Arthur Kulkov: the main fashion model of Russia

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:41

Arthur Kulkov is one of the most sought-after and famous stars of the Russian catwalk world. He has ideal parameters for his activities, extraordinary charisma, but at the same time, pleasant modesty. Arthur has been modeling for more than 15 years, for which he received well-deserved success in the world of show business, fashion and luxury brands. To date, he is one of the five highest paid fashion models in the CIS

Childhood

Throughout his life, the world famous model and fashion model had attractive features and big plans. The biography of Arthur Kulkov begins on the outskirts of the Kemerovo region in the city of Mezhdurechensk. As a child, he wanted to connect his life with big-time sports - he was very interested in football, and therefore went to the sports section. Nevertheless, fate decreed that at the age of 13 his family was forced to move to the United States. Multinational Brooklyn accepted Artur Kulkov with open arms, where he nevertheless abandoned his careerathlete. There he entered the College of Saint Francis as a business manager.

In 2005, he received a bachelor's degree and was already ready to work by profession, but thanks to his excellent natural data, Arthur Kulkov's photos ended up in one well-known modeling agency Quest Model Management. After this event, he finally decided for himself that he wanted to connect his life with the modeling business.

First modeling success

After graduating from college, a young and ambitious man could not determine what he wanted from his life. At one point, he was lucky, and he plunged headlong into the bohemian world of modern fashion.

His first job as a model was for Sisley, a renowned French cosmetics and perfume brand. Together with the popular in the 90s model Stephanie Seymour and outrageous fashion photographer Terry Richardson, they shot a number of photosets and videos in support of the company. After the overwhelming success and the first big fees, Arthur Kulkov did not slow down and in the next two years he took up advertising companies for brands such as Russell and Bromley, Original Penguin and Barneys New York.

Podium walk

Having received a certain credit of trust and fame, the fashion model decided to try himself as a catwalk model. Already in 2009, he moved "from ship to ball", taking part in a number of fashion shows in Paris, Milan and New York. This allowed him to advertise and represent the products of a number of world famous clothing brands fromAlexis Mabile, Bill Tornado, Carlo Pignatelli, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Tom Brown and Perry Alice. He has also collaborated with Banana Republic, Corneliani, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Levi's, Louis Vuiton and Tommy Hilfiger.

Working in fashion magazines

In 2008, Artur Kulkov first appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine. All photography was directed by Norman Gene Roy. In the November issue, along with a photo of Artur Kulkov, Alexander Wang and top model from Brazil Caroline Trentini were noted. Since then, the young and hot fashion model began to appear in all fashion magazines of our time - such as "Detail", "Glamour", "Esquire", GQ, "Harper's Bazaar" and many others.

The biggest contracts in Artur Kulkov's career

One of the most significant events is the signing of two long-term contracts with Dolce & Gabbano and Tommy Hilfiger.

From the very first steps in the modeling business, he was noticed by Stefano Gabbano and Domenico Dolce, who largely had a hand in Arthur's success. From 2010 to 2017, the fashion model managed to participate in 9 fashion weeks dedicated to the release of D&G collections, and, starting in 2012, he also became the face of the Tommy Hilfiger brand. Working with this company, Arthur got most of his multi-million dollar income and popularity from the modeling business.