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As promised, our short and quick interview with model GARRETT NEFF, who we featured in Fantastic Man 12 years ago sporting a pair of white CALVIN briefs (and holding the packaging of said briefs for which GARRETT was the body model). In BALLY’s new teaser campaign, he’s again in little else but white underwear and a pair of shoes.
■ Q: Does it feel nicely familiar to you, posing in underwear?
GARRETT: “It does. It’s a bit of a recurring theme in my modelling career, going back 20 years. I feel honoured every time I get the call for something like this, so keep ‘em coming.”
■ Q: I believe you’re a big tennis fan?
G: “Huge tennis fan. I’ve played tennis all my life, leading up to and during University for the varsity team. Actually, the only reason I stopped playing quite as much after I started modelling was because KARL LAGERFELD told me very early on, that “GARRETT, you know, you have to be careful because tennis isn't great for symmetry.” Being new to the fashion world back in 2005, when KARL gave me this advice, I thought I’d better not risk it and took it to heart.
■ Q: What do you wear on the tennis court? Does the idea of dazzling or distracting your opponent through what you wear cross your mind?
G: “All is fair in love and tennis. If you can get in your opponents head a bit based on what you wear or what your gear is, then I say go for it. I went to the Bollettieri Tennis Academy (IMG Academy now) back in high school. We’d play 7 hours a day. And when I would come back for my high school and USTA tournament matches you know damn well I’d let people know I trained there to get in their heads. T-shirt, hand towel, socks…whatever I could do to tip the scales in my direction.”
■ Q: What are you most busy with at the moment?
G: “I bought an old 1802 farmhouse which keeps me very busy between shoots. The garden is a full time job. It’s healthy fun. Lots of renovations coming up in addition to keeping the gardens looking great. Should I start a YouTube channel?”
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