Limpopo-born Denetric Malope has been plucked from obscurity to become one of the most sought-after male models on the global market.
In the past six months since departing SA, the 22-year-old model has booked major Italian luxury brands Prada as well as Dolce & Gabbana.Perhaps when Frank Ocean jotted down the lyrics to his songBut despite his newfound fame, rubbing shoulders with designers like Raf Simons, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Malope remains delightful, accessible and polite.
But Mzansi came to a standstill when he walked in Venice for the much-publicised Dolce & Gabbana Alta Sartoria show in late August. Vin Diesel, Kris Jenner and Helen Mirren watched as he strutted his stuff on the runway. Not even an unexpected hailstorm that descended during the show could dim Malope’s shine.“Walking for Prada and shooting a campaign that is one thing I will never forget because it was the biggest thing to happen to me,” Malope says.
“I was raised in a loving and respectful family. I was raised in the warmest way possible and given the opportunity to be who I am and do what I love to do,” Malope says. Malope studied fashion design at Tshwane University of Technology. In 2019, while attending an African Fashion International event in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, he was scouted.
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