Alton Mason, the first black man to parade for Chanel

At the age of 22, he was the object of all the desires for the great designers. Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and many others were ripping him off…

Alton Mason is a 22-year-old Jamaican and Haitian-born American who loves to dance. He was also hoping to make it his job and had already begun to exercise his passion. In 2015, he participated in the BET Awards alongside P. Diddy, Lil Kim, Jadakiss and Mase.

That same year, he was spotted on Instagram by an agency, while appearing on a dance video. “I was in Los Angeles and I danced for Laurieann Gibson, my patron. I opened Instagram and there I discovered a message from an agent. I thought it was a joke, until he emailed me all the privacy info, “he told Vogue magazine.

This is how his adventure in fashion begins. He took his first steps in the field by participating in the presentation of Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 3 collection at Madison Square Garden (New York).

An unconditional Fan of Michael Jackson and Prince, Alton reached the consecration in December 2018 by becoming the first black model to parade for Chanel. The brand then revealed its crafts collection at the Metropolitan Museum of art. All this after participating in the presentation of the Gucci cruise 2018 collection in May 2018.

Alton Mason made another talk about him a few days ago at the Paris Fashion week. During the parade of Virgil Abloh, he made acrobatic jumps and sketched a few dance steps. In addition, he received a nice surprise behind the scenes after his parade for Louis Vuitton during this same Fashion Week. Naomi Campbell, whom he did not know personally, came looking for him behind the scenes shouting his name very loudly. Which made him smile. He posted a selfie with the supermodel on Instagram.

Last thing, and not least, Alton Mason was voted Best male model 2018.