He’s been called the Pope of Trash, the Prince of Puke, and the Duke of Dirt.
Now, the legendary film director John Waters will also be known as the new face of Saint Laurent menswear.
On Wednesday, the Parisian luxury fashion house shared two photos of its newest celebrity model, as the face for the brand’s Fall/Winter 2020 collection.
Photographed by celebrated fashion photographer David Sims, the Baltimore filmmaker, artist and best-selling author is portrayed as the essence of chic, dressed in a black double-breasted jacket, with a black shirt and black polka dot tie.
An accompanying video shows Waters — and his signature pencil-thin mustache — adjusting his dark sunglasses, looking at himself in a fogged-up square mirror and speaking to the camera.
“Transgression is when you break the rules and you make people laugh,” the director of the cult favorites such as “Pink Flamingos,” “Mondo Trasho” and “Polyester” said.
“It’s really mind-blowing.”
Saint Laurent’s creative director, Anthony Vaccarello, wrote in his teaser for the fall campaign that he is “very proud to have worked with John Waters for the Fall.”
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Last month the fashion house announced that rock superstar Lenny Kravitz would also be featured in its Fall/Winter 2020 campaign.