The world of men's fashion industry has its own captains and sailors. But models that show fashion trends can be called navigators. Each of them is interested in becoming popular and famous, and many do succeed. One of these male models is Mr. Vanderloo. Mark made a brilliant career: a resident of a small Dutch town was able to conquer both the real and virtual world.
Carier start
As can be seen from the surname, the world famous model has a glorious Dutch origin. The future conqueror of European catwalks was born back in 1968, in the small town of Waddinhwen, in the venerable family of burghers Vanderloo. Mark, whose biography was interesting only to a narrow circle of relatives and friends, led a simple life of a Dutch teenager.
At school, he preferred the humanities - he was easily given languages, history, and cultural studies. After receiving secondary education, Vanderloo Mark chose the profession of a teacher, he entered the University of Amsterdam. There he met a girl who worked part-time in a small agency. Mark did not suspect that such an acquaintance was the beginning of his new career.
Top Model
Accompanying a random acquaintance at the photo shoot was the start for the formation of the Vanderloo brand. Mark got into a wave of interest in men's fashion and in a short time conquered the catwalks of Milan, Paris, New York.
During the 90s, he was the permanent face of the Boss brand. In addition, he actively worked and demonstrated the clothes of top trendsetters: Calvin Klein, Versace, Hermes, Valentino. Each week he participated in more than 50 shows. He was repeatedly selected as the leading model of the Donna Kara brand and demonstrated the clothes of this brand for many years. Such performance strengthened him as a reliable partner and brought worldwide fame. Further cooperation of Mark with leading fashion houses only strengthened his position. And in 1998, he tried himself as an actor - the film "Celebrity" with his participation was released in the United States.
The beginning of the noughties caught the leading top model in the prime of his career. Vanderloo Mark continued his collaboration with Hugo Boss, demonstrating a new method for promoting models - black-and-white posters with clothes of this brand have been seen on billboards since 2005.
Online Career
In the late 90s, Internet games became widespread. Now, for the personalization of heroes, there was little sketchy facial image. The developers decided to attract famous people of their time to the creation of the main characters. So the developers got a photo on which Mark was depicted.
After numerous approvals, the appearance of the model was accurately copied to create a courageous and bold character in the game. Mark Vanderloo Shepard is one of the key characters in Mass Effect. So the top model immortalized himself in the virtual world.
Personal life
The family life of the Dutchman was uneven. After numerous love stories, Vanderloo Mark in 1999 made an offer to the Spanish model Cañadas. A brilliant marriage lasted less than a year - already in December 2000, they split up, and then they file a divorce.
The injury for a long time did not allow the Dutchman to start a new relationship. A chance acquaintance with the Dutch model Robin Van der Meer ended with a long close relationship. Later, the couple had two children - Emma Paula, who was born in 2004, and Mark, named after his father, born in early 2005. Motherhood made Robin abandon her modeling career. Devotion and love of the chosen one prompted Mark to enter into a new marriage, and in 2011 a happy couple legalized their relationship on the island of Ibiza.
Currently, Mark Vanderloo successfully continues to work in the fashion industry and is still one of the most sought-after top models in the world of men's fashion. According to the latest ratings, Mark Vanderloo takes the fourth place in the list of the highest paid male models in the modeling business. The photo of the model adorns the covers of fashion magazines. Mark is waiting for the catwalks of the most prestigious fashion ladies. Most likely, this place will remain with the Dutchman for some time - until he finally leaves the fashion industry and devotes himself to caring for his family.