Maryan Lukaszczyk, 24, Montpellier, France
Lukaszczyk has been a powerful runway presence since he seemingly came out of nowhere in January, but he was actually scouted back in the summer of 2014 by a photographer just before leaving to study for a year in Suzhou in China, where he was working towards a master’s degree in Chinese, English, and business. He has walked for Prada, Dior Homme, Valentino, Burberry, Marni, Bottega Veneta, and Craig Green this year, but he admits to still not being perfectly comfortable with it. “I’m still nervous before going out on the runway,” he laughs, “but then it’s ok.” Lukaszczyk cites the Gucci show in January as a particular favorite. “It was like a flashback in time to the Seventies, the clothes, the atmosphere,” he says. “It was really cool.” A music producer and videographer in his free time, he says his success has been an especial surprise given the little he knew about the industry before starting. “I didn’t know I could be a model. In my head, a model would be tall, tan, heavy, tough, and not like me, white and skinny,” he explains. “I still can’t believe it. It’s so strange.”
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