Nathan Westling (born Natalie Westling, June 1, 1996) is an American fashion model, and the star of the Spring 2014 Marc Jacobs and Saint Laurent Paris ad campaigns. His career began in 2014 when he had his hair dyed red for the Marc Jacobs campaign also featuring Miley Cyrus.
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 Westling at the Prada Fall/Winter 2017 Men's & Women's Runway Show in Milan, Italy | |
| Born | Nathan Westling June 1, 1996 |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
| Hair color | Auburn |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Early life and career
editWestling was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, on June 1, 1996, and assigned female at birth. He began his career as a female model, and was photographed by Steven Meisel for Prada, for the brand's Pre-Fall 2015 collection with Aya Jones, Willow Hand and Julia Nobis.[3] Westling is most notable for dying his hair red for the Marc Jacobs campaign with Miley Cyrus.[4] He also gained major exposure for his red-head tresses during New York Fashion Week 2014.[5]
Westling was scouted by the Agency Arizona in Scottsdale, and soon after signed by The Society Management in New York City. He has walked in shows for Marc Jacobs which included opening the Spring 2014 show as an exclusive, Anna Sui, Céline, Jean Paul Gaultier, Fendi, Prada, Etro, Dries van Noten, Lanvin, Christian Dior, Vera Wang, Tommy Hilfiger, Chanel, Tom Ford, and DKNY amongst others.
In 2017, Westling was chosen as the debut model for their new model Crush series introduced by L'Officiel Malaysia.[6]
Personal life
editIn an interview with i-D magazine, Westling stated his dedication to the singles lifestyle, with the interview indicating: "Independence is important to Natalie, as it is to any 18-year-old. 'I'm living in my girlfriend's apartment now', [Westling] says, 'I'm glad to come back to New York and sort of have my own place'."[7]
In March 2019, Westling came out as a transgender man. As noted in a CNN Style article, "After a decade spent receiving therapy and medication for depression, anxiety and anger issues, he finally decided to address what he'd always known to be the underlying problem. To do so, he decamped from his base in New York to Los Angeles to begin transitioning."[8]
References
edit- ^ "The Society". The Society.
- ^ "Nathan Westling - Model". MODELS.com.
- ^ Charlotte Gush (29 April 2015). "Natalie Westling and Aya Jones star in prada's new campaign". i-d.vice.com. i-D. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Fishman, Elana (12 February 2014). "Meet Natalie Westling, NYFW's Coolest Redhead". Lucky Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ LeTrent, Sarah (17 February 2014). "Natalie Westling is painting fashion red". CNN. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Model Crush: Natalie Westling, Model". L'Officiel Malaysia. 5 July 2017.
- ^ Raphael, Sarah (24 March 2015). "Natalie Westling is the face of a generation". i-D.
- ^ Alleyne, Allyssia (19 March 2019). "Exclusive: Top American model comes out as transgender". CNN Style. Retrieved 19 March 2019.