How A Male Supermodel Was Erased & Betrayed By The Industry - Marcus Schenkenberg

He was rollerblading on Venice Beach when a photographer stopped him. Within two years he was the highest-paid male model in the world. The 1992 Calvin Klein shower ad — Marcus Schenkenberg holding wet jeans, water pouring over him — became the most-parodied fashion image of the decade and invented what a male supermodel could be. He walked for Versace, Armani, Donna Karan, Iceberg. He dated Pamela Anderson after Tommy Lee. He was engaged to her. He wrote a book, released a song, hosted TV shows. Then fashion changed. Brands wanted invisible male models. Celebrities took his campaigns. Justin Bieber literally replaced him at Calvin Klein. Now 57, one of the biggest male models in history walks through the fashion world he built without anyone recognising his face.