Ambrose Olsen (November 27, 1984"Ambrose R. Olson", 27 April 2010, The Post-Star – April 22, 2010"Le mannequin Ambrose Olsen s'est suicidé" , 29 April 2010, Libération ) was an American male fashion model. He was known for appearing in dozens of ad campaigns for Armani and Hugo Boss."Why are so many models attempting suicide? Lives of top catwalkers fraught with pressure: experts", 18 May 2010, NY Daily News
Early life
Ambrose Olsen (sometimes also written as Olson) was born in Homer, Alaska."Homer-raised supermodel Olson dead at 25" , April 28, 2010, Anchorage Daily News Prior to modeling, he studied to be a carpenter. He also practiced surfing, boxing, and hockey as sports and planned to volunteer for the US Navy."Ambrose Olsen, mannequin et ancien cover boy de TÊTU, s'est donné la mort" , 30 April 2010, Têtu He began modeling at the age of 17, moving to New York City in 2002."Ambrose Olsen" , New York Magazine
Modeling Olsen appeared in many print ads and a few runway shows and a few fashion videos. At time of death he was represented by the Click Management modeling agency."Who is Ambrose Olsen? Ambrose Olsen BIOgraphy" , 28 April 2010, Gather News He was best known for his 2007 Armani Exchange ads with Adriana Lima."Ambrose Olsen: Male Model Ambrose Olsen Dead at 25" , 27 April 2010, Long Island Press He also worked for numerous other brands such as TNT, Hugo Boss, D&G, Nautica, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Giorgio Armani Extreme Attitude"Ambrose Olsen" , 11 November 2008, OHLALA Mag among others."Super Model Ambrose Olsen Passed Away at 24 in NY" , 27 April 2010, SSC Article Directory He also did the catwalk on shows by Alexandre Herchcovitch and Kim Jones among others.
Major advertising campaigns 2003: Hugo Boss ad campaign with Raquel Zimmermann 2005: D&G on request of Steven Klein 2006: Nautica print ads 2006: Dior Homme skin care 2007: Armani Exchange 2009: Extreme Attitude fragrance by Giorgio Armani (contract)
Major magazine appearances 2003: VMAN magazine photographed and videotaped by Hedi SlimaneIn Memory of Ambrose, video shot by Hedi Slimane January 2005: On cover of Têtu Sept 2005: On cover of Wonderland with Solange Wilvert and Sessilee Lopez Spring-Summer 2007: Numéro Homme photographed by Camilla Akrans May 2007: Out editorial photographed by François Rousseau Fall 2007: GQ Style photographed by Aldo Rossi Fall 2007: VMAN magazine photographed by Hedi Slimane Spring 2008: VMAN Magazine feature Spring 2008: Very Elle with Leelee Sobieski photographed by Doug Inglish
Death
Olsen died on April 22, 2010."AMBROSE OLSEN DEAD: Male Model Dies At Age 24", 23 March 2011, The Huffington Post He was discovered hanged, in his apartment in New York City."Armani : l’égérie Ambrose Olsen s’est suicidé", 28 April 2010, Elle According to police reports, it was a suicide."Fashion's worst trend: suicidal models", 17 March 2011, The Times of India
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