David Gandy: Britain has the best models in the world

OHMYGOSSIP — David Gandy believes Britain has the “best models in the world”. The 36-year-old model – who is the face of the luxury designer brand Dolce and Gabbana – has admitted “from a model point of view” he thinks his home country has “always” produced the most formidable catwalk icons in history over the decades because the British Fashion Council (BFC) is “one of the best” across the globe.

Speaking to the Mail Online at this year’s The Fashion Awards, which took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday (05.12.16), the dark-haired hunk – who is the ambassador for the London College of Fashion (LCF) Men’s Fashion Week – said: “I am the ambassador for LCF Men’s Fashion Week, which we have in January and June.

“From a model point of view, we have the best models in the world. But we do, and we always have. But for a long, long time, from fifties, sixties, we really have set the pace and set the trends for the rest of the world and we are going to continue doing that because we still have the best schools and we are one of the best Fashion Council’s out there.”

However, the style icon – who began designing for the longstanding retailer Marks and Spencer’s men’s underwear collection in 2014 – has described Britain as a modest country with a “very stiff upper lip”, and has hinted the nation doesn’t brag about their talent enough. He said: “The British have a very stiff upper lip, we don’t shout about enough.”

And David isn’t shy to praise the fashion industry, as he has recognised women’s fashion is “absolutely huge”, although he thinks menswear is “outgrowing” womenswear for “the first time”. He explained: “Men’s is outgrowing women’s for the first time, and women’s fashion is absolutely huge now.”

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