Meet British male supermodel Kit Butler: he debuted at 16 for Coach, but his work with Balenciaga and Versace catapulted him into the ranks of David Gandy and Tyson Beckford

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Kit Butler is one of the few men in fashion to earn the title of a 'supermodel'. Only a handful of women and even fewer men have laid claim to the 'super' prefix since the days when
Cindy Crawford , Naomi Campbell and their fellow supers ruled the runways. Other notable male supermodels include the likes of Tyson Beckford, David Gandy and Marcus Schenkenberg.
Kit Butler at the Jacquemus Les Sculptures show in February 2024. Photo: @kitbutlerr/Instagram
At only 27 years old, the British model has racked up a résumé that'd make any model green with envy; one peppered with legacy brands such as Gucci,
Loro Piana and Burberry. Most recently, Butler walked the runway for the Giorgio Armani spring/summer 2026 Men's Fashion Show in Milan.
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Having lived in Italy for six years, the model is also fluent in Italian, so perhaps it was meant to be that Butler would one day go on to walk runways for major fashion labels in Milan.
Here's everything you need to know about Kit Butler.
He's an athlete turned model
Now 27 years old, Kit Butler was discovered at the age of 16. Photo: @kitbutlerr/Instagram
Butler was born on May 12, 1998, in Oxford, England, to parents Tim and Christine, who described themselves as 'ordinary academic folk' in an interview with GQ in March this year. However, when Butler was five years old, the family moved to Italy where the future model attended an elite private school in Verona, according to Business of Fashion.
Growing up, Butler had no interest in fashion or modelling and instead, as a proficient skier and rugby player, had plans to become a physiotherapist. But at just 16, his plans for a relatively normal life were scuppered when he was scouted by Mackie Alcantara, a former model, while working at an aeroplane hangar as a forklift driver.
Kit Butler with Donatella Versace at one of Beyoncé's London concerts this June. Photo: @kitbutlerr/Instagram