Answering a Reader Question #460

Bentley Duval Wrote:

 Dania, I have all the requirements wrapped up for pretty much any modeling, I'm 16 and was just wondering how long male models can stay modeling in comercial/print, and runway/high fashion. Thank you so much!! This blog is unbelievably terrific!!!!!!! -Bentley Duval

Hi, Bentley! Thanks for the wonderful compliments about my blog...I'm glad you like it! :-)

The good news for you is that male models can literally work as long as they want to. For commercial/print, the longevity for a male modeling career is much longer...men in this category can book work well into their 40s, 50s and 60s. There are even agencies that specialize in representing senior models.

For runway/high fashion, the shelf life is different for males than females. While the industry wants female runway and fashion models to start young (like 13 or 14) and typically cut off their careers by the time they're 23-25, male models usually start later (17 and older most times) and lead longer careers.

Male fashion and runway models have the strongest careers in their mid to late 20s and even their 30s. This is because (as the industry sees it) men become more handsome/grow into their looks as they get older. They age better than women, which makes them valuable even when they're older. So while a fashion model usually retires from that type of modeling by the time she's 25, a 25-year-old male fashion model can keep on going strong.

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