Brad Kroenig
Born (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
SpouseNicole Kroenig
Children2
RelativesMatthew Kroenig (brother)
Modelling information
Hair colourDark blonde
Eye colourGreen
Agencyd'management Group (Milan)
Sight Management Studio (Barcelona)
SPIN Model Management (Hamburg)
Ford Models (Chicago, New York) (mother agency)

Brad Kroenig (born 23 April 1979), is an American fashion model.[1][2]

Career

Brad Kroenig was raised in Oakville, Missouri. His father was an environmental engineer and his mother a legal assistant. He studied at Florida International University with a soccer scholarship. He dropped out to become a model. His first major cast was nude shots for Abercrombie & Fitch. He moved to New York in 2001 and signed a three-year contract with the Ford model agency.[3]

Kroenig started his modeling career in 2002 with a long-standing collaboration with fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Considered one of "Karl's Boys," he followed the designer to business trips, parties and holidays, and was sometimes mistakingly identified as his boyfriend. Kroening met Lagerfeld in 2003 during a photo shooting at Lagerfeld's villa in Biarritz in France. Lagerfeld's 2007 book Metamorphoses of an American is entirely devoted to Brad Kroenig.[3]

In 2002, he worked alongside Naomi Campbell.[4] He has graced numerous magazine covers including VMAN, Vogue, Numéro Homme and Allure. Kroenig has appeared in print campaigns for designers including Chanel, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Abercrombie & Fitch, Roberto Cavalli, DKNY, Gap and Adidas, and on the runway for Chanel and Michael Kors.[5]

Private life

Brad Kroenig is married to Nicole Kroenig, the daughter of the tennis player Nick Bollettieri. He has two sons. His son Hudson is Karl Lagerfeld's godson, and has been appearing on Chanel's runway since he was two years old.[3]

Kroenig lives with his family in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.[6]

Honors

  • 2005: Top Male Model by Models.com[3]
  • 2015: Top 10 Male Models of All Time by Vogue[3]

Biography

  • Karl Lagerfeld, Metamorphoses of an American, Steidl, 2007 (ISBN 978-3865215222)

References

  1. ↑ "Brad Kroenig". Models.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Brad Kroenig". Missouri Legends. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Jet Set Life of Karl Lagerfeld's Favorite Male Model — for Now". The New York Times. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  4. ↑ Network, Be Global Fashion. "Brad Kroenig - at 36 years he is still one of the best models". made-to-measure-suits.bgfashion.net. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Brad Kroenig". nymag.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  6. ↑ "Model Brad Kroenig, Karl Lagerfeld's Former Muse, Settles Down in Lakewood Ranch". Sarasota Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-13.


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