MODEL Q&A
JACK WEST
HE/HIM
Height 6’3″
Suit 38R
Pant 32×34
Shoe 13
Hair BLONDE
Eyes BLUE
AGE? 19.
HOMETOWN? Rochester, NY.
ARE YOU IN SCHOOL? No, I am not.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO MODELING? I was staying at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood for a show I had at the Viper Room and there was a photo shoot taking place in the hotel lobby. I was wondering what was going on because there were a lot of cameras and stuff going on. This lady (who happened to be Kelly Cutrone) walked up to me and asked if I was a model. I said no that I wasn’t. She told me that she could turn me into one and even placed me in the shoot taking place in the lobby right on the spot. Fast forward a few weeks later, she connected me to Greg Chan, who became my mother agent. From their Greg Chan got me signed with ONE Management.
FIRST MODELING JOB? A commercial shoot for AC Milan soccer line.
FAVORITE PART OF BEING A MODEL? Meeting other models and then sharing it on Instagram lol.
WORSE PART OF BEING A MODEL? Long hours. Not being treated the best. Some people can be cold and somewhat mean working in fashion.
HAVE YOU WALKED RUNWAY OR DO YOU ASPIRE TO WALK RUNWAY? Yes, I’ve walked in a few runway shows in and out of fashion week. Most recently for Andy Yu’s collection at the United Nations headquarters.
FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHER? Danny Clinch.
FAVORITE MODEL? Troy Sivan, Playboi Carti, Miranda Kerr.
FAVORITE DESIGNER/LABEL? I love Prada, Supreme, Junya Watanabe.
DREAM CAMPAIGN? Would love to work with Dior, Balmain, Fendi.
DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE/LOOK? I’d say sleek with a lot of black. I wear a lot of black jeans, (skinny or baggy) usually with a crew neck or long-sleeve shirt, or leather coat/bomber jacket. It’s nothing crazy. It’s pretty simple, but well put together.
FAVORITE MUSICIAN/BAND? All time favorite band is the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But these days I listen to a lot of Lana del Rey, Charli xcx, The Kid Laroi, Lil Uzi Vert, Jack White. It’s really sort of all over the place, style-wise.
FAVORITE SONG OF THE MOMENT? Charli xcx – the 360 remix with robyn and yumg lean.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO MUSIC? My parents bought me a guitar when I was 7 and I started taking lessons. Slowly but surely I started singing and going out and about in the town to play open mic nights. I gained a lot of traction fast in my hometown. Then when I was 12 I shared the stage with Eddie Vedder in front of 30,000 people in Nashville, which by all means didn’t blow me up, but it definitely propelled my music career. I had numerous articles being published about it, and even a snippet being played on the TODAY show.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ALBUM RELEASES OR MUSIC VIDEOS? Yes, I have 2 full studio albums and multiple music videos and singles in-between. My first album For The Record was produced by Barrett Jones ( Foo Fighters and Nirvana ) and it was definitely more rock-oriented. My latest record is called NUMB, which I produced myself. It’s more poppy and was mastered by John Greenham ( Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga).
INTERESTS BESIDES MODELING? Clothes in general I’m really into. But besides all the music and modeling stuff, I really love traveling and seeing new places. And luckily it all goes hand in hand. I grew up skiing pretty intensely and also playing basball. But I kinda strayed away from that during high school to focus on music full-time.
ARE YOU SINGLE? Yes! It’s the only way to roll in New York City at 19 years old lol.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU? I’m working on some East Coast shows at the moment, as I was just out west for a stint of shows. I’m headed back out there for a show in Montana. And alongside that I’ve got a lot of new music that will be coming out all summer and into the fall. I think this year will be a big one. I don’t wanna speak into existence, but I’ve got a lot in the works right now, and I can’t wait to share it all.
Photography & menswear styling
Photographed in New York City.
