Wisdom Kaye

Wisdom Kaye is an American model and TikTok personality known for his fashion-related videos. As such, Vogue considers him "TikTok's best-dressed guy".[1]

Early life and career

Kaye is from Houston, Texas. He became interested in fashion in high school and was influenced by French fashion designer Hedi Slimane, whom at the time was creative director of Yves Saint Laurent and is currently creative director of Celine.[2] Kaye has been a student at Texas State University.[3] Kaye was scouted by IMG Models via their social media team[4] and made his debut at Balmain for their S/S 2022 fashion show.[5] He has also worked with Dior, Fendi, Ralph Lauren, Coach New York, and Revlon.[3]

On TikTok, Kaye joined in January 2020 went viral for his take on the "Vogue Challenge"; by July 2020, he had reached 2 million followers.[6] He also went viral for creating high-fashion outfits based on Marvel Cinematic Universe characters.[7] In December 2021, he was featured on Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21 list.[8]

References
  1. Allaire, Christian (September 2021). "What Wisdom Kaye, TikTok's Best-Dressed Guy, Wore to Fashion Week". Vogue.
  2. Roby, India (August 18, 2020). "TIKTOK STAR WISDOM KAYE: THE GEN-Z STYLE ICON". V Magazine.
  3. "Meet Wisdom Kaye, the Fashionable TikToker Turned IMG Model". Teen Vogue. April 29, 2021.
  4. Brannigan, Maura (November 6, 2020). "How I Shop: TikTok Style Star and IMG Model Wisdom Kaye" – via Yahoo!.
  5. Roby, India (September 30, 2021). "WISDOM KAYE MADE HIS RUNWAY DEBUT AT BALMAIN'S SPRING 2022 SHOW". Nylon Magazine.
  6. Allaire, Christian (July 5, 2020). "Wisdom Kaye Is the Best-Dressed Guy on TikTok". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  7. Hodge, Christian (October 20, 2021). "Marvel Fan Makes Fashion Outfits Based On MCU Characters In TikTok Video". ScreenRant.com.
  8. "Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21 2021: The Young People Shaping Tomorrow". Condé Nast. December 14, 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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