Will Chalker

Will Chalker
Born 7 March 1980
East Sussex, England
Spouse(s) Chloe Pridham (2 August 2014)

Modelling information

Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Hair colour Blonde
Eye colour Green[1]
Collar 39 cm / 15.5 in[1]
Shoe size 45 (EU)[1]
Waist 83 cm / 32.5 in[1]
Agency Fashion Models, Milan

Will Chalker (born 7 March 1980 in East Sussex, England) is an English model and an amateur boxer. He is ranked 11th on Models.com's Money Guys list.[2]

Career

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.[3]

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,[4] 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.[5]

He has been the first man nominated for Best Model at the British Fashion Awards.[6]

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Will Chalker". Models 1. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  2. ↑ "MODELS.com's Money Guys - 15-11". Models.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. ↑ The Fashion eZine. "The Fashion eZine - Supermodels: Will Chalker". Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  4. ↑ "J.Crew browse catalog - DECEMBER 2011 - Pages 108-109". Jcrew.com. 1997-12-28. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  5. ↑ "Will Chalker - Fashion Model - Profile on New York Magazine". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  6. ↑ Vogue (2004-10-06). "Will Chalker is the first man to be nominated for Best Model (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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