Jeff Aquilon
Jeff Aquilon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Model, educator |
| Known for | Male supermodel, Bruce Weber photography, Calvin Klein campaigns |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | westmont |
Jeff Aquilon (born 1957) is an American male supermodel. His career in the late 1970s and 1980s was documented extensively in major fashion publications and photography archives.
Career
[edit]Aquilon was discovered by photographer Bruce Weber in December 1978 during a casting at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he was captain of the water polo team.[1] Weber's portfolio of Aquilon appeared in the Soho Weekly News in December 1978.[2] Aquilon made the cover of GQ magazine in May 1979 — the first time a male model had been featured on that cover as the primary subject.[1] V Magazine later described this moment as significant in the history of male representation in fashion photography.[2]
Aquilon's campaign roster included Calvin Klein, Versace, Polo Ralph Lauren, Pirelli, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Revlon.[1] He appeared in editorial shoots for Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, Life, Interview, and Rolling Stone.[3] Aquilon worked extensively with photographer Bruce Weber. Weber revisited Aquilon for L'Uomo Vogue in October 2006 — nearly thirty years after their first collaboration.[2]
Aquilon was ranked #5 on Vogue Magazine's Top 25 Male Models Ever list.[4] The Commercial Male included him in their list of The Greatest 25 Male Models.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Aquilon married model Nancy Donahue in the early 1980s and co-authored a fitness book titled One on One: Exercising Together, published by Simon & Schuster in 1984. He and Donahue later divorced.[2][5]
He is currently married with four children and is based in Santa Barbara, California, where he serves as Director of Academic and Institutional Technology at Westmont College, a small Christian liberal arts college.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Jacobs, Mark (2020-08-28). "The World's First Male Supermodel". V Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- 1 2 3 4 Blanks, Tim (2020-08-27). "History of the Male Supermodel". V Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- 1 2 "The Greatest 25". The Commercial Male. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ "Vogue Magazine Names Top 25 Male Models Ever". Yahoo Shine (archived). 2012-08-01. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Duka, John (1984-10-02). "Notes on Fashion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
External links
[edit]- Jeff Aquilon at IMDb