Arthur Kulkov (born August 20, 1983) is a Russian

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. His work has been prominently featured in American publications such as '' GQ'' and ''

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''. He has been featured on covers for both publications, a rarity in the male model industry.Memo Pad: Details Gets a Makeover - Fashion Memo Pad - Media - WWD.com
/ref> He is recognized for being one of the few successful Russian models working internationally and for nabbing at least one fashion campaign every season he's been an active model.

Early life

Arthur was born in

Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast Mezhdurechensk ( rus, Междуреченск, p=mʲɪʐdʊˈrʲetɕɪnsk; cjs, Суғаразы-тура, ''Suƣarazь-tura'') is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: History It was established in 1948 and granted town status in ...

. He immigrated from

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arriving in

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. He attended St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York and graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Business Marketing. He got scouted by someone in the industry while playing soccer, his favorite pastime during his college years. After several times saying he was not interested to the scout, he eventually went along to meet some people and started his modelling career.

Career

While most models struggle getting exposure in print work at the beginning of their careers, Kulkov struck big success working for brands such as

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, and

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during the Fall 2008 season, his first ever and he has not even made his runway debut. He has been prominently featured in international editions of ''GQ'' including American, French and Italian and ''Details'' since the beginning of his career due to his chameleon-like abilities, walk, professionalism and adapting to whatever the client or designer wants.Arthur Kulkov
These abilities have been praised by editors and stylists all over the industry. In 2011, he set himself as a top model by becoming the face of

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for several seasons in a row, starting with the Fall 2010 campaign. He became a permanent fixture for

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since 2011 being prominent featured in advertisements for "The Hilfigers" lifestyle campaign. He participated in the "Rock the Sidewalk" event in

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organized by

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to promote the brand. Only three international male models were chosen to be spokesperson and walk the runway at the historic

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in downtown

. He has drawn himself into acting, having appeared in the 2012 short film ''The Main Event in America'', directed by AW McKnight, where he plays Phonix Mostlyn, a lightweight boxer who struggles with choosing between his dream of being a champion fighter or his love for a man.THE MAIN EVENT IN AMERICA – 2012 Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
The film showed during the Honolulu Film Festival where he got positive reviews. This is his first feature film.

Achievements

In 2009, a year after he started modelling, ''CRUSHfanzine'' (a magazine) dedicated its first issue to him with essays written by influential people in the industry and featured a journal with words and pictures by him. The magazine sold out its run. In 2010, he was awarded the cover of '' GQ''s special issue called "Style Manual". Being the only model to land such cover.GQ Style Manual 2010 Cover (GQ)
/ref> Later, in 2011, he landed the March cover of ''

'', along with fellow model friends

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and

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. A rarity in the male model industry. In 2012, he appeared on the cover of ''Chaos'' magazine where he was interviewed about his life, his career, what he thinks about the modelling industry, and what is coming next for him. The very first dedicated issue to a model.CHAOS Magazine Feature Article - Catching up with Kulkov (CHAOS Magazine)
/ref> During the spring 2013 season, he acquired a fragrance deal from

called "Freedom by Tommy Hilfiger" which print and TV spot campaign show him along Victoria's Secret angel

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and he also landed the Banana Republic's Love campaign. In 2014, he appeared again on the cover of ''Details'', along other fellow models like Noah Mills, Mathias Lauridsen, and Clement Chabernaud.

Reception

He is signed with Re:Quest Model Management in New York, Bananas Models in Paris, and Why Not Model Management in Milan.The Man Behind the Model — Arthur Kulkov , The Menswear Journal
He is currently ranked #8 in The Money Guys List, which annually ranks the models who make more money inside the fashion industry. He's also being featured in street style websites like Backyard Bill and The Sartorialist and magazines like ''GQ'', which published an article about him, and ''T'' MagazineSunny Delight - NYTimes.com
/ref> for his eye-catching personal style.

Filmography

References

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