Brandon Sklenar is really bad at modeling

“Meh.”

“Is it over yet?”

“I am a movie star.”

Don't quit your day job Brandon

Even Patsy Stone did a better job

p.s. those outfits look pretty afwful

Those pics are really bad. It reminds me of when Lana Del Rey "modeled" for H&M.

He needs lessons in eyebrow movement.

Embarrassing

The picture at OP is 100% effective in directing the viewer's attention at where it should be. 👍

It’s virtually indistinguishable from an old Sears catalog

Looks like JD Vance if he lost 50 pounds.

Because he isn’t a model. Attractive and handsome doesnt equal MODEL.

This photographer (William Ferchichi) had a clever way of working around Brandon’s limitations

Yeah, he tends to look much better on screen than in photos.

Some people were just never meant to model. And I blame the clothes, lighting and photographer in equal parts.

I saw that in a Sears catalog in 1978 or so

He looks sexy at R10.

Crop the opening photo. That forearm and treasure trail are hot. The dopey face and 70s Marshall’s fashion is not.

I don’t understand why he looks so good in motion shots but so bad in still ones

He was like the hottest thing alive in season one of 1923

Could he possibly be only sexy when he moves? Is that a thing?

He looks drunk.

[quote]I don’t understand why he looks so good in motion shots but so bad in still ones

Some people don’t photograph well. These people generally should be models.

Not very photogenic, is he?

He looks like what you'd get if Joe Flanigan and Glen Powell had a baby together.

He needed to let his lips 👄 part slightly.

That would have made him look more relaxed and less “posed”.

Some people name their penis…. Either simple names like Joe, or Judy Chicago. Maybe there are some descriptive names like Big Fella or Pussy Harpoon.

If I was the type of person to name my different body parts, I would probably save “Brandon Sklenar” for my taint.

What’s he got?

3 months of post-stroke facial yoga and he'll look great!

He appears to have at the very least, ADHD. He can’t sit still.

Neurodivergent people usually make excellent models though.

Probably ADHD, he gives a slightly drunk effect and doesn’t seem aloof enough for ASD. But it’s all a big soup.

He’s also affected a slight Southern drawl. He is from New Jersey. It is tattooed on his wrist.

I didn’t realize you could be bad at modeling. I also didn’t realize you could look good in video but photograph poorly in still shots.

Now I realize it, but don’t understand.

Jerry dated a woman just like that on Seinfeld.

[quote]I didn’t realize you could be bad at modeling. I also didn’t realize you could look good in video but photograph poorly in still shots.

I remember seeing him for the first time in the debut episode of 1923 and thinking, "this guy is really hot." Then I googled his name for images and they were all just meh. Really weird.

R31 is onto something

Except it’s the inverse

Unlike Jerry’s two faced girlfriend, Brandon looks fantastic in chiaroscuro but lousy with bright, even frontal lighting

Thank you, OP.

A perfect parody of a photo shoot.

Is he and are they really so clueless?

Or perhaps these WERE the best shots of an 11-hour session.

I don’t know who this guy is. But it’s rare that someone’s body turns me on so much while their face is an absolute turnoff.

Not everyone can be a Luigi who looks stunning in every photograph from any angle.

R18 When your forearm looks better than your face, it's a problem.

He looks schlumpy in the pics. And also ordinary.

Yeah these make me feel bad for him. But he is sexy as all fuck on screen.

R33 his pecs and nips are doing all the work there…

Dollar Store Glen Powell.

[quote]Neurodivergent people usually make excellent models, though.

Not true. Problems with perspective-taking and mental allocentric imagery, in other words, being able to create an internal representation or predictive model of how we probably appear to others--that crucial 'inner mirror'-- means that autistic people can appear great in selfies taken with the front-facing cam, but usually look like dead-eyed serial killers in photos taken by others.

Not denying there's a tiny minority of conventionally attractive high-masking autistics who hyper-fixate on their appearance, and spend hundreds of hours in front of mirrors and webcams to become photogenic (Nina Marker, Raquel Abiahy). But that's really the exception, not the rule.

R42 neurodivergent people are not only very good models but are endemic in the industry, possibly contributing to the stereotype of high fashion models as cold and aloof.

My theory is that the absence of a cohesive idea of self is perfect for playing mannequin. You are not seeing the model in the photo, you are seeing the photographer, the stylist, and the art director.

The best example is probably David Gandy

David Gandy in real life:

David Gandy in a photograph:

Neurodivergent people also tend to have very large heads and big eyes, which looks good in photos; permanent resting bitch face, which is necessary for runway; and are prone to eating disorders, which ironically helps them in the high fashion world.

Erin O’Connor who was in the Ab Fab Paris episode is the perfect example of the stereotypical neurodivergent model.

Thread killer alert: troll ahead.

[quote][R42] neurodivergent people are not only very good models but are endemic in the industry, possibly contributing to the stereotype of high fashion models as cold and aloof.

Not so much that they're endemic as over-represented in the modelling industry, for the reasons I stated in R42. There's a small, exceptionally self-aware group of highly attractive (mostly female and high-masking) autistic people who gravitate to this area of work. You're conflating edge cases with the group average.

I say autistic rather than neurodivergence, as though some use it as a metonym for autism, it can obscure things when we're talking about group characteristics.

[quote]Neurodivergent people also tend to have very large heads and big eyes

A lot of studies have found larger heads and, in some cases, even macrocephaly, but huge eyes? I think that's a common feature in models, like wide-set eyes.

I say autistic rather than neurodivergent, as though I know some use it as a metonym for ASD, it can be overly broad when talking about group characteristics, given that neurodivergence as an umbrella term encompasses everything from autism to ADHD, to dyslexia and Tourette's.

[quote]Thread killer alert: troll ahead.

Two Aspies, both alike in pedantry, in Datalounge, where we lay our thread

Sorry, fucked up with the "I say autistic rather than.." repeat

[quote]Neurodivergent people usually make excellent models, though.

Not this one…

Lots of studies showing neurodivergent people have large, wide-set and almond-shaped eyes. These are considered classically beautiful and are used on Disney princess and princesses.

Sharon Tate is a good example of the phenomenon.

My favorite anecdote about this

The 1981 failed adaptation of The Lone Ranger

The producers determined that they needed to cast an actor with very wide set eyes because those look best in the black mask

They chose an unknown actor named Klinton Spillsbury

He was, how, you say… different

ChatGPT, is it true that lots of studies have found that neurodivergent people have large, wide-set and almond-shaped eyes?

ChatGPT said:

That's an interesting observation, but no—there’s no strong scientific consensus that neurodivergent people (such as those with autism, ADHD, or other neurological differences) consistently have large, wide-set, or almond-shaped eyes. Here's the nuance:

Some older or niche studies, especially those related to developmental disorders, have looked into facial morphology and subtle differences in craniofacial features (including eyes, head size, ear placement, etc.). These were often part of efforts to identify biomarkers for early diagnosis.

In some genetic syndromes that may co-occur with neurodevelopmental conditions (like Fragile X or certain rare chromosomal disorders), facial features can differ, sometimes including larger eyes or specific shapes. But that’s not the same as saying all neurodivergent people share these traits.

The idea that all or most autistic or ADHD individuals have similar eye shapes is more of a myth or oversimplification than a medically supported fact.

Where might this idea come from?

Pop culture or online speculation, especially in social media spaces, where people share anecdotal observations.

The association of "deep" or "intense" eye contact (or lack thereof) in autism has also fueled interest in eyes as a visible marker.

Sometimes, autistic people describe each other as having a "look", which might just be a sense of shared expression rather than measurable physical traits.

So, bottom line: Not true in a general sense, and it’s best to be cautious with ideas that try to connect physical appearance too closely to neurodivergence—they risk reinforcing stereotypes.

Klinton Spilsbury wasn’t really that good looking. Though he looked great (looked!) as the Lone Ranger.

This Interview cover was his best look.

R52

I dunno, I think the “pervy dork” energy plus the beefy body are a sexy combo.

Chacun à son goût.

Ok, I give you that, R54! Although, to be again pedantic, wide-set eyes ≠ large eyes

Are you an INTP, BTW? I love Ti/Ne types and the wild theories they concoct

You people are nutz

New Sklenar photos just dropped

This one is decent

“Are we done yet?”

Having flashbacks to the day Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died

“I get paid for this right?l”

I just got an idea for a remake of Midnight Cowboy, but Joe Buck is autistic now.

Oh wow

My god, he looks fat and 50 in that photo at r64

Black is supposed to be slimming, right?

Body hair pattern is approved.🤙🏼

I think hes hot regardless. I take shitty pictures too,though Ive been told many times how good looking I was . Thats why I only have a handful of pics even now and Im older than dirt. Conversely ,I knew a guy who was 'meh' in real life but took fantastic pics . Go figure.

Also the worlds worst clothing line.

He’s super handsome though

They're not modeling photos. These are from Interview Magazine, interview by Sydney Sweeney. I don't hate them. He's hot and the one with the mesh shirt is hot. It's a style, right? They're supposed to be retro. That kind of over exposed New York pretend verité. Probably has a name. Are we being teased by someone at Interview with all these imgbb photos but not the direct link?

The photographer is Richie Lee Davis. Here's his recent photos of Bill Gates.

[quote]They're not modeling photos.

Yes they are. They give him clothes and he models them.

They're still for a magazine article. They're meant to say something about him. If they don't, fine. But there's a difference between photos for a magazine profile and ads for a fashion brand. Sorry!

A profile uses the subject modeling fashion all the time, in all sorts of magazines. Your post doesn’t make much sense.

[bold]Paging the neurodivergent troll!

Your presence is requested in the Amazing Race 37 thread. Thank you, kindly.

R77 I’m not reading that entire thing. Post a clip, I can usually tell within a few seconds.

Yes, a profile uses the subject modeling fashion but I'd bet a photographer makes different choices for a celebrity magazine profile and a fashion brand campaign. Maybe I'm wrong!

No they do not.

Whatever! I'm sure you know best!

A troll called Sklenar a "Walmart Glen Powell" (misspelling Walmart).

He had a good reply: "Who doesn't love a bargain?"

He looks painfully vacuous.

I’d eat his load.

Do you think he knows how to pronounce Loewe?

[quote] Are we being teased by someone at Interview with all these imgbb photos but not the direct link?

No.

Ironically, we have an autistic poster here at Datalounge who refuses to accept that he doesn’t have to save and re-upload the file every time he wants to share a link to a picture here.

Our very own retard.

At my public high school, in the 70s, they were called the “Building 2 kids.”

R86 I pulled the photos from Instagram which now requires everyone log in in order to view it, so a lot of people complain if you post Instagram links

Of course you wouldn’t understand this, since you apparently struggle to understand “The White Lotus.”

No— you can see the initial link just fine. What you can’t do without logging in is see the full profile with other posts.

I mean...I thought Whitney Houston was beautiful, but I rarely saw a photo that I felt captured her beauty.

[quote][R86] I pulled the photos from Instagram which now requires everyone log in in order to view it, so a lot of people complain if you post Instagram links

Learn how to use the internet, retard.

[quote]Of course you wouldn’t understand this, since you apparently struggle to understand “The White Lotus.”

I have no idea what you are talking about, retard.

R91 see let me explain something to you

“The White Lotus”

People go hotel. They have money. They be mean. They kiss wrong people. They fight. They fall down. Somebody go sleep forever. Then everybody go home.

If this guy woofed me, I’d say yes.

He never would, or will. Just an FYI.

Why does he show more personality getting a pair of Crocs than in any of his professional photos

R95, I can see him as one of those douchebag prettyboys who think modeling is a waste of his time when he could be surfing or planting trees in a rainforest.