Guest Interview n° 13: Ross Tanner
How old are you Ross and where do you live?
I’m 25. I live in Hackney East London.
What have you been doing before modelling?
Not much, working on building sites really to earn enough cash so I can afford to have a good time…
What about your BMX. Do you still ride?
No I quit about 2 years ago…
What has been chaging in fashion industry considering the big request of tattooed model guys?
I’m new to modelling so I never really knew what it was like before, so I’m unsure of any change…
After Steven Meisel editorial on Vogue, do you think that fashion accepted inked skin?
Again not sure but I guess each person has their own views, some people love it some hate it?
Your arms and chest are almost covered. How many tattoos have you got on your body? Do you still count them?
I have no idea how many. I have lost count after about 10…?
What’s your next tattoo?
I never really plan a tattoo, they sort of pop into my head every now and again and I’m lucky enough to have a dear friend as a tattoo artist who tattoos me when I ask him to…
What does the diamond with the crown mean?
Well diamonds are supposed to last forever but kings don’t, they perish and the next king sits in his throne shortly after his dissaperance, so a crowned diamond is a way of showing that nothing lasts forever, so live fast and have as much fun as you possibly can on the way out.
Who’s Lisa on your arm?
Mother
Your beautiful girlfriend is Alice Dellal. Describe your typical day together.
Laughs, hugs, milkshakes, loud music.
Do you like cooking or, in a perfect english style, you prefer to drink?
I like to cook, I like to drink, I like to cook and drink at the same time and if I cook soup I can drink what I’ve just cooked right…?
Have you got any style-icon reference?
English punks and skins..
What kind of music do you listen to?
Music…
What kind of people you hang out with?
The best ones.
Interview by Elisa Lusso – Images courtesy of Next Models
