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By Fred Lee, Vancouver Courier
It's been four years since David Chiang graduated from Blanche Macdonald. In that time, the tall 23-year old with beautiful jet-black hair has exploded on to the fashion scene, becoming one of the top male models in the world. His striking good looks have made him a favourite of many of the world's most iconic designers: Paul Smith, John Varvatos and the late Alexander McQueen. The Taiwanese-born Canadian model even caught the attention of Karl Lagerfeld who commented on his "beautiful Chinese girl" good looks. A self described nerd who grew up in Vancouver with aspirations of becoming a teacher, Chiang hopes to model for as long as he can and looks forward to exploring other aspects of the fashion industry.
How did you get your start?
A lot of people told me I should give modeling a try but I really didn't know it was all about. I thought a male model was the typical Dolce Gabbana or Calvin Klein underwear types. I eventually checked it out and posted my pictures on Models.com. Two weeks later a fashion director emailed me and invited me to come out to Toronto for some test shots. He loved my face. I was living in Burnaby and had never travelled outside the Vancouver area before. Shortly afterwards I was signed to Elmer Olson. I was pretty excited.
Is being Asian an advantage or disadvantage in the modeling world?
Both. An advantage is that you stand out, but there are a lot of Asian models out there. As China is becoming a bigger market, designers are paying more attention.
Are you as comfortable with the whole androgynous label?
It's to your advantage, especially with the whole gender-bending trend. I was quite honored to walk as a female. You get more opportunities and more attention. Though I don't work that often wearing women's clothing, they get paid a lot more.
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It's been four years since David Chiang graduated from Blanche Macdonald. In that time, the tall 23-year old with beautiful jet-black hair has exploded on to the fashion scene, becoming one of the top male models in the world. His striking good looks have made him a favourite of many of the world's most iconic designers: Paul Smith, John Varvatos and the late Alexander McQueen. The Taiwanese-born Canadian model even caught the attention of Karl Lagerfeld who commented on his "beautiful Chinese girl" good looks. A self described nerd who grew up in Vancouver with aspirations of becoming a teacher, Chiang hopes to model for as long as he can and looks forward to exploring other aspects of the fashion industry.
How did you get your start?
A lot of people told me I should give modeling a try but I really didn't know it was all about. I thought a male model was the typical Dolce Gabbana or Calvin Klein underwear types. I eventually checked it out and posted my pictures on Models.com. Two weeks later a fashion director emailed me and invited me to come out to Toronto for some test shots. He loved my face. I was living in Burnaby and had never travelled outside the Vancouver area before. Shortly afterwards I was signed to Elmer Olson. I was pretty excited.
Is being Asian an advantage or disadvantage in the modeling world?
Both. An advantage is that you stand out, but there are a lot of Asian models out there. As China is becoming a bigger market, designers are paying more attention.
Are you as comfortable with the whole androgynous label?
It's to your advantage, especially with the whole gender-bending trend. I was quite honored to walk as a female. You get more opportunities and more attention. Though I don't work that often wearing women's clothing, they get paid a lot more.
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