The Success Of Mr. Da (Chart)

So in the first few years, Gandy could only display a bodybuilding muscle in two or three streams of advertising and catalogues.

"When I go to the interview, I often get laughed at, and they say," a big guy! "

He recalls.

Though he kept reading the hints of "losing some muscles" from other people's eyes, he insisted that physical strength is a good thing.

"Everything depends on clothes, not models.

The thin male model itself is not glamorous, and it may appeal to fashion people, but the general public can not understand this.

He said.

It is undeniable that a popular "business model" can still have a stable and expensive income, but it is difficult to climb the peak of its career.

At last, Gandy was fed up with frequent travelling in economy class.

After consulting with the brokerage firm, he decided to push away all commercial advertisements and wait for the opportunity to rebuild a "elegant, sexy, mature and tall" Gandy brand.

Finally, after 5 years in the industry, he waited for a chance to shoot Dolce &Gabbana. The photographer is the famous Steven Meisel.

On the 50 foot billboard erected on the Times Square in New York in 2006, the David Gandy, wearing only a Dolce &Gabbana white underpants and a bodybuilding body, became the world's first class male model.

From then on, he completely said goodbye to the catalog and economy class, reborn on the cover of the VMan magazine and the Dolce &Gabban Light Blue Perfume ad.

This is not his personal success.

As the famous photographer Mario Testino said, "David has the characteristics of supermodel in 1980s.

He emanates a positive and healthy fascination, which is necessary for a big man.

What is more exciting is that he represents the new direction of men's clothing industry, and the aesthetic of male model is changing. "

Fashion Fengshui turns around. When the British male model, weighing 188CM kilograms and weighing 95 kilograms, is regarded as an idol, it coincides with the strong wind of 1980s. Designers again face the existence of male hormones.

So Gandy is right. "Everything depends on clothes, not models."

The Dolce &Gabbana endorsement contract, which is firmly in hand, is a great satisfaction to Gandy.

For those women whose income and fame far outnumber him are keen on performing arts, he is very disapproving: "people always think that modeling is not a good performance, but now I am the top model and I have some influence, so I am satisfied that the fool will change."

What's interesting is that recently, there are rumors that Gandy, now 30, has been listed as one of the 007 candidates for the next generation.

Q: How did you get there?

What was your first model job?

A: a roommate secretly registered me for a TV model contest. I won a contract for Selcet model agency. I was 21 years old.

My first job was to take product catalogues.

The first 5 years of the trip were not very exciting, but I had repeatedly taken part in interviews and catalogues, because my image was not popular in the fashion industry and it was hard to be picked.

Q: what do you think is the biggest difficulty in modeling this job?

A: loneliness.

It's hard for you to establish and maintain a stable relationship with people because you are always rushing around, and the early morning shooting at 5 is not fun.

Besides, when the public and customers are accustomed to your image in advertising, it's hard for you to get out of the box.

Q: what kind of work are you more interested in? Do you shoot a magazine blockbuster, shoot an advertisement or a show?

A: I am no longer interested in T, but I am glad that now, apart from Dolce &Gabbana, I hardly show up for other brands.

I like to shoot commercials most. I've done a lot of interesting advertisements.

Q: when it comes to advertising, do male stars pose a great threat to you?

A: I'm crossing the line between the model and the stars, so my competitors become Beckham and Jude lo.

On the one hand, this feeling makes people float, but on the other hand, I sometimes think: I wish they would all go away. Those ads are mine!

Q: after a successful career, a model often turns to pursue an acting career. Do you also have an actor's dream?

A: if I want to act, I hope to play 007 such movies. Actually, many people have come to me for acting.

But I don't like to be such an annoying model and actor.

Before attempting to play, I must first confirm that I have talent for acting.

Q: as the dream lover of many women, what kind of girl are you most likely to be attracted to?

A: I like classical beauties.

But she must have a bad sense of humor before she can be amused by my jokes.

Q: what dressing suggestions do you want to provide for men?

A: some people feel that they are very impeccable in wearing a set of Hugo Boss. They don't know that Western-style clothes are most important.

You might as well buy a cheap suit at Marsha or Zara, and spend 50 more pounds. You can even find tailors to make them perfect -- nothing looks better than a suit.

Q: what do you think are the most important traits of men and women?

A: men should be gentlemanly, women should be beautiful and compassionate.

Q: who do you regard as an idol?

A: movie star Paul Newman, Churchill; zoologist Diane Fossey.

Q: what is your motto of life?

A: men without enemies are of no individuality.