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HAPPY BORNDAY YAHROCK BATES #TB 👑Yah Yah👑 TuTchTjoints for fam’s BornDay Yah Yah has been one of my favs for years, from the day I first saw him at the very beginning of his journey many years ago, back when he was still based in South Carolina, before he was looming over Times Square, before he was signed to half a dozen agencies around the globe, before he became the face of countless top brands & top designers, the most recent of which are @ToddSnyderNY @Champion @Gap, among many others! His skills as a model are obvious and undeniable, but I also gotta point out that even as his following continues to rise above the 5-digit mark, this guy still takes time to stay in touch & respond to my often-random messages. In my experience, this kind of diligent interaction is rare among those with a following of this size. It’s among many of his rare qualities that make him such a gift to the planet. If you don’t already, follow this brother! This is going to be his biggest year yet. Watch. (By the way, I sometimes forget… how fkkin lit is the name “Yahrock” ?!!!!! Big ups to his parental lifegivers/namegivers on this important day!) @_Yah_Yah @crawfordmodels #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahrockBates #TuTchTmuse #HappyBornDayYahYah #TopMaleModels #TopInternationalModels #TopMaleModelsofColor #RunwayKings #TuTchTFavs #TuTchTModelPortraits #YahYah https://www.instagram.com/p/BvaTda4FuBv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yhu15fslhnyk

NYFW - YAH YAH The Pyer Moss Show at the latest New York Fashion Week was widely consideredone of the very best shows of the NYFW season. I definitely concur! TuTchTfam Yahrock Bates killed it, as always, rocking a Pyer Moss / Sean John collabo leather suit as mad cool as the brother it adorned. The widely disseminated runway shots & vids of Yah Yah in action are pure chill-drippy fire. Yah Yah has steadily and quietly become a pillar of the Industry in the years since he began his journey. His gifts and skills were evident to many of us from square one and his has been an inspiring journey to watch. Even when ducking backstage to engage in some of the “hurry up and wait” of the Industry, his born-to-be-seen powers are still in full effect. . This joint in designed from a candid shot by lensmaster Mark Elzey captured backstage at the legendary Pyer Moss show for Schon Magazine’s NYFW coverage. (Yah Yah is repped by Crawford Models in NYC, @MPManagementParis in Paris, @Dmanagementgroup in MIlan, MP Factor in Chicago, @MerakiModelMgmnt in Los Angeles, &@mpmanagementmiami in Miami.) @_yah_yah @pyermoss @kerbito @MarkElzey @schonmagazine @crawfordmodels @mpmanagement #TuTchTImaging #TuTchT #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahrockBates #NYFW #PyerMoss #SeanJohn #SchonMagazine #MarkElzeyPhotography #NYFWBackstage #TopMaleModelsofColor #CrawfordModels #YahrockBatesTuTchT #GeorgeandZolaOkeny #TopMaleModels #TuTchTFav #MPModels #YahYahTuTchT https://www.instagram.com/p/B3gRr0MlXXg/?igshid=e4u8jee4wx9b

MODEL FAM - YAH YAH A few more Yellow-Themed posts as the fashion world cranks into high gear for June Fashion Weeks. Here’s TuTchTfav Yahrock Bates this past Fall in the “Todd Snyder: Subway Series” editorial as part of his massively successful relationship with designer Todd Snyder. (TuTchT to vibe with today’s pale yellow trio of posts.) This transporting spread rolled through the pages of GQ. Yah Yah has hit amazing new heights over the past couple of seasons. Can’t wait to see what’s in store this year. . Team for this shoot: Sebastian Kim, Photographer; Brent Lavett, Hair; Drew Linehan, Casting Director. . YahYah is repped by Crawford Models in New York (Mother Agency,) MP Paris, d’management group (Milan) MP Factor (Chicago) Meraki Models (Los Angeles) & MP Miami @_Yah_Yah @toddsnyderny @sebkimstudio @gq @crawfordmodels @johncrawfordnyc #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahrockBates #YahYah #TuTchTFav #ToddSnyder #TopMaleModelsofColor #SebastianKimPhotography #CrawfordModels #GQ #TopMaleModels #NYCSubway #YahYahTuTchT #TuTchTYellow https://www.instagram.com/p/BybZuvqF2Tt/?igshid=1u2kwxs2tzjhr

MODEL FAM - YAH YAH A few more Yellow-Themed posts as the fashion world cranks into high gear for June Fashion Weeks. Here’s TuTchTfav Yahrock Bates this past Fall in the “Todd Snyder: Subway Series” editorial as part of his massively successful relationship with designer Todd Snyder. (TuTchT to vibe with today’s pale yellow trio of posts.) This transporting spread rolled through pages of GQ. Yah Yah’s hit amazing new heights over the past couple of seasons. Can’t wait to see what’s in store this year. . Team for this shoot: Sebastian Kim, Photographer; Brent Lavett, Hair; Drew Linehan, Casting Director. . YahYah is repped by Crawford Models in New York (Mother Agency,) MP Paris, d’management group (Milan) MP Factor (Chicago) Meraki Models (Los Angeles) & MP Miami @_Yah_Yah @toddsnyderny @sebkimstudio @gq @crawfordmodels @johncrawfordnyc #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahrockBates #YahYah #TuTchTFav #ToddSnyder #TopMaleModelsofColor #SebastianKimPhotography #CrawfordModels #GQ #TopMaleModels #NYCSubway #YahYahTuTchT #TuTchTYellow https://www.instagram.com/p/BybZuvqF2Tt/?igshid=h5tifeb7f7sx

HAPPY BORNDAY YAHROCK BATES #TB 👑Yah Yah👑 TuTchTjoints for the fam’s BornDay❗️ Yah Yah has been one of my favs for years, from the day I first saw him at the very beginning of his journey many years ago, back when he was still based in South Carolina, before he was looming over Times Square, before he was signed to half a dozen agencies around the globe, before he became the face of countless top brands & top designers, the most recent of which are @ToddSnyderNY @Champion @Gap, among many others! His skills as a model are obvious and undeniable, but I also gotta point out that even as his following continues to rise above the 5-digit mark, this guy still takes time to stay in touch & respond to my often-random messages. In my experience, this kind of diligent interaction is rare among those with a following of this size. It’s among many of his rare qualities that make him such a gift to the planet. If you don’t already, follow this brother! This is going to be his biggest year yet. Watch. (By the way, I sometimes forget… how fkkin lit is the name “Yahrock” ?!!!!! Big ups to his parental lifegivers/namegivers on this important day!) @_Yah_Yah @crawfordmodels #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahrockBates #TuTchTmuse #HappyBornDayYahYah #TopMaleModels #TopInternationalModels #TopMaleModelsofColor #RunwayKings #TuTchTFavs #TuTchTModelPortraits #YahYah https://www.instagram.com/p/BvaT62nlSTE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dtg0rb481p9t

TuTchTMas AFTERGLOW - YAHYAH The holiday glow lingers on, slowly fading into the.… But yo, Hol’ up! Where’s the whole “fading” thing??? The glow of TuTchTfav YahYah seems to be growing in intensity with each passing day! It has been a helluva year for TuTchTfav YahYah, landing in Times Square as the face of the HUGE Todd Snyder “Peanuts” line and adding two international agencies (Paris & Milan) to his team of 3 US reps. (NYC, LA & Chicago) I feel in my bones that 2019 has some jaw-dropping moments in store for the skyrocketing Mr. Bates. I really like this guy, TuTchTFam. I created this joint based on YahYah shots by Eduardo Figueroa for luxury menswear line Stefan Grant. (This shot appear to be taken at Disney Hall. So, you know… Deck the Halls… Fa-La-La-Yah-Yah.) @_yah_yah @stefangrant @_efig @crawfordmodels @MerakiModelMgmt #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahrockBates #YahYah #StefanGrant #GQ #TuTchTFav #NewModelFacesinMilan #NewModelFacesinParis #TopMaleModelsofColor #EduardoFigueroaPhotography #PeanutsToddSnyder #RunwayKings #CrawfordModels #MerryTuTchTmas #TuTchTmasAfterglow https://www.instagram.com/p/BsEoNz8l6A8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tc5v6xtvfyq2

MASSIVE MILESTONES for my TuTchTFAM - YahYah in TIMES SQUARE Okay, you’ve heard me shout about the skills of model Yahrock Bates for many years now. Big S/O on this (expected) milestone… the prestigious HELLA LARGER THAN LIFE LED billboards of Times Square. First of many new heights YahYah will be hitting over the next year. btw, the task of bringing “The Peanuts” back into vogue, avoiding the cheesiness, too-cuteness, nostalgia-only traps, is seriously, no easy task. To look completely at home in the Todd Snyder designs and also bring an All-American/streetsmart/coolasfukk/subtly sexy edge that feels totally believable takes a special kind of model. Perfect casting. And Mr. Bates nailed it, as is his habit. Well done, bro!!! @_yah_yah @Toddsnyderny @Champion @timex @snoopygrams @crawfordmodels #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahrockBates #TuTchTFam #YahYahTimesSquare #Peanuts #Snoopy #ToddSnyder #Champion #Timex #TopMaleModelsofColor #TopBlackModels #HellaLargerThanLife #YahYah https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp-dPF-Fcfc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5jhiviwk9blt

YAHYAH AND THE GOLDEN CHILD These two longtime TuTchTfavs are constantly gettin put on by the industry! …put on a bike on a train on a subway rail… As redundant as the modes of transportation are in this Todd Snyder Fall 18 Catalog shot, they are all basically for horizontal travel. This concept and execution is pure fire indeed, as styled by GQ Director at Large Jim Moore and lensed by Sebastian Kim. I think it would be more metaphorically accurate, however, if these two famously-coiffed fashion icons were put on a some sort of rocket 🚀😁since their trajectories have been nothing but explosively UPWARD since they each stepped onto the industry launch pad years ago. Michael Lockley has been with RED from the gitgo and YahYah’s mother agency is Crawford Models, NYC. (& props to YahYah for entering the Italian game last week, signing to D'management Group in Milan! 👉🏼&👆🏼) @_yah_yah @michael.lockley @toddsnydernuy @jimmooregq @gq @sebkimstudio @red_models @crawfordmodels @nyfw #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahRockBates #YahYah #MichealLockley #GoldenChild #ToddSnyder #ToddSnyderAW18 #JimMoore #GQ #SebastianKimPhotography #RedModels #CrawfordManagement #TuTchTFavs #TopMaleModelsofColor #RunwayKings #TheBrothersofFashionWeek #Top BlackMaleModels #NewYorkFashionWeek #NYFW https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnr2Z4tDuDa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hgj5h1hjx1nc