baptiste is fast gaining a reputation for his growing archive of nude or near nude portfolio. baptiste is represented by DNA model management & is the number one male model for a reason. his affiliation with karl lagerfeld, as the design geniuses  current muse, has afforded him incredible opportunities- editorially & in campaigns as well. mostly seen in work relating or produced by karl lagerfeld, some doubt & question the credit of baptistes’ success. most of his work involves campaigns with chanel, fendi & K by karl lagerfeld- all brands that are under the creative control of karl lagerfeld. in his bare-bodied spreads for publications wallpaper, purple & numero- as seen above, some ask: “would he be this large a model figure without the assitance of karl?”. his level of popularity on the model scene, in this short amount of time, is unheard of & truth be told, even without karl, he still has amazing looks. baptiste has appeared as the face of frankie morello for the SS08, he was seen in the K by karl lagerfeld lookbook & campaign for the SS09 season. there was no stopping there as he was seen for chanel, fendi & armani jeans that very same season. entering the FW09 season, he appeared with a cameo for chanel handbags alongside lily allen & returned as the face of K by karl lagerfeld. he showed up alongside karen elson for the chanel cruise campaign that same season, not to mention the many editorials & covers he booked along the way. the power of karl lagerfeld in the fashion industry is without a doubt, remarkable. now what happens when karl finds a new muse? will baptiste get tossed to the back burner like karl’s last male muse, brad kroenig? even under the wing of karl, brad’s career never blossomed to this extent.

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