Nathan Westling Explained

Nathan Westling
Birth Name:Nathan Westling
Birth Date:1996 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Scottsdale, Arizona
Nationality:American
Years Active:2013–present
Height:6feet[1]
Hair Color:Auburn
Eyecolor:Brown

Nathan Westling (born June 1, 1996) is an American fashion model, and the star of the Spring 2014 Marc Jacobs & 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.

Early life and career

Westling was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, on June 1, 1996, and assigned female at birth. While he had begun his career as a female model, he was photographed by Steven Meisel for Prada, for the brand's Pre-Fall 2015 collection with Aya Jones, Willow Hand and Julia Nobis.[2] Westling is most notable for dying his hair red for the Marc Jacobs campaign with Miley Cyrus.[3] He also gained major exposure for his red-head tresses during New York Fashion Week 2014.[4]

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.[5]

Personal life

In 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'."[6]

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."[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Society. The Society.
  2. Web site: Natalie Westling and Aya Jones star in prada's new campaign. Charlotte Gush. 29 April 2015. i-d.vice.com. i-D. 30 June 2017. 17 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317041729/https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/natalie-westling-and-aya-jones-star-in-pradas-new-campaign. dead.
  3. Web site: Fishman. Elana. Meet Natalie Westling, NYFW's Coolest Redhead. Lucky Magazine. 2014-02-22. 2014-02-12. 26 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226021622/http://www.luckymag.com/style/2014/02/natalie-westling. dead.
  4. Web site: LeTrent. Sarah. Natalie Westling is painting fashion red. CNN. 17 February 2014. 2014-02-22.
  5. Model Crush: Natalie Westling, Model. L'Officiel Malaysia. July 5, 2017.
  6. Web site: Natalie Westling is the face of a generation. March 24, 2015. Raphael. Sarah. i-D.
  7. Web site: Exclusive: Top American model comes out as transgender. Alleyne. Allyssia. 2019-03-19. CNN Style. en. 2019-03-19.