Patrick Kafka (born 1989) is a former
Austrian - American runway, magazine and advertisement
model. He was signed to Q Management New York City and Stella Models at the age of 15.
Life and work
His first job was a campaign for
Abercrombie & Fitch
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, photographed by
Bruce Weber in 2009, followed by assignments for
Ralph Lauren
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and
Trussardi. In June of the same year, Kafka had his début at
Milan Fashion Week in fashion shows for
Bottega Veneta
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History
Found ...
,
Dolce & Gabbana,
Dsquared2
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,
Jil Sander,
Zegna und
Moschino
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History Founding and 1990s
Franco Mosc ...
, as well as in
Paris for
John Galliano,
Hugo Boss,
Kenzo and
Thierry Mugler. In September 2009, he was invited by
Richard Chai and
Michael Bastian
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to their runway shows in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Film and television
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.
Since then, Kafka has been working with
fashion photographers
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such as
Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca
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,
Sam Bassett,
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin,
Jem Mitchell,
Sergi Pons,
David Slijper and
Milan Vukmirovic. He has appeared in men's magazines, such as ''Flaunt'', the Italian edition of ''
L'Officiel Hommes'', the Japanese edition of ''
GQ'', the Spanish version of ''
Esquire
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In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentlema ...
'' and the German edition of ''
Playboy'', often on the cover page. Amongst his clients are
Armani,
Balmain,
Diesel,
Perry Ellis,
Thom Browne,
Roberto Cavalli and
Simon Spurr
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He is the creative director and designer of shoe label March NYC.
Early life
Simon Spurr was born and raised in Kent, England, the son of two bankers ...
.
[ New York Magazine]
Patrick Kafka
Model Profile, retrieved April 21, 2014
Awards
*2008 Supermodel Contest, Austria
*2011
Vienna Fashion Award
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as ''Best Model''
References
External links
Patrick Kafka Cover of magazine Drehmoment
Patrick's Day models.com, June 23, 2009
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Living people
1989 births
Austrian male models
Models from Vienna