Two years ago, he was hit by a car walking home. The one on my arm was for one of my best friends since I was a baby. You know, you get asked about tattoos a lot, and if you don’t have a good story, it can kind of make a conversation go bad.
But also make sure that it’s something that means a lot and has a good story. I mean, my whole family is covered in tattoos. I would say make sure you have a good plan.
So we invited every tattooed male model we know to come in and tell us their stories of going under the gun.ĭo you have any advice for somebody who doesn’t have any tattoos but wants to get one? But what tattoo can rival the world's most sculpted forearm? We had to find out. Now male models are flaunting ownership of their chiseled bodies-inking very personal, Instagram-ready works of art all over their perfect skin. Combine that with the rise in mainstream tattoo popularity and welcome to 2017. These days hiring a male model to walk down a runway or star in an ad campaign involves careful consideration of not just how they look, but also their social media following, and their personality. But as male models started to gain the kind of star power their female counterparts have long known (see cool teens Lucky Blue Smith and Luka Sabbat), and as societal priorities began to shift, the demand for a not-so-blank slate set in-models are real people after all. They represented unblemished canvases for designer clothes, accessories, and, say what you will, our highest aspirations. In fact, the archetypal models of yore were valued for their malleability, so the fewer distinguishing characteristics the better.
Male models have never been more tattooed than right now.