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Posted Jan. 24, 2008, 1:59 p.m. ET
Stefan Campbell Presents: Wellington
By Stefan Campbell
This is Wellington Adames, a 20-year-old stockboy at H&M on 34th Street and Seventh Avenue. I first spotted him in late July boarding the F train at West 4th Street one rainy Sunday afternoon. He was on his way to a friend’s art opening on the Lower East Side I later found out. Wellington has a skin tone that you really only see in Manhattan -- I call it “International Brown.” Sometimes it comes in “Global Yellow,” especially in the Bronx. Wellington was rocking an Uptown Boookworm look with heavy-framed Gucci specs, though he lives in Queens. At first I thought he was maybe a shy 15-year-old kid from India, or perhaps Egypt, until he told me he was a “special blend” of Dominican and Puerto Rican. A true café con leche with olive green eyes and a mane of hair tied back in a fashionable messy ponytail look -- very Keira Knightly at the Oscars sans Rico Sueva but edged in traditional jailhouse gangsta style. Nevertheess, he was tall, slim and appeared humbly innocent (a quality I appreciate in overly attractive people). We both got out on the Second Avenue stop at Houston and I asked him if he was a model ( it’s part of my job, people). Anyway, he responded “No… not at all.” So, I had him over for a casting later in the week with his GIRL (that’s what he called her, the same way he calls his male friends his BOYS… you get the picture). After some coaching, I sent him over to meet the people at Ford Models. They responded well, however his friends at work, aka competitive model wannabe haters, told him that “Ford was a racist agency” so he stopped trying, because he thought the agency was “shady." Bethann Hardison and your “OUT OF FASHION” mission please take note….
Recently, Wellington shaved off his bouffant lion’s mane for a clean cut baller look. I asked him how he felt with his fresh look and he replied, ”Like new pussy.” Well, there goes the innocence.
Comments
"Like new p**sy." My goodness. What a trashmouth, but he is attractive. That's so lame that he didn't even try. Where would people of colour people be if they didn't even AT LEAST try. So sad. Wasted talent at H&M.
Posted at 3:03 p.m. ET on Jan 24, 2008 by Caligyal
very attractive could def get into modeling he should have more pictures
Posted at 4:02 p.m. ET on Jan 24, 2008 by sexy gal
He is handsome; don't think that "International brown" is only in Manhattan though. Just ask the Latinos at the end of my block.
Hmm: Possible contract at Ford or stockboy at H&M? Tough decision. People need to learn to choose their battles. If his coworkers could talk him out of it that easy, he wasn't into it to begin with. His loss.
Posted at 8:13 p.m. ET on Jan 25, 2008 by Simplenigma
Great article! MORE Stefan Campbell please!
Posted at 5:32 p.m. ET on Jan 26, 2008 by sharon Sinclair
hmm I think young men should like him should learn from this, modeling is a very hard thing to get into. I believe he should try try again . And would make him and others like him a stronger person the rejection that is.
Posted at 3:05 p.m. ET on Jan 28, 2008 by Petter Luger
hi guys, thanks for the comments and suggestions I felt I should write to let you guys know what happened to me yesterday. I went to a casting at Sean John, on my lunch break and it was strange becuase I wasn't nervous as much. Even though I felt like I was in a different crowd of models I didn't put my self Down, I made my self feel special :) like a yankee fan in Boston without the hate LOL.
Well I think I did good and I hope for the best. But I think that enough critics and rejection can make me stronger (not to much or I'll prolly go depresed and be a couch potato LOL) but yes you all ready know... I think u guys will be seeing more of me. Hopefuly :)
Posted at 11:24 a.m. ET on Jan 31, 2008 by Wellington
I'm glad that you are trying WELLINGTON!! I would love to see a blog of your quest on being seen.....GOOD LUCK and let us know how things progress
Posted at 11:40 p.m. ET on Jan 31, 2008 by stefan campbell
Stefan, I always knew you had a big (shut your mouth) but I didn't know your heart was equally as large! Kudos for discovering and mentoring the youth, how very R.Kelly of you!
Posted at 6:41 p.m. ET on Feb 02, 2008 by bevy
Wha's up Woman!
Is it just me....... or does it look like you painted the walls and upholstered the setee in the same tone as the bisque tinted Jonathan Adler gourd vase?
Your fashion styling skills are beyond comprehension, but I never realized your color matching abilities concerning home decor! Sheer Masterful Talent!!!
Like living on one hunk of a ginormous camel jockey sand dune on the outskirts of Dubai-dabi. Hair-um Scare-um!
My nipples get stiff then gooey as a hersheys kiss just gazing at your Armani tinged tones...
Call Martha! Call Mario! Call a Fendi!
Posted at 11:03 a.m. ET on Feb 20, 2008 by PINTO SANTOS
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