Alton Mason

Alton Mason (born 1997) is an American male model. He was the first black male model to walk for Chanel.[1]GQ Australia named him male model of the year in 2019.[2]

Alton Mason
Born1997 (age 22–23)
Arizona, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAmerican Musical and Dramatic Academy
Modeling information
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlack

Early life

Alton Mason was born in Nebraska.[3] His father, Alton Mason Snr, was a professional basketball player and his mother was a model. He is the eldest of 4 children. Due to his father's career, the family moved regularly, living in several European countries.[3] When he was 17, he moved away from Arizona to study dancing and acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Career

Through choreographer Laurieann Gibson, he was able to obtain a position as backup dancer for P Diddy at the BET Awards 2015, which eventually led to being signed by a modeling agency.[3] Mason was then discovered on Instagram[5] and cast for Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 show at Madison Square Garden.[6] Two years later, he walked for the Gucci Fall 2017 show at the Milan Fashion Week.[7] He also made appearances at the New York Fashion Week for Hugo Boss,[4] and in a short film modeling clothes designed by Pharrell Williams for Chanel.[8] He was part of the Spring/Summer campaign for Lacoste in 2019.[9]

Mason has modeled for brands including Gucci,[10] Hugo Boss, Versace, Fenty x Puma, Michael Kors, Puma, Philipp Plein, Jeremy Scott, Tom Ford, Valentino, Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld, and Louis Vuitton.[11]

References
  1. Barr, Sabrina (7 December 2018). "Alton Mason makes history as first black male model to walk in Chanel show". The Independent. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. "Alton Mason Is 2019's GQ Australia Model Of The Year". GQ. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. McGillicuddy, Louisa (24 March 2019). "At 22, model Alton Mason has already walked for Chanel, Versace and Louis Vuitton". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. Petrarca, Emilia. "How Alton Mason Went from Dancing with P. Diddy to Modeling for Gucci". W Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. Marain, Alexandre (24 January 2019). "Get to know Alton Mason, the model of the moment". Vogue Paris. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. Rami, Trupti (31 August 2018). "PAPER People: Alton Mason". PAPER. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. Cadogan, Dominic (24 April 2018). "Vote for Alton Mason on the #Dazed100". Dazed. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  8. Cadogan, Dominic (25 March 2019). "Pharrell's collaboration with Chanel is almost here". Dazed. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. Higgins, Keenan (20 April 2019). "A$AP Nast Helps Unveil Lacoste's New #CROCODILEINSIDE Campaign". The Source. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  10. Okwodu, Janelle (31 May 2017). "Why Gucci Guy Alton Mason Is Your New Favorite Male Model". Vogue. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  11. Eckardt, Stephanie (14 March 2019). "Alton Mason on Becoming the First Black Male Model to Walk Chanel". W Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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