Julien Hedquist

Male model Julien Hedquist from -, -

Julien Hedquist, the most prominent male model of the moment is creating serge in the male modeling industry. Appearing on almost every major designers fashion shows and worldwide distributed campaign prints, Julien is everywhere and a soon to be household name. This half French and half Swedish delight represents an image with a great combination of youthfulness and an elegant masculinity, of which has been described as a resemblance to a young Keanu Reeves by Models.com.
Julien's sleek muscular build as opposed to the huge rugged gym muscles is the natural physical characteristic for an ideal male athlete that the designers are looking for in representing their products. The advertising campaigns for the new Hugo Boss fragrance Boss in Motion, the new Christian Dior fragrance Higher, and the 2002 winder Gap print ads, which all features Julien Hedquist well prove his rising popularity in the fashion industry. As a proud presentation of IMG models, and one of the commercial blockbusters along with Tyson Ballou, Julien even raises his agency's rank to No. 1 in the male modeling business.
Born in Miami Florida, Julien is European descendent with Swedish and French background. Growing up with two of his brothers, Julien is very active and athletic since a young age. After high school, he was recommended by a local modeling scout to try out for modeling. His early assignments are mainly located in Europe. His boy-next-door look won the likes of many designers, and is frequently seen on the runway shows from Milan, Paris to New York.
Aside from the usual ramp modeling exposure, Julien's success was expanding many ways. His frequent appearance on various editorials and countless times on Cable Television set him up for some of the major gigs. The article about him and Micaiah in the New York Times for a feature on the latest fashion from top designers in America further demonstrates his expanding popularity to the public.
The year of 2002 has become the turning point of Julien's modeling career. After representing Boss Sport in 2001, Julien is once again selected as the sole project featured in Boss in Motion fragrance by Hugo Boss. The Boss in Motion man image of being radiant, confident and healthy, and the reflection of a lifetime passion and commitment to an active lifestyle are perfectly portrayed by Julien Hedquist. The other headline that Julien is making is becoming the the new face for Christian Dior fragrance Higher, in which he has to take off his shirt to throw thousands of Dior fans off feet.
Julien Hedquist's success is the product of personal dedication and his determination of sticking to his originality. Not being influenced by the various demands in the industry, Julien believes in what is the best for him, which has won him the respect from his peers and major fashion houses. The list of campaigns under Julien's belt, including Hugo Boss, Armani Exchange, Gap, Gazzarini, Hazzys, Gucci, Moschino, Nicole Farhi and Exte, prove the high demand for this sexy cat, and he is in no trend of slowing down.