NEW AMBASSADOR: Bottega Veneta will reveal Thursday that it has named South Korean singer I.N as its newest model ambassador.
Born in Busan, South Korea, in 2001, Yang Jeong-in, often called I.N, is a member of Ok-Pop boy group Stray Youngsters.
Educated at JYP Leisure, I.N debuted as a vocalist with Stray Youngsters in 2018 with the EP “I Am Not.”
“I’m honored to affix Bottega Veneta as model ambassador,” I.N stated. “As somebody who loves vogue and is aware of the dedication it takes to grasp a craft, I’m excited and impressed by Bottega Veneta’s unbelievable artisanship and its spirit of self-expression. The chance to symbolize the home and share its imaginative and prescient actually means loads to me.”
I.N has been named Bottega Veneta’s model ambassador.
In September, I.N appeared at Milan Vogue Week to attend Bottega Veneta’s spring 2025 present, sitting subsequent to A$AP Rocky and Kendall Jenner.
Stray Youngsters set a brand new milestone by turning into the primary act within the historical past of the Billboard 200 to debut at primary with their first six charting albums.
I.N has cowritten and co-composed tracks “Hug Me” and “Hallucination.”
He joins different Bottega Veneta model ambassadors: Thai actor and mannequin Jirawat Sutivanichsak, often called Dew; Chinese language diver Guo Jingjing; Australian actor Jacob Elordi; actresses Julianne Moore and Michelle Yeoh; South Korean rapper, songwriter and file producer RM; actresses and fashions Shu Qi and Kanyawee Songmuang, often called Thanaerng, and actors Terrance Lau and Yo Yang.
The Stray Youngsters group has caught the eye of worldwide vogue manufacturers. It contains seven different members along with I.N: Hyujin, Bang Chan, Han, Felix, Seungmin, Lee Know and Changbin.
Final week Fendi named Christopher Chahn Bahng, often called Bang Chan and the chief of the group, its new model ambassador. Hyunjin is an envoy for Cartier and Versace and Felix is a home ambassador for Louis Vuitton.
Final 12 months, sporting Tommy Hilfiger, they made Met Gala historical past as the primary Ok-pop group to attend the annual occasion.
Bottega Veneta is in a transitional section as Louise Trotter will tackle the function of artistic director of the model, becoming a member of from Carven on the finish of January. She succeeds Matthieu Blazy, who will be part of Chanel within the first half of the 12 months.