FASHION

The Top 11 Male Models From Spring 2017

by Emilia Petrarca and Biel Parklee

Male Models

We’re more than halfway through the Spring 2017 menswear shows — starting in Florence for Pitti Uomo, followed by Milan, London, and now Paris — and it’s clear which faces are the new runway favorites. Take Erik Van Gils, for example, who fully embodies the Raf Simons and Christophe Lemaire look, or Aliou Drame, whose walked in nearly every major show ranging from Dolce & Gabbana to Craig Green. With the widening menswear market, there are more and more models popping up as well. Here, the top 11 you need to know.

1

Collage by Biel Parklee. Photo by Getty Images.

2

Name: Erik van Gils

Agency: Re:Quest Model Management NY

Age: 19

Big Break: Prada Spring 2015

Recently Walked: Rick Owens, Lemaire, Raf Simons, Jil Sander

Photo by Yu Fujiwara.

3

Name: Trevor Signorino

Agency: Re:Quest Model Management NY

Big Break: Balmain Hair campaign

Recently Walked: Versace

Courtesy of Re:Quest Models.

4

Name: Aliou Drame

Agency: 16 Men

Age: 17

Big Break: Coach Fall 2016

Recently Walked: Dries Van Noten, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Fendi, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Marni, Coach, J.W. Anderson, Craig Green

Photo by Portia Hunt.

5

Name: Ville Sydfors

Agency: Diva Models

Age: 16

Big Break: J.W. Anderson Fall 2016

Recently Walked: J.W. Anderson, Marni, Prada

Photo by Stephanie Wilson.

6

Name: Jin Park

Agency: Red Model Management

Big Break: Armani Spring 2016

Recently Walked: Dries Van Noten, Armani

Photo by Shaun James Cox.

7

Name: Jermaine Downer

Agency: Saint International

Big Break: Finalist in Fashion Face of the Caribbean

Recently Walked: Wales Bonner, J.W. Anderson

Photo by Stephanie Wilson.

8

Name: Leon Dame

Agency: Tomorrow Is Another Day

Age: 17

Big Break: Sacai Spring 2016

Recently Walked: Craig Green, Marni, Lemaire, Dries Van Noten

Photo by Jake Hateley.

9

Name: Max Fieschi

Agency: Elite Paris

Big Break: Off-White Fall 2016

Recently Walked: Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Coach, Prada, J.W. Anderson

Photo by Stephanie Wilson.

10

Name: Dillon Westbrock

Agency: Wilhelmina New York

Big Break: Xander Zhou Spring 2016

Recently Walked: Versace

Photo by Getty Images.

11

Name: Lye-Amone Cassac

Agency: Re:Quest Model Management NY

Age: 18

Big Break: J.W. Anderson Fall 2016

Recently Walked: J.W. Anderson, MSGM

Photo by Stephanie Wilson.

12

Name: Elias de Poot

Agency: Rebel Management

Big Break: Topman Fall 2016

Recently Walked: Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Jil Sander, Raf Simons

Photo by Getty Images.