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The Buggles sang in a quirky 1970's anthem that “video killed the radio star”. Here in the 21st century we are long past the days of Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss, and Naomi Campbell. Where modeling and a famous rock star boyfriend was all it took to be famous. It takes more then that now.
We've never had a male model who really fell under the title of “supermodel”. None has ever rivaled the notoriety that Giselle still manages to attain just from being on the sidelines at her husband's football game. |
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In the 90's, Alicia Silverstone was an actress. But, had only starred in one marginally successful film The Crush. She was beautiful. She was a knockout, but it was her appearance in a string of Aerosmith videos that propelled her existence to the forefront of the casting directors for Clueless. The most iconic work she has worked on to this day. The music video raised her stature.
That's what Shaun Ross has capitalized on whether consciously or subconsciously. Music videos are far more prominent in pop culture and mainstream media, then a glossy three page spread for Givenchy. He might become the world's first male model to become a household name. |
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I love Shaun Ross's look. He stands out among all the perfectly chiseled men and exceptionally toned women that grace Vogue. The fashion industry so often puts forward this hegemony of what beauty is and it's wonderful to see something else slid in to defy this.
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The first time I remember seeing Shaun Ross was in the music video for Katy Perry's “E.T.”. I kept expecting Kanye to show up and then you see Shaun. And, he's all naked and good. Visually he's just such a unique and beautiful. I was like this is what I want in my life. Mind you I'm a little young for a 24 year old, but that doesn't stop me from dreaming.
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Buy "E.T."
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At this point I didn't know his name. This was 2011, I didn't have functioning internet. All I knew was that he was this beautiful man. It's only been a year, since I've known who he was. It was when Lana Del Rey was shooting that short film Tropico that I learned his name.
Tropico is one of the most stunning films I've ever seen. Much like Lana Del Rey's work in general, it's glamorous and vintage with a touch of sin. Shaun Ross fit in perfectly. It was 27 minutes and 9 seconds of me being in complete awe. Then, you got Shaun being all sexy and it was magical. |
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He's also been in a Beyonce video, so you know his life is complete. He was in “Pretty Hurts” (the opening track on her self titled album Beyonce). I think that was a perfect choice. As a child he was bullied for the differences that made him a supermodel. The song is about how shallow fashion is and how hard we work to be beautiful and how it doesn't make us happy. He was a perfect choice.
Buy "Pretty Hurts"
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We need more people like Shaun Ross in fashion. There needs to be an effort made to show that there isn't one way to be beautiful and that we all have something to offer. That everything and everyone is sexy. You don't need to be perfectly tanned and boys don't need a set of abs to be hot. I'm glad that the fashion community has embraced people like Shaun Ross and Madeline Stuart, so that there isn't this rut we're stuck in that there's only one kind of perfection. We're perfect just by existing.
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Shaun Ross and Rihanna
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Shaun Ross with fellow model Chantelle Winnie
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