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01. Introduce yourself? Hello guys my name is Charley Santos, 27 years old, born and raised in France, male model since 5 years and currently based in Los Angeles, represented by agencies all around the world, I’m 6.1,5 and 178lbs.
02. Describe your lifestyle? I have a really active healthy lifestyle, daily exercise and meditation, cooking fitness diet, good balance between productivity and spirituality, I’m a minimaliste, find happiness in the small things, always looking for learn new stuff everyday, I’m a outdoor person traveler and explorer, nature is my playground, love people energy and sharing.
03. How do you feel about Prestige Men’s Style July 2nd Issue “Summer Fever”? First I’m really thankful and grateful to be part of it, Prestige Men’s Style Magazine is a classic inspiring fashion magazine, this issue gonna be a lovely way for introducing summer.
04. Why are you interested in modeling and fashion? It’s a way to express yourself, your personality, your attitude and your believe, to give different experiences in your life, to travel, open your mind and discovering the world in different ways. 05. How do you feel in fashion? Stressed or comfortable? I feel free, Zen attitude, I’m always myself no matter what happens, fashion show your soul and creativity to the world.
06. Please define Model poses. And, What is the most important to be a famous model? I always try to express my personality and give emotions and attitude in front the camera, to share a part of myself, to find the good rhythm, stay humble and professional, respectful and patient.
07. You work full-time or Part-time? I’m working full-time, but I’m also busy with other things on the side, I’ve a Business spirit.
08. Currently, Do you follow other jobs? I’m currently focus on my modeling career but I’m also working on different project around fitness and life coaching.
09. Your best backstage memory? I really like arts and architecture, museums and theaters, so I think my best backstage memory was during the Milan Fashion week Fall 2017, I got the chance to walk for dolce & gabbana Alta Sartoria Show and the location was the famous Teatro Alla Scala, to be on stage and explore this amazing place with the designers and models from all around the world.
10. “Fashion World” in your idea just in a word? SHARE
11. Negative and Positive Effects of Fashion? For my opinion one of the most negative effect of the fashion world is that for some parts of the industry, designers and agencies try to create a trend to make models unhealthy, skinny and to try to change your personality. A great positive effects of this industry resume on the fact than fashion is a way to express who you are even without open your mouth, to be different and original, to explore your capacity and be creative.
12. Has Fashion and Modeling influenced to your lifestyle? Of course, kept me focused on my healthy routine but olso after traveling around the globe, opened my mind to different horizons to be a better version of myself build with experiences.
13. If you were not a model, you will be? I would love to be a fitness life coach, or running a company around this world. 14. Why? Sharing is caring, helps peoples to find motivation, strength and potential hide inside themselves, to show peoples than if you want something you can get it, to find a good balance between everything in their lifestyle without forgotten to be happy.
15. How much you laugh every day?:) Non stop
16. Which things make you feel happy? To give happiness and smiles to peoples, friends and family, sun and good vibes, most peoples dont look in the simple things of life like love and friendship.
17. Driving fast or driving normal? slowly but surely
18. Which sports you follow them? CrossFit, fitness, running, soccer, swimming
19. The sport you follow seriously? Why? Mix of CrossFit and fitness training, They are both a physical way to express your capacity and creativity about your body, they require focus, discipline,determination, perseverance and patience to succeed and reach your objectives.
20. Please advice something in field of training and food regimes for our audiences about your sport? What are most important for them to have an incredible fitness body? Well for me the most important thing when you’re training is to have FUN, enjoy the moment, to fix you goals to reach, listen your body to be in harmony with your mind when you exercise. Escape the routine and try different things about diet and training is really important, BALANCE is the key.
21. Your first fashion work? Campaign for Boggi Milano
22. Iphone or Android? IPhone
23. Twitter or Instagram? Not a social network person but I’ve instagram since the beginning of 2018
24. Favorite fruit? All kind of berries for their amazing health caractéristiques
25. Do you cook? Which recipes you do professionally? And your cookery score from 1-10? EVERY MEALS, I love cooking, breakfast lover with my protein organic pancake made with oatmeal, banana, berries, nuts, cinnamon, egg whites and coconut oil, without to be pretentious I’ll give me 8.
26. Favorite stylist? I don’t really have preferences, depends seasons and vibes, I’m more old school classic gentlemen style. 27. Favorite brand? Zara, if you have a good personality and good fashion eyes you can easily express your creativity for a reasonable budget.
28. Favorite perfume? Men's La Nuit de L'Homme L'Intense Eau de Parfum by YSL 29. Favorite car? Ford mustang shelby gt500 1967
30. Gold or Diamond? Diamond
31. Cactus or Flower? Flower
32. Mountaineering or Rock Climbing? Rock Climbing
33. Surfing or Boating? Surfing
34. favorite season in LA? Anytime :)
35. favorite activity in LA? Exploring the city and her different faces
36. Tell a memory when you were in France? In Paris, this amazing smell of French traditional bakery, little expresso looking the sunshine with old school French music in the background, magic !!!
37. Favorite movie? The godfather saga
38. Favorite tv show? Peaky blinders
39. The book you plan to read it? 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
40. Favorite downtown restaurant? I’m still looking for :)
41. Favorite pizza? Not a pizza lover
42. Favorite drink? Hommade green tea ginger lemon
43. Favorite dessert? Fresh fruits salad
44. Dark Chocolate or Nut Chocolate? DARK
45. Favorite music band? IAM (french 90’s rap group)
46. favorite artist? Michael Jackson
47. Favorite song? Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough'
48. favorite music instrument? Piano 49. Favorite number? 2 50. Favorite animal? Dogs
51. Dolphin or shark? Dolphin
52. your last gift to someone? Encens and candle
53. Person that you wanna coffee with? Currently my daddy
54. How do you like your coffee? BLACK
55. The favorite country to visit it? Greece
56. The last country you visited it? USA
57. The country you wish to visit it? New Zealand
58. favorite word? HAPPY
59. favorite color? BLACK
60. Tell a short story in 2-3lines by using these 6 words? (Summertime, Iced Coffee, Fashion week, Motorcycle, Silky Shirt, Waterfall) During summertime, in Milan for the fashion week, I always appreciate a great iced coffee in parco sempione, chill in the street riding a motorcycle and stop by this beautiful waterfall close to the Armani coffee, feel the sunshine heat on my white silky shirt, that’s a vibes.
61. We decide to ask some questions about Prestige magazine from our dear interview guests and in final we will do the booklet and present to them. So, please answer to these questions :)