Max Papendieck left Australia in his late teens attracted by the bright lights of America and the promise of a basketball scholarship to see him through college studies!
It was whilst at college in Miami that Max was spotted and was soon taken under the wing of Bruce Weber who shot him for Spanish Vogue and Ralph Lauren fragrance.
Max, now based in New York, has been modelling for three years and enjoying travelling the world. He’s also a very convincing actor.
Max is truly a pleasure to work with. Look out for him as our future OBSESSION soon!
Age: 27
Full Name: Max William Otto Papendieck
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Nickname: Mo
How were you scouted: One of my cheerleaders on my college basketball team said I should model and I met Front Management in Miami.
What’s your best feature: My personality
Favourite beauty/grooming product: Everything I use is Kiel’s. Love their products!
Your favorite fragrance: Right now it’s L’eau D’issey Pour Homme by Issey Miyake
What’s been your most lavish purchase?: I recently bought my girlfriend a nice Alexander Wang handbag. Lucky girl!
Hobbies: Photography, basketball, beach
Fitness Regime: Depends on what city i’m in (Sydney, I run on the soft sand) but I usually workout in the mornings, 6 days a week, rotating between legs, chest and back with a 5km run at the end.
What was the last movie you watched?: 12 Years a Slave
What was the last track you listened to on your iPod?: Collard Greens by Kendrick Lamar
Do you have any Guilty Pleasures?: Dark chocolate and red wine
What is your biggest fear?: Heights
What is your dream country to visit?: Peru
If you were not modeling, what would you be doing?: Lying on a beach somewhere beautiful
If you got to relive one day in your modeling career it would be…: Would have to be the Ralph Lauren fragrance I shot a while ago (which was a week, not a day!) but we had everything from skydivers to Maseratis on set. And a really amazing crew and cast to work with too.
If you could be on the cover of any magazine, it would be: Forbes
What’s the funniest thing that has happened to you on a shoot?: Well just a few days ago I was shooting in the Florida keys… For one of the shots we were shooting out on a pier. The photographer was in the zone shooting and wasn’t watching where he was stepping and fell right in! It’s actually not that funny because we saw a shark swimming just before that happened. But of course, later that day he wanted some shots of me jumping in the water off the pier!
What was the last thing to make you cry?: My dog dying in December
What’s your favorite fashion city and why?: New York… I may be bias because that’s where I live, but the fashion is New York is like nowhere else. I could ‘people watch’ all day in NYC, in a very non-creepy way!
Who are your idols?: My father.. He has lived such an incredible life and I really look up to him.
What was the last dream you remember?: I think it’s a little explicit for F.TAPE!
One word to describe yourself: Motivated
Twitter handle: @maxpapendieck
Instagram handle: maxpapendieck
How much money would you need to shave your hair off? Talk to my booker!