Man Candy Day: Andrew Stetson, Garrett Neff & Simon Tham
I believe that most of my friends, looking at a picture of a pretty man in black or white underwear, the first thought they would have in mind is Calvin Klein. From the '90 and on, Calvin Klein is one of those fashion firm that has the credit to have created the "male model", before them, the man was only an appendage to the female woman, and most of the time you didn't know the name of those men. So this week I would like to feature three of the men chosen to represent Calvin Klein in the world, two already big names, Andrew Stetson and Garrett Neff, and one that I'm sure will be a big name, Simon Tham.
Andrew Stetson (born August 24, 1979 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian supermodel. Stetson began his career as a carpenter, becoming a male fashion model at the age of 19. Stetson was discovered by Norwayne Anderson of the NAM agency. "I spotted him at a bar and circled him for half an hour so I could see him from every angle," his agent says. "It was his lips and eyes that got me."
After a year of modeling in New York and Europe, he returned to renovating homes. Stetson started a home renovation business, Stetson Designs Inc. He says, "I worked right away, doing editorial and catalogues in New York, Paris and Milan. But I really missed carpentry. I missed building things."
Five years later, his friends and family encouraged him to return to modeling. He has since walked for top fashion shows, and has appeared in numerous ad campaigns for Armani, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Zara, Calvin Klein, Levi’s, Bloomingdales, and H&M. Despite his successful modeling career, Stetson says he wants to return to carpentry. "I'm making the most of modelling. But to be honest, I would rather go back to carpentry. I love carpentry. It's not work to me. And it keeps me grounded and balanced. There are not a lot of models who have something else to fall back on." On August 2006, Stetson signed a three-year contract becoming the face of Calvin Klein's new cologne, Euphoria.
Andrew is currently engaged to his elementary school sweetheart.
Garrett Neff (born in Delaware 1986) is an American model. He was discovered at an airport in 2005 while vacationing in Barbados and signed with Click Model Management after a year. He is best known to be the face of Man cologne by Calvin Klein. Garrett Neff worked brands such as: Siviglia S/S 09, Loewe S/S 09, Calvin Klein MAN Fragrance 09, Calvin Klein Underwear F/W 08, Calvin Klein MAN Fragrance F/W 08, Abercrombie & Fitch, Benetton, and Lagerfeld. He has also appeared in: V Man (Hail to the Brief; Extreme Class: The Sharp Dressed Man by Mario Testino; Spring Scenes), L’Uomo Vogue (My Playground, The Unauthorized Miami Diary, by Bruce Weber), L’Officiel Hommes (True Colors by Milan Vukmirovic), and GQ. Currently, he holds the number 2 spot along with Sean O'Pry in the top 50 male models.
He is a real gym rat. For him working out is the best way to blow off the steam and stress from a long day. But also running and hiking are on his list of favourite pass times. To balance all this healthy exercise, Garett also likes a good barbecue every now and then. Garrett Wayne Neff was born and raised in a little town about one hour drive from Mt Rushmore in South Dakota. He grew up outdoors and spent his time building impressive forts and playing soccer. His dream was to play college ball but he had to give that up in order to attend the University of Hawaii instead.
A dream of a very different kind that involves both Garrett and Hawaii is one of his most unforgettable moments. "Swimming 200-300 yards offshore in Kona, HI to chase down a school of dolphins. It was just a friend and I wearing nothing but fins and a mask." Besides modelling Garrett is also enrolled at Palmer College of Chiropractic West in San Jose. Garrett Neff graduated from Bucknell University where he was a member of the Division 1 tennis team.
Garrett Neff is also the new body of Calvin Klein’s latest underwear ad campaign by Fabien Baron. His photos will be part of the men’s global print and media campaign launching in 17 countries. Apparently some photos didn’t make the cut since they are too steamy for even the Calvin Klein people. In his last shot, Garrett Neff shows us what it takes to be pretty in the new Spring/Summer 2009 issue of Man About Town by photographer Tom Allen.
Simon Tham is a Thailand male model and one of the last for Calvin Klein’s underwear campaign by Adam Raphael & Gregory Vaughan and for Abercrombie & Fitch with photographer Greg Swales. He is also in the Ralph Lauren’s Autumn ’08 campaign with his friend Kerry Degman.
@Wikipedia - Andrew
@Wikipedia - Garrett
@Models.com - Andrew
@Models.com - Garrett
@Models.com - Simon
@Wilhelmina - Andrew
@Click Models - Garrett
@Major Model Management - Simon
Andrew Stetson (born August 24, 1979 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian supermodel. Stetson began his career as a carpenter, becoming a male fashion model at the age of 19. Stetson was discovered by Norwayne Anderson of the NAM agency. "I spotted him at a bar and circled him for half an hour so I could see him from every angle," his agent says. "It was his lips and eyes that got me."
After a year of modeling in New York and Europe, he returned to renovating homes. Stetson started a home renovation business, Stetson Designs Inc. He says, "I worked right away, doing editorial and catalogues in New York, Paris and Milan. But I really missed carpentry. I missed building things."
Five years later, his friends and family encouraged him to return to modeling. He has since walked for top fashion shows, and has appeared in numerous ad campaigns for Armani, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Zara, Calvin Klein, Levi’s, Bloomingdales, and H&M. Despite his successful modeling career, Stetson says he wants to return to carpentry. "I'm making the most of modelling. But to be honest, I would rather go back to carpentry. I love carpentry. It's not work to me. And it keeps me grounded and balanced. There are not a lot of models who have something else to fall back on." On August 2006, Stetson signed a three-year contract becoming the face of Calvin Klein's new cologne, Euphoria.
Andrew is currently engaged to his elementary school sweetheart.
Garrett Neff (born in Delaware 1986) is an American model. He was discovered at an airport in 2005 while vacationing in Barbados and signed with Click Model Management after a year. He is best known to be the face of Man cologne by Calvin Klein. Garrett Neff worked brands such as: Siviglia S/S 09, Loewe S/S 09, Calvin Klein MAN Fragrance 09, Calvin Klein Underwear F/W 08, Calvin Klein MAN Fragrance F/W 08, Abercrombie & Fitch, Benetton, and Lagerfeld. He has also appeared in: V Man (Hail to the Brief; Extreme Class: The Sharp Dressed Man by Mario Testino; Spring Scenes), L’Uomo Vogue (My Playground, The Unauthorized Miami Diary, by Bruce Weber), L’Officiel Hommes (True Colors by Milan Vukmirovic), and GQ. Currently, he holds the number 2 spot along with Sean O'Pry in the top 50 male models.
He is a real gym rat. For him working out is the best way to blow off the steam and stress from a long day. But also running and hiking are on his list of favourite pass times. To balance all this healthy exercise, Garett also likes a good barbecue every now and then. Garrett Wayne Neff was born and raised in a little town about one hour drive from Mt Rushmore in South Dakota. He grew up outdoors and spent his time building impressive forts and playing soccer. His dream was to play college ball but he had to give that up in order to attend the University of Hawaii instead.
A dream of a very different kind that involves both Garrett and Hawaii is one of his most unforgettable moments. "Swimming 200-300 yards offshore in Kona, HI to chase down a school of dolphins. It was just a friend and I wearing nothing but fins and a mask." Besides modelling Garrett is also enrolled at Palmer College of Chiropractic West in San Jose. Garrett Neff graduated from Bucknell University where he was a member of the Division 1 tennis team.
Garrett Neff is also the new body of Calvin Klein’s latest underwear ad campaign by Fabien Baron. His photos will be part of the men’s global print and media campaign launching in 17 countries. Apparently some photos didn’t make the cut since they are too steamy for even the Calvin Klein people. In his last shot, Garrett Neff shows us what it takes to be pretty in the new Spring/Summer 2009 issue of Man About Town by photographer Tom Allen.
Simon Tham is a Thailand male model and one of the last for Calvin Klein’s underwear campaign by Adam Raphael & Gregory Vaughan and for Abercrombie & Fitch with photographer Greg Swales. He is also in the Ralph Lauren’s Autumn ’08 campaign with his friend Kerry Degman.
@Wikipedia - Andrew
@Wikipedia - Garrett
@Models.com - Andrew
@Models.com - Garrett
@Models.com - Simon
@Wilhelmina - Andrew
@Click Models - Garrett
@Major Model Management - Simon