S A H I B F A B E R - E X C L U S I V E M O D E L I N T E R V I E W -
1. Introduce yourself? My name is Sahib Faber ,male model with base in NY, signed with Soul artist management , I'm from Russia and my ethic is half Russia and Half Turkish from my father side.
2.How do you feel about Prestige Menstyle July Issue? (tell about the july issue photography team and the storyboard) So excited about this Issue and our NY story , about a man who surround by big city, yes it's could be anywhere but this story about man in NY and his puppy , u will be surprised but i feel like NewYokers love own pets the most from other cities , is it be course by living in big city u kinda feeling that u still have some more love to shear , so that’s how we see our story, strong, in dependent, classic. but, modern man with some love to his puppy Boy. Thanks to all in our fashion Team who make it all happens Photographer ALIKHAN stylist GIORGIO AMMIRABILE , beauty magic hair by OSMANE DA CUNHA and make up by MAHFUD at Exclusive Artists for Dior , also much appreciation for collaboration to all the brands who was part of our cover story like Dsquared2, CalvinKlein, Robert Geller, Eleventy, Stphen F, Canali and etc..
3.Who’s your inspire for being a model?Marcus Shenkenberg for sure, people start stop me on the streets and mention about him , that's how i get to know him before even I start modeling, but yes the munge I started he was the one , and now after so many years I'm working with the same Agent in NY city who use to made Marcus big star , such small world , could i even imagine this back in time hewn i just started , not of course...
4.Why are you interested in modeling and fashion? Well I’ll say Modeling and Fashion came to me at first and show me the interest when i did't know about it nothing , so i just took it as it is and till today continue my journey but now is more global, with pleasure of meeting interesting people, traveling the world and learning more about how to stay sane by spoiling true fashion...
5. You work full-time or Part-time? If I’ll say full times model that's will be not truth , NY is amazing place where u can try yourself with anything that u like or you talented for , i do have many interest to focus on and Modeling is my priority as professional with respect to all my clients and people in my network who doing great job to kip me busy.
6. Currently, Do you follow other jobs? Yes as I mention , being in NY and just focus on one job is wait of time , so beside modeling I do also represent my own models as an mother agent and I photography but it's another story.
7. How do you feel in fashion? Stressed or comfortable? Fashion is everything and at the same time Fashion is nothing , especially for people who really knows what Fashion it is at this days , so to me and my over 10 years of modeling experience Fashion is more than just stress or comfy , definitely it's still exciting and became very commercial and social , more doors opening and more new brands who bringing something new in our industry , new ideas , new faces , new sensation and by this Fashion becoming endless with only accent on past and classical icons when Fashion was real deal.
8. Your Best Backstage Memory? Well I had many of them , but from most reason for example , i had a great time with Paris Hilton while we shot her new fragrance , by the way it's just came out.
9. “Fashion World” in your idea just in a word? Fashion World - It's truly human creation with full of magic, for someone Fashion is the whole life and benefits with it but for someone else is just a giant balloon that doesn't feed the family, giant balloon , u can be in or out side , people who create and sale or people who buy and looking for something new.
10. Negative and Positive Effects of Fashion? Well I believe this question can be transform to u as are you negative person or positive, course of course any job have both-sided, but you may can have different point of view and then u understand and fit yourself to all those natural moments which only helps you to from and make things better, but mostly to me it's a lot of positivities in our industry if u know how to appreciate all those traveling an people who those work around you , some of them became after all your life time friends and learning each day how to be humble no matter what's going on by being professional , then maybe none negativity can disturb your soul , but to answer the question the only negative point of Fashion in my modeling i found and it's always will be there ( I call it beautiful problems ) is that you can't plan anything in advance , in our industry we even have a joke ,'' if u wanna book a job just start planning your holidays ''
11.Has Fashion and Modeling influenced to your lifestyle? Yes a lot, It's make me move to NY and now I'm like most of the People here trying to work on my american dream come true.
12. Describe your lifestyle? I’ll say a bit of everything , it's can be very homy and workaholic , luxury and simple , sometime you take and sometime you give , the rest like every lucky one who has choice being yourself.
13. If you were not a model, you will be? I always knew that I want to be an architect like my father i grow up with all those paintings studios and working constructions moments , I even study interior design in university , but now by being so long in fashion industry i would love to see myself as architect of fashion photography.
14. Why? It's another level from what I'm doing now , it's something that can give me a chance to bring in to it something from my soul , giving to industry and models what i couldn't have and of course i believe I’ll be in charge of planning my holidays , hahah
15. How much you laugh every day?:) I do laugh a lot even do for some people I'm very serious or very russian, so we talking about close circle of people who u can be with yourself.
16. Which things make you feel happy? Simple and something that u can't buy , love , family , friends , animals , wonder of nature , food , stability and productive.
17. Driving fast or driving normal? Oh I'm definitely person of “slowly going further u will be”
18. Which sports you follow them seriously? I like to follow sports that i have luck experience by myself like, Gymnastic, Football , Box , Hockey on the grass , big and small Tennis and Fitness
19. Your first fashion work? My first job and first campaign for one of the biggest East Europe clothing brands back in time ‘SELA’
20. Iphone or Android? I’ll say iPhone for the last few years but now slowly I'm not sure, wish i have no phone at all haha but how can u imagine this Days?
21. Twitter or Instagram? Instagram , I'm too busy to play all the social media , one is enough and very welcome to follow me @sahibfaber_official and my puppy @morkie_boy
22. Favorite fruit? Snake Fruit , you may know it as Salak.
23. Do you cook? Which recipes you do professionally? And your cookery score from 1-10? Yes of course , i think this days being a real man is part being able to take care of yourself and cook for yourself and your friends, my pro cooking is everything that has chicken with limited spices , well very hard to give cooking points to myself course to me everything that has no salt and fat is already 10 , but for some one else it's can be less then 1 , but on my off days i can clock like it's should be and my points will be only 10 :)
24. Favorite Stylist? GIORGIO AMMIRABILE is simply the best , worked with him few times and as always amazing work he is definitely the best from the best!
25. Favorite Brand? I love most of them , but Tom Ford and Armani is what ill love to wear every day..
26. Favorite Perfume? Armani Aqua and Gucci Envy too bad they not in the market any more. 27. Favorite Car? Telsa 28. Gold or Diamond? Gold and Diamond :)
29. Cactus or Flower? Flower 30. Mountaineering or Rock Climbing? Mountraineering 31. Surfing or Boating? Boating with respect to my first graduation as Stoerman.
32. Favorite Season in St.Petersburg and NYC? Saint Petersburg the best time is of course summer during the white nights and NY i really love late spring / early summer period.
33. Favorite Activity in St.Petersburg and NYC? Best and favorite activities in Saint Petersburg ill call helping my family with my granny garden , all kind of vegetables , fruit trees and berries and of course lots of potatoes , in NY beside traveling I can't mist my work out at the Gym and during the summer all kind of sun activities , beach , swimming , kayak , tennis and play with my Puppy Boy ..
34. FavoriteMovie? One of the best Russian movie ''The Barber of Siberia '' , '' Great expectation '' , '' Devil's Advocate '' , '' Face off ''
35. Favorite TV Show? TV Show '' Lost ''and '' Games of Thrones ''
36. The Book you plan to read it? Thinking of rereading again ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER , find most of his view of life very similar to my even do some time is brutal and real which is so so actual today where we surround by lots of illusions..
37. Favorite Downtown Restaurant? Really love ethic and traditional cousin and everything that close to Asian so if we talking about Down town it's definitely '' Tao Downtown ''
38. Favorite Pizza? Hawaiian 39. Favorite Drink? I really love all kind of protein shakes can eat them all day long.
40. Favorite Dessert? Napoleon Tart
41. Dark Chocolate or Nut Chocolate? Dark chocolate and Nut Chocolate
46. Favorite Number? " 9 " 47. Favorite Animal? I love all animals , but to my character I’ll choose lion and to my life style i prefer Dog as my buddy with remining what is means real and loyal life time friendship.
48. Dolphin or Shark? Dolphin 49. how do you like your coffee? Cappuccino if I'm not at home and every morning home special Italian medium roast with bailes caramel creamer.
50. favorite country to visit it? Indonesia and Japan
51. The last country you visited it? Russia 52. the country you wish to visit it? Brazil , Australia and New Zealand
53. favorite word? Love 54. favorite color? Green 55. 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 :)Prestige Means…? Modern
Prestige is for…? Everyone who is self-confident and a self-contained who want to be unique.
If Prestige …? If Prestige then never late to be a man.
Define Prestige Menstyle and How do you feel about this international modeling magazine? Prestige Menstyle Magazine is well known world wide fashion magazine , I'm happy to be part of it in our July issue , looking forward to work with you guys again and to see you in stores all over the world no matter where I'm going to next :) special thanks to editor of magazine Hamid Barzegar. It's was really a pleasure to working with you and your magazine!
Till next time with much love, Sahib Faber
Thank You So much and Prestige Menstyle Magazine hope you’ll be success in your life and job.