Will Chalker (born 7 March 1980) is an English model and an amateur boxer. He is ranked 11th on Models.com's Money Guys list.[3]
Will Chalker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1980 East Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Chloe Pridham (2 August 2014) |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Hair colour | Blonde |
| Eye colour | Green[1] |
| Agency | IMG Models (New York) Marilyn Agency (Paris) FASHION MODEL MANAGEMENT (Milan) Select Model Management (London) Traffic Models (Barcelona) UNIQUE DENMARK (Copenhagen) LA Model Management (Los Angeles) Stockholmsgruppen (Stockholm)[2] |
Life and career
editChalker was born in East Sussex. He began modelling at the age of twenty in 2000, leaving his earlier career as a construction worker after a friend took test shots of him.[4]
His big break happened when he was featured in the advertising campaign of Paco Rabanne's perfume Black XS in 2003.
Since then, he has appeared in major ad campaigns including J.Crew,[5] YSL, Perry Ellis, Wormland, Valentino, Mark O'Polo, Zara, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton, Shiatzy Chen, Dsquared2, Gap, Ermenegildo Zegna and Paul Smith. His runway tasks include opening and closing for Gucci, John Galliano's finishing tableau, Athena-poster look for D&G, carrying a baby tiger onto Dolce & Gabbana's spring/summer 2005 menswear catwalk, and walking along Sonia Rykiel during her show. He has appeared in GQ, l'Uomo Vogue, i-D, Japanese Wallpaper, Spanish Esquire and Upstreet. He has also done commercials for Levi's and his commercial for Paco Rabanne Black XS with has been remixed with scenes starring Bianca Balti to promote its "for her" version.[6]
He has been the first man nominated for Best Model at the British Fashion Awards.[7]
He is currently signed with New York Model Management in New York City, L.A. Models in Los Angeles, Models 1 in London, Mega Model Agency in Hamburg, Unique Models in Copenhagen and Fashion Models in Milan.
References
edit- ^ a b "Will Chalker". Models 1. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Will Chalker – Model".
- ^ "MODELS.com's Money Guys – 15-11". Models.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ The Fashion eZine. "The Fashion eZine – Supermodels: Will Chalker". Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ "J.Crew browse catalog – DECEMBER 2011 – Pages 108-109". Jcrew.com. 28 December 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Will Chalker – Fashion Model". New York. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Vogue (6 October 2004). "Will Chalker is the first man to be nominated for Best Model (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
External links
edit- Will Chalker at Models.com
- Will Chalker at NYmag.com
- Will Chalker archives at TheFashionisto.com
- Will Chalker photos at iBaller.com