14 Girls

 

[Prymasquous]

Alexander Wang Men Collection #1 - New York
June 2018





Inhyuk Yeo @ Wilhelmina NY | Korean

Masamichi Nyunoya @ St. Claire NY | Japanese

Sangdon Bae @ Curmas Models Korea | Korean

Wooseok Lee @ Fusion NY | Korean

Haemin Jeon @ Storm London | Korean

Jal Bui @ Rebel Mgmt Belgium | Tibetan

Yuan Bo @ Wilhelmina | Chinese

Ni Haoran @ Next NY | Chinese

Jun Sung Kim @ Fusion NY | Korean



~ All Male Asian Access Only ~






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[Prymasquous]

featuring
Sang Woo Kim

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GQ UK March 2018
Ph: Mariano Vivanco



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[mathiaskatz]

Emporio Armani F/W 2018 by Sølve Sundsbø features Dylan Xue and Tae Eun Bang.

 

[dfwn2n]

I wonder why Alex doesn't use Fei Fei anymore. She used to be his muse and appeared regularly on his runway. I find it sad he dumped Anita, Steven Klein and Fei Fei overnight.

 

[maimon]

i also wonder why Xiao Wen Ju is barely doing shows.

 

[maimon]

Fernanda is in the Adeam Resort 2019 Lookbook and in the S/S 2018 campaign for Amo's Style by Triumph

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[maimon]

 

[Prymasquous]

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[Prymasquous]

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[Prymasquous]

Regarding veteran models & runway:


Interestingly the only top model who hasn't took a break or missed runway at all is Liu Wen. Not one season where she's not walking, whether it's just one show or more. Soojoo too once she became a runway regular (namely Chanel). Fei Fei, Xiao Wen, Tao, Ming, Sui, Shu Pei, Chiharu, Jihye, Sunghee, etc. all stopped/missed at one point due to various/multiple reasons.

Obviously we know runway can't go on forever and the established don't need runway as much. But it's indeed quite the accomplishment for Liu Wen to keep going and now embarking on 22 seasons non-stop with Alexander Wang SS19. She also still holds the world record for Top Asian Walker of all-time with 74 shows FW09 (and 70 shows SS10).



Anyway sometimes I feel there could only be one or two veteran Asian model at a certain time. And runway itself and the people in charge of the process doesn't necessarily recruit or welcome back past faces like we see with white/black models. They get re-cast more than Asian models, that's a fact. There were very special moments like Ai/Givenchy, Ling Tan/AWang, Du Juan/Valli HC, Devon/Jeremy, Hye Park/Dries, Lakshmi/Givenchy, Soyoung/Kenzo...

Fei Fei could probably walk more SS19 shows, who knows. Ming x Balmain is a great team, haven't seen a lot of loyalty for Asian models so not complaining, but she can do more. And all the other top models would be pretty epic if they get the chance to walk again like many white models. C'mon by Asian standards they are recognisable stars and worthy for people wanting to see them again. Jenny or Gwen Lu for Balenciaga???



And about Xiao Wen she recently walked for Jason Wu, Miu Miu, Rodarte, Tom Ford, Anna Sui, etc. which is pretty good over time. More? Yes. Although IMO her look limits her, but her greatest qualities are her personality and ability to morph xyz mood for the show, she's a performer. It'd be so interesting to see her walk Del Moro's shows; and Brokaw cast her for the Prada show in China - so there's potential that she'd walk her shows again. Bring it on.

 

[Prymasquous]

What were the warning signs?
That is, for the explosion of this great success.

His ascension to top-tier status as one of the most sought after male model right now,
certainly have been rapid by Asian standards, but surely his achievements
may have been necessary and in need of a new page written in male modelling history.
He has what they want, and serendipity and external forces
all played their cards harmoniously, indeed.

Just how he managed to do it all... and if there's any sign of slowing down.
Probably not on the horizon. Whatever he's doing, Kohei has indisputably changed
the narrative for Asian male models by all accounts - runway, covers and campaigns.
Monumental and unseen at this kind of rate. A star just getting brighter.

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While he racked up six ads for S/S 2018 alone, here are a few to show off:


Calvin Klein Jeans by Bailey | Prada by Vanderperre | Coach by Meisel



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