Kim Dachuan sports jacket, turtleneck zipper sweater and
Wide-leg trousers are Balenciaga
Zhao Lei leather hooded top Emporio Armani
"Friday, August 13 at 11:58 BEIJING TIME. Kim Dae-cheon. ”
When the recorder began to work, Kim Dae-chuan reported the time and place of the interview sentence by sentence as a memorandum. Perhaps this is the professional habit developed in the past decade of supermodel work.
"You've been around for ten years?" Are all the (supermodels) with you still (catwalk)? Zhao Lei, who exclaimed from the sidelines, first gained international popularity and appeared in the global advertisement "First Spring" filmed by artist Yang Fudong for Prada in 2010.
Lei Zhao starred in Prada's 2010 global advertising film First Spring,
Directed by Yang Fudong
The two most familiar faces of Chinese male models, Zhao Lei and Jin Dachuan, have turned the original one-on-one interview into the daily chat of the brothers. "We're all grandfathers in Prada." Zhao Lei said half-jokingly. In 2017, when the Prada House in Shanghai opened, he used Instagram to post a photo with designer Ms. Miuccia Prada that night, accompanied by the text: happy enough to blur himself (also with emoticon wink).
"Brother Lei and I are actually lucky. We're all chosen, and then it's good to try a little bit harder. "For the supermodel career, Kim Dae-chuan is humble. In June 2013, he debuted on top fashion houses and was selected by Prada to take part in the label's Spring/Summer 2014 menswear runway.
Kim Dae-chuan participated in prada's Spring/Summer 2014 menswear release catwalk
The two share many memories. In the spring and summer of 2015, he went to try on it every day, often using chocolate as food. Finally, After walking through all the shows of the season, Kim Dae-chuan collapsed on the steps at the entrance of the Paris runway. Later, Zhao Lei rushed to pick him up, and the two "flew" back to China that night.
"Modeling is a more passive profession, and even the moment before the show, there is a possibility of being canceled," Kim Dachuan said. Today, 1986 supermodel Zhao Lei and 1993 supermodel Jin Dachuan have learned to look for a sense of certainty that can be held in the many uncertainties around them.
Kim Dachuan V-pattern baseball jacket and shirt are Saint Laurent
Sunglasses Berluti
In 2022, ten years into the industry, Jin Dachuan is ready to turn passive into active. Joining forces with one of his designer friends, he plans to create a local designer brand for menswear. He said he admired designer Junichi Abe.
Zhao Lei found a boxing gym downstairs in his house, and as long as he had physical strength, he would "soak there" himself. It's a visible sense of harvest, he says. In the variety show "We Who Fight", which began airing on September 10, he will show off his boxing training results. "If you don't practice well, you will be beaten on stage." So don't let up until it's over, you don't know which punch comes and koss you. ”
Zhao Lei Coat, striped shirt, jeans and sneakers are all Louis Vuitton
The following is part of the dialogue between "Excellent WSJ." and Zhao Lei and Jin Dachuan:
WSJ: Has the modeling industry changed the way you look at the world?
Zhao Lei: The modeling industry makes me know more about what I am like, and it is good to know that I always insist on being myself. Because our industry does not need you to socialize, to face the things you don't want to face, there is no other invalid social networking, do your best to work well and you are finished.
Kim Dachuan: Sometimes when I go to work, I take what I see and like and reflect on and absorb. Everyone has something worth learning from, so I will think about why this person is so charismatic.
Zhao Lei: With time and age, it is more difficult to control yourself, but it is better to get used to it.
Zhao Lei Camouflage jumpsuits and camouflage windproof jackets are all Dior
Jin Dachuan: What the modeling industry needs is a kind of self-management, each model must be self-managed, body, appearance, life, diet structure. I'm not a very professional fitness fan, but I love sports.
Zhao Lei: We often get up at 5 or 6 o'clock, have breakfast, and start on the basketball court around 7 o'clock. The purple garden next to the basketball court, the big meat bun is really delicious, and the coffee next to it is also very delicious.
Jin Dachuan: Brother Lei often picks me up and goes to play basketball.
"Excellent WSJ.": Now in addition to basketball, Lei Ge also has the hobby of boxing. Can you share a trendy piece that hasn't gone out of style since its debut?
Kim Dachuan: I have a lot of white T-shirts and don't have a logo. And this ring counts (show the ring on your finger to the editor). I've loved wearing rings since I was a kid, since high school.
Zhao Lei: (to Jin Dachuan) And the stud you lost. My piece, the slippers on my feet, have been bald for four years and I still wear them because they are so comfortable. I bought it on Oxford Street, when I was shopping with Kim Dae-cheon.
Zhao Lei leather trench coat Dunhill
Kim Dae-chuan: Yes, we went there and bought it when we passed by. That time it was dunhill.
Brilliant WSJ: What have you been up to lately?
Kim Dae-chuan: Recently, in addition to the daily work of modeling, a friend and I are doing a designer brand, doing local menswear.
Zhao Lei: The work recently completed is the boxing competition (variety show "We Who Are Going to the Fist"). Boxing is a knockout game, and I set my goal to win the game. Just finished the game yesterday and won.
Since the spring and summer of 2020, Yang Hao has walked through a total of 30 top shows, including 3 openings and 1 closing. In the statistics of the international authoritative supermodel website MODELS.com, his performance ranks in the top 40 of the world's male supermodels.
Yang Hao said that his pride and regret come from season after season of the show.
Yang Hao Padlock decorative suit, vest and metal necklace are all Givenchy
In June 2018, Yang Hao, who signed with elite, a well-known overseas brokerage company, was taken to Paris to prepare for the current season launch show of Les Hommes and No. 21. At the same time, designer Raf Simons, who has returned to Paris after two years, is about to release his personal brand's Spring/Summer 2019 menswear. Yang Hao also participated in the interview. He was desperate to get Raf Simons' approval, but it wasn't until he got back to the hotel until midnight that the email for the interview hadn't arrived.
Frustration struck. It wasn't until early the next morning that he was woken up by a phone call from an agent far away in the country.
"Foreign brokers can't find you. Check it out, check the email! ”
The email should have been sent by the studio after Yang Hao fell asleep. At this point, he was completely sleepy, but when he stood in front of Raf Simons's look board, his mood became complicated again.
"I thought my picture was the last one, and then I emailed me so late the night before, and I thought he wasn't really liked it, and he was barely shortlisted." Yang Hao did not hide his unfamiliarity with the rules of the top show.
The agent froze. "You're stupid, the last one is closed, it's the most important thing!"
In this way, the first closed catwalk of the international supermodel career arrived. Raf Simons' launch has also been rated as "the new New Wave" by the Financial Times and others. Yang Hao has also knocked on the door of the top fashion house since then.
Yang Hao participated in the Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2019 menswear release catwalk
Talking with Yang Hao, I can find that he appreciates the works of Jin Carey and Zhou Xingchi, and he is also very conscious of matching. The most of the clothes in his closet are Raf Simons, including the asymmetric army green coat that has accompanied him for 3 seasons.
However, the first major setback of his career also came from the Belgian designer. Despite his rise to fame in the supermodel world, Yang Hao regrettably failed to select raf Simons' Spring/Summer 2020 menswear release show.
"His style has changed that season, it's not a good fit for me, and the state may not be in line with the requirements of the season." Yang Hao said that this is the reality of the modeling industry, and the highs and lows are only in a moment.
Yang Hao Turtleneck sweater, nightgown suit and wool slippers
Both are Ermenegildo Zegna
Born in 1998 in Hebei, Yang Hao will graduate from the Beijing Institute of Fashion next year. The new plan in the near future also includes a script killing hall that he and his friends have opened. The name of the museum is A-WAY, which he gave up. In a sense, Yang Hao is still writing his own new script.
Yang Hao Zippered turtleneck, shirt, sequined decorative jacket, trousers
And leather booties are Valentino
Here is part of the dialogue between "Excellent WSJ." and Yang Hao:
Brilliant WSJ: Has the modeling industry changed the way you look at the world?
Yang Hao: In fact, the modeling industry is full of competition and vitality, but it still does not change my view of the world, but it allows me to understand the world more. First of all, we must acquire knowledge through dialogue with the outside world, and then refine the knowledge and information inside through our own hearts. The designer designed it for the first time, but when you shoot, we want to show our own state, eyes, body movements and language, in fact, this is also the model's creation again.
"Excellent WSJ.": Models are like actors or singers, they must have basic skills, right?
Yang Hao: What do the basic skills refer to? ("Don't you squat?") "Zhao Lei and Jin Dachuan joked with him on the side." Forget the basics! ") Don't take a step. Now the basic skill is to look good (laughs).
Yang Hao Geometric pattern sweater, geometric pattern knitted hat are Versace
Kinakawa Geometric sweater, geometric fisherman's hat and necklace
Both are Versace
"Brilliant WSJ.": Can you share a fashion item that has not become obsolete since its debut?
Yang Hao: My Taobao flower socks, haha joke. But maybe it's my earrings, which I call "lucky earrings." Because from the very beginning, Raf Simons deliberately emphasized that I should take my earrings to the catwalk, and later brands such as Berluti also let me wear my own earrings to participate in the catwalk or shoot. This one is my favorite.
Yang Hao wore earrings to participate in coach's Spring/Summer 2019 release catwalk
"Excellent WSJ.": What is the inspiration for your favorite style of clothing?
Yang Hao: Inspiration comes from comfort, that kind of loose and loose style, oversize. I also prefer the Japanese style, and I like their loose and shriveled suits.
Brilliant WSJ. What's the way you show your personality?
Yang Hao: That may be laughter. I love to laugh, but I don't let me laugh when I shoot a big movie.
Yang Hao Feather decoration suit, shirt,
Loafers and leather whips are Gucci
Kim Dae-cheon Feather decorated suit, shirt and Loafers are all Gucci
Yang Hao's side note:
In May 2020, In Lingshan, Mentougou, Beijing, the location of the "Outstanding WSJ. " fashion blockbuster filming location.
On the mountain in May, the temperature is only a few degrees, from the patch, Yang Hao stands on the branches, rocks, water, surrounded by the natural fog in the mountains, he wears the summer fashionable and eye-catching clothing, showing the effortless posture of a professional model. The black-and-white photograph outlines his sculptural body and tightly controlled side face. This is a film that Yang Hao has remembered deeply since he entered the industry.
"When I got there, I found that the way up the mountain was a boardwalk close to ninety degrees, and I could only climb up, up the mountain for five hours, down the mountain for four hours. I kind of wanted to give up, but gritted my teeth anyway, and we all climbed up. Editor and stylist Jiacheng said.
The invisible tossing, toiling and exertion are hidden behind the glamorous fashion blockbusters. Like some kind of metaphor in the modeling industry, the real them are always more fascinating than the image that comes out of the dress.
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Outstanding WSJ. June 2020 Outdoor Special Edition "Ridge of The Lookout Mountain"
As the "Qing Brother" in the mouths of model teachers and disciples, Li Xueqing has more experience. This thick experience is not only reflected in the modeling industry, but also in sports and film and television.
As a young athlete in pole vault, he participated in the 8th National Games in 1997, and the National Games, which officially opened in Xi'an on September 15, were already in their 14th year.
Li Xueqing V-neck knitted vest and trousers are Hermès
Sneakers Berluti Polo shirt Lacoste
2000, the big year of Chinese cinema. "Fancy Years", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "The Devil Is Coming" jointly landed at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival. Li Xueqing, who has always loved film and television works, also cooperated with Gong Li and Maggie Cheung, two iconic film characters, to shoot magazine cover blockbusters in the golden age of Chinese films.
"Shooting the cover with Gong Li was a decisive change to my career. Another decisive moment was hand-picked by my idol, Maggie Cheung, to walk the catwalk with her, which will never be forgotten," Li Xueqing said.
Over the years, Li Xueqing has consciously let more people know about real Chinese male models. He once starred in the Chinese version of "Tianqiao Storm" - "Gorgeous Family", and in recent years, he has also received many film and television scripts depicting the modeling industry. He believes he has a sense of responsibility and needs to tell the public in more places, "Male models are not just hangers."
Leaving the small catwalk, Li Xueqing insisted on exercising as usual, whether it was fitness, running or golfing, "the problem of athletes is that they will be uncomfortable if they don't move for a day." He exposed himself to different fields, tried in all aspects, experienced the life experiences of different classes of people, and learned the knowledge he had always longed for through travel.
Li Xueqing Coat Ami shirt, turtleneck sweater are Prada
Trousers Valentino leather booties Church's
"I entered the modeling industry at the age of 20 after graduating from the Capital Sports Institute. Done for 15 years, to be honest, has been a bit in the cloud, not real. Li Xueqing, who is about to be confused, has adapted to the life of walking off the catwalk as an actor and a show director. In recent years, he has been busy learning to be a wet dad.
What lifelong habits did the modeling profession bring to him? Li Xueqing replied with two words: walking.
"The waist is very straight when I walk, and crossing the zebra crossing feels like I'm walking on the catwalk."
Li Xueqing Trench coat and leather boots are alexander McQueen
Long pants Valentino
Here is a part of the dialogue between "Excellent WSJ." and Li Xueqing:
"Excellent WSJ.": What do you think is a must-have quality to be a top supermodel?
Li Xueqing: Top supermodels are created by the times. Being able to become a supermodel is first of all a condition given by nature, and the internal and external cultivation of individuals is the most basic quality of practitioners, and more importantly, a good professional team is needed.
Brilliant WSJ.: Now that you're gradually retiring from the front lines of the industry, you're trying a lot of new careers. What is the most comfortable state of life for you?
Li Xueqing: Get up early every day to send your child to kindergarten, pick him up in the afternoon, and coax him to sleep. During the epidemic period, he will also cut his hair, usually take him to exercise, when the photographer takes pictures of him, matches him with clothes, and watches him grow up day by day. This state is the most comfortable I am in at the moment, and I have a great sense of accomplishment. When he's a little older, I'll have to complete some of the work and plans I didn't finish before, and give him an example. Taking advantage of the good times, I want to do more things to promote Chinese clothing culture, and I am also learning design.
I love the industry, and even if I'm 70 years old, it's a pleasure to stop on the runway and be a choreographer offstage.
Kim Dae-chuan Zipper turtleneck, check zip jacket and trousers are all Hermès
Li Xueqing Zipper turtleneck, check zip jacket and trousers are all Hermès
Zhao Lei's V-neck knitted vest, motorcycle jacket and trousers are all Hermès
"Brilliant WSJ.": Can you share a trendy piece that has not become obsolete since its debut?
Li Xueqing: White shirt.
Outstanding WSJ.: Which fashion designer or brand was most influenced?
Li Xueqing: Mr. Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani. I was lucky enough to meet him, and I was just a little bit closer to being their first Chinese image model. I was fascinated by the combination of tradition and fashion trends.