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Calculated Shard: 191 (from laksa019)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa191.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.gq.com/story/gucci-demna-fall-2026-nettspend-fakemink-esdeekid\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.gq.com/story/gucci-demna-fall-2026-nettspend-fakemink-esdeekid\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/gucci-demna-fall-2026-nettspend-fakemink-esdeekid","crawl_time":1776192477,"first_indexed_time":1772227842,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,gq!www,\/story\/gucci-demna-fall-2026-nettspend-fakemink-esdeekid s443","src_root_hash":"3040982028927379791","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Nettspend, Fakemink, and EsDeeKid Enter the House of Gucci | GQ","meta_descriptions":["On the runway and in the front row, the viral rappers made conspicuous appearances at Demna’s Gucci debut in Milan."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"About 20 seconds into the viral UK rapper Fakemink’s runway debut during the\nGucci\nfall 2026 show, the newly minted fashion model came to a full stop on the catwalk. He paused for the next seven seconds or so while he removed his phone from a Gucci-branded fanny pack slung across his torso. He scrolled for a moment, and then unceremoniously resumed walking.\nIn the show, 21-year-old Fakemink—who, earlier this week, described himself\nto British\nVogue\nas the “poster boy” of a particularly fervent moment of “underground” internet rap—modeled a black T-shirt, a bomber jacket (which he’d initially worn draped over his head as he emerged onto the catwalk), and skeezy leather trousers that were low-slung enough to reveal a pair of Gucci-branded underwear.\nThe English rapper Fakemink on the Gucci fall 2026 runway.\nDaniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\nAlso pulling up his too-low (snakeskin) pants on the Gucci runway was\nNettspend\n, the 18-year-old Virginia rapper who previously made\nhis modeling debut for Miu Miu\n, who otherwise sported a lavender snakeskin tee accessorized with another fanny pack. Nett, too, behaved somewhat unusually on the runway, walking with his right arm tucked behind his back, his hand clutching his left elbow. But that sort of uncanniness—as well as the rest of the\nawooga!\nstunt casting for the show, which also featured Kate Moss, Emily Ratajkowski, and Elon Musk’s model daughter,\nVivian Wilson\n—was classic Demna,\nthe former Balenciaga boss\nwho was appointed (\nwith some skepticism\n) to the top job at Gucci last March.\nNettspend, an 18-year-old rapper from Virginia, also walked in the show.\nDaniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\nThe same sentiment extended to the celebs in the front row, where another viral English rapper, EsDeeKid—the masked Liverpudlian\nTimothée Chalamet lookalike\nhimself—sat with an enormous croc-leather Gucci bag that\nhe joked\nwas “full of weed.” Demna, a perennial excavator of the zeitgeist, was tapping into a new wave; according to\na\nNew York Times\ninterview\nthat was published yesterday, the designer discovered the likes of Mink and EsDee from his Spotify algorithm.\n“The thing is there are a lot of people on the runway and also in the audience today that I listen to their music, I consume their art,” Demna told my colleague,\nSamuel Hine\n, backstage. “I really like what they do and I feel like one of my responsibilities at Gucci is also trying to bring the cultural relevance to it and the cultural relevance always comes from underground culture, not from mainstream, even for a big brand. And I felt like it made sense for me to build my vision and starting to create this Gucci community including these people.”\nLiverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid, center, sat in the front row.\nDaniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\nThe designer also said that he’d instructed the models to own their respective walks: “We told each of them to kind of be themselves how they are, but exaggerate it to really like, not try to hide their personality.”\nThe internet rappers’ presence in and at show aside, the uneasy-sleazy luxury of the clothes themselves—in tandem with that near-dissociated attitudes of the models who showcased them—suggested the designer is likely also aware of another unsettling trend that’s been leaking out of the internet as of late:\nlooksmaxxing\n.\nOne redheaded model\nwas so buff and angular—dare I say,\nframe-moggingly\nbuff and angular—that he walked with a lilt, his huge muscles no doubt further impeded by the skintight polo shirt and leather trousers. (“Looks like AI,” commented another model, Sebastian Hedberg,\non Instagram\n.) One can only imagine that if he’d had a bit more lead time, the designer may well have cast a certain ASU frat leader to walk in the show.\nSamuel Hine contributed reporting.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/gucci-demna-fall-2026-nettspend-fakemink-esdeekid#main-content)\n\n[SUBSCRIBE](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/v2\/offers\/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_NAV_CTA_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ)\n\n[STYLE](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/style)\n\n[SHOPPING](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/gq-recommends)\n\n[CULTURE](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/culture)\n\n[GROOMING](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/grooming)\n\n[WELLNESS](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/wellness)\n\n[GQ SPORTS](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/gqsports)\n\n[THE GQ BOX](https:\/\/gqbox.com\/?utm_source=gq-online&utm_medium=edit&utm_campaign=gqb-site-global-nav)\n\n[VIDEOS](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/video)\n\n[SUBSCRIBE](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/v2\/offers\/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_NAV_CTA_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ)\n\nMenu\n\n[Newsletters](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/newsletters?sourceCode=navbar)\n\n[SUBSCRIBE](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/v2\/offers\/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_NAV_CTA_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ)\n\nMenu\n\n[STYLE](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/style)\n\n[SHOPPING](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/gq-recommends)\n\n[CULTURE](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/culture)\n\n[GROOMING](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/grooming)\n\n[WELLNESS](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/wellness)\n\n[GQ SPORTS](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/gqsports)\n\n[VIDEOS](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/video)\n\n[THE GQ BOX](https:\/\/gqbox.com\/?utm_source=gq-online&utm_medium=edit&utm_campaign=gqb-site-global-nav)\n\nMORE\n\n[MEN OF THE YEAR](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/men-of-the-year)\n\n[NEWSLETTERS](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/newsletters?sourceCode=hamburgernav)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/search)\n\n[Sign In](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/auth\/initiate?redirectURL=%2Fstory%2Fgucci-demna-fall-2026-nettspend-fakemink-esdeekid&source=VERSO_NAVIGATION)\n\n[SUBSCRIBE](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/v2\/offers\/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_GLOBAL_NAV_DRAWER_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ)\n\n[![Our latest issue is here. \\<br\\> GET ONE YEAR OF \\<i\\>GQ\\<\/i\\> FOR \\<del\\>\\$3\\<\/del\\> \\<strong\\>\\$1\/MONTH.\\<\/strong\\> PLUS A FREE HAT.\\<br\\> CTA: SUBSCRIBE NOW](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/69c14431a139bc3c7b4cf66b\/original\/pass\/2602_GQM_April_May_Issue_ROLLOVER_DT_2x.jpg?format=original)](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/v2\/offers\/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_ROLLOVER_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ)\n\n[Style](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/style)\n\n# The Internet Rap Boys Enter the House of Gucci\n\nOn the runway and in the front row, viral rappers Fakemink, Nettspend, and EsDeeKid made conspicuous appearances at Demna’s Gucci debut in Milan.\n\n![](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/652456ba6ba4ae064aa8eea9\/1:1\/w_90%2Cc_limit\/GQ_Headshots_EileenCartter0790-Edit-Final.jpg)\n\nBy [Eileen Cartter](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/contributor\/eileen-cartter)\n\nFebruary 27, 2026\n\n![Image may contain Clothing Coat Jacket Accessories Bag Handbag Adult Person Purse Face and Head](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/69a1bd7455ca4bc91ca188b9\/master\/w_2560%2Cc_limit\/gucci.jpg)\n\nPhotos: Getty Images; Collage: GQ\n\nSave this story\n\nSave this story\n\nAbout 20 seconds into the viral UK rapper Fakemink’s runway debut during the [Gucci](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/gucci-pre-fall-2026-demna) fall 2026 show, the newly minted fashion model came to a full stop on the catwalk. He paused for the next seven seconds or so while he removed his phone from a Gucci-branded fanny pack slung across his torso. He scrolled for a moment, and then unceremoniously resumed walking.\n\nIn the show, 21-year-old Fakemink—who, earlier this week, described himself [to British *Vogue*](https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/fakemink-interview) as the “poster boy” of a particularly fervent moment of “underground” internet rap—modeled a black T-shirt, a bomber jacket (which he’d initially worn draped over his head as he emerged onto the catwalk), and skeezy leather trousers that were low-slung enough to reveal a pair of Gucci-branded underwear.\n\n![Image may contain Fashion Clothing Pants Adult Person and Standing](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/69a1b96fa568261f3e684ca1\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2263872517)\n\nThe English rapper Fakemink on the Gucci fall 2026 runway.\n\nDaniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\n\nAlso pulling up his too-low (snakeskin) pants on the Gucci runway was [Nettspend](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/nettspend-profile), the 18-year-old Virginia rapper who previously made [his modeling debut for Miu Miu](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/nettspend-miu-miu-runway-paris-fashion-week), who otherwise sported a lavender snakeskin tee accessorized with another fanny pack. Nett, too, behaved somewhat unusually on the runway, walking with his right arm tucked behind his back, his hand clutching his left elbow. But that sort of uncanniness—as well as the rest of the *awooga\\!* stunt casting for the show, which also featured Kate Moss, Emily Ratajkowski, and Elon Musk’s model daughter, [Vivian Wilson](https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth)—was classic Demna, [the former Balenciaga boss](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/inside-demna-and-balenciagas-daring-second-act) who was appointed ([with some skepticism](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/gucci-pre-fall-2026-demna)) to the top job at Gucci last March.\n\n![Image may contain Clothing Pants Fashion Sleeve Adult and Person](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/69a1b970fa66dd9df912b518\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2263872563)\n\nNettspend, an 18-year-old rapper from Virginia, also walked in the show.\n\nDaniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\n\nThe same sentiment extended to the celebs in the front row, where another viral English rapper, EsDeeKid—the masked Liverpudlian [Timothée Chalamet lookalike](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/timothee-chalamet-lookalike-contest) himself—sat with an enormous croc-leather Gucci bag that [he joked](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVQzZZiCKYB\/?hl=en) was “full of weed.” Demna, a perennial excavator of the zeitgeist, was tapping into a new wave; according to [a *New York Times* interview](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/26\/style\/demna-gucci.html) that was published yesterday, the designer discovered the likes of Mink and EsDee from his Spotify algorithm.\n\nWATCH\n\n[Exclusive: The Jay-Z Interview](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/video\/watch\/jay-z-the-gq-video-cover-story)\n\n“The thing is there are a lot of people on the runway and also in the audience today that I listen to their music, I consume their art,” Demna told my colleague, [Samuel Hine](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/newsletter\/show-notes), backstage. “I really like what they do and I feel like one of my responsibilities at Gucci is also trying to bring the cultural relevance to it and the cultural relevance always comes from underground culture, not from mainstream, even for a big brand. And I felt like it made sense for me to build my vision and starting to create this Gucci community including these people.”\n\n![Image may contain Ralo Clothing Coat Jacket Accessories Bag Handbag Adult Person Hat Purse Face and Head](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/69a1b96f036db38ad76f5731\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2263884938)\n\nLiverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid, center, sat in the front row.\n\nDaniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\n\nThe designer also said that he’d instructed the models to own their respective walks: “We told each of them to kind of be themselves how they are, but exaggerate it to really like, not try to hide their personality.”\n\n[![GQ looks good on you \\<br\\> \\<del\\>\\$3\\<\/del\\> \\$1 Per Month for One Year of Unlimited Digital Access \\<br\\> CTA: GET DIGITAL ACCESS](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/6977e586044cb435a01acc27\/original\/pass\/GQ_Smart_Meter_Launch_2026_InContent_DT_2x.gif?format=original)](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/v2\/offers\/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_IN_CONTENT_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ)\n\nThe internet rappers’ presence in and at show aside, the uneasy-sleazy luxury of the clothes themselves—in tandem with that near-dissociated attitudes of the models who showcased them—suggested the designer is likely also aware of another unsettling trend that’s been leaking out of the internet as of late: [looksmaxxing](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/inside-claviculars-thirsty-tour-of-new-york-city). [One redheaded model](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVQ1zDUjZ_J\/) was so buff and angular—dare I say, *frame-moggingly* buff and angular—that he walked with a lilt, his huge muscles no doubt further impeded by the skintight polo shirt and leather trousers. (“Looks like AI,” commented another model, Sebastian Hedberg, [on Instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVQ1zDUjZ_J\/c\/17991297164763814\/).) One can only imagine that if he’d had a bit more lead time, the designer may well have cast a certain ASU frat leader to walk in the show.\n\n*Samuel Hine contributed reporting.*\n\n## More Great Style Stories From GQ\n- How to Build the Perfect [Warm-Weather Wardrobe](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/ultimate-wardrobe-spring-summer-edition)\n- [These Are the Must-Have Jackets for Spring](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/must-have-spring-jackets-2026), According to Menswear Pros\n- [I Sold My Rolex to Buy a Chair](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/i-sold-my-rolex-to-buy-a-nakashima-chair), and It Was the Right Choice\n- [5 Pant Trends You’ll See Everywhere](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/pant-trends-spring-2026), According to Menswear Experts\n- [The 12 Best-Dressed Men at the Oscars,](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/oscars-2026-best-dressed-celebrities-red-carpet-menswear) Ranked\n- [Sign up for Show Notes](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/newsletter\/show-notes) to get news on the latest runway shows, parties, and insider events on the international fashion circuit.\n\n[![](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/652456ba6ba4ae064aa8eea9\/1:1\/w_90%2Cc_limit\/GQ_Headshots_EileenCartter0790-Edit-Final.jpg)](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/contributor\/eileen-cartter)\n\n[Eileen Cartter](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/contributor\/eileen-cartter) is the style editor at *GQ*, where she writes and edits stories about fashion and trends, fame and celebrity, and other cultural phenomena. Previously, she was the social & culture editor at *Garage* magazine. She is based in NYC. ... 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He paused for the next seven seconds or so while he removed his phone from a Gucci-branded fanny pack slung across his torso. He scrolled for a moment, and then unceremoniously resumed walking.\n\nIn the show, 21-year-old Fakemink—who, earlier this week, described himself [to British *Vogue*](https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/fakemink-interview) as the “poster boy” of a particularly fervent moment of “underground” internet rap—modeled a black T-shirt, a bomber jacket (which he’d initially worn draped over his head as he emerged onto the catwalk), and skeezy leather trousers that were low-slung enough to reveal a pair of Gucci-branded underwear.\n\n![Image may contain Fashion Clothing Pants Adult Person and Standing](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/69a1b96fa568261f3e684ca1\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2263872517)\n\nThe English rapper Fakemink on the Gucci fall 2026 runway.Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\n\nAlso pulling up his too-low (snakeskin) pants on the Gucci runway was [Nettspend](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/nettspend-profile), the 18-year-old Virginia rapper who previously made [his modeling debut for Miu Miu](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/nettspend-miu-miu-runway-paris-fashion-week), who otherwise sported a lavender snakeskin tee accessorized with another fanny pack. Nett, too, behaved somewhat unusually on the runway, walking with his right arm tucked behind his back, his hand clutching his left elbow. But that sort of uncanniness—as well as the rest of the *awooga\\!* stunt casting for the show, which also featured Kate Moss, Emily Ratajkowski, and Elon Musk’s model daughter, [Vivian Wilson](https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth)—was classic Demna, [the former Balenciaga boss](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/inside-demna-and-balenciagas-daring-second-act) who was appointed ([with some skepticism](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/gucci-pre-fall-2026-demna)) to the top job at Gucci last March.\n\n![Image may contain Clothing Pants Fashion Sleeve Adult and Person](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/69a1b970fa66dd9df912b518\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2263872563)\n\nNettspend, an 18-year-old rapper from Virginia, also walked in the show.Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\n\nThe same sentiment extended to the celebs in the front row, where another viral English rapper, EsDeeKid—the masked Liverpudlian [Timothée Chalamet lookalike](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/timothee-chalamet-lookalike-contest) himself—sat with an enormous croc-leather Gucci bag that [he joked](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVQzZZiCKYB\/?hl=en) was “full of weed.” Demna, a perennial excavator of the zeitgeist, was tapping into a new wave; according to [a *New York Times* interview](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/26\/style\/demna-gucci.html) that was published yesterday, the designer discovered the likes of Mink and EsDee from his Spotify algorithm.\n\n“The thing is there are a lot of people on the runway and also in the audience today that I listen to their music, I consume their art,” Demna told my colleague, [Samuel Hine](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/newsletter\/show-notes), backstage. “I really like what they do and I feel like one of my responsibilities at Gucci is also trying to bring the cultural relevance to it and the cultural relevance always comes from underground culture, not from mainstream, even for a big brand. And I felt like it made sense for me to build my vision and starting to create this Gucci community including these people.”\n\n![Image may contain Ralo Clothing Coat Jacket Accessories Bag Handbag Adult Person Hat Purse Face and Head](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/69a1b96f036db38ad76f5731\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2263884938)\n\nLiverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid, center, sat in the front row.Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images\n\nThe designer also said that he’d instructed the models to own their respective walks: “We told each of them to kind of be themselves how they are, but exaggerate it to really like, not try to hide their personality.”\n\n[![GQ looks good on you \\<br\\> \\<del\\>\\$3\\<\/del\\> \\$1 Per Month for One Year of Unlimited Digital Access \\<br\\> CTA: GET DIGITAL ACCESS](https:\/\/media.gq.com\/photos\/6977e586044cb435a01acc27\/original\/pass\/GQ_Smart_Meter_Launch_2026_InContent_DT_2x.gif?format=original)](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/v2\/offers\/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_IN_CONTENT_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ)\n\nThe internet rappers’ presence in and at show aside, the uneasy-sleazy luxury of the clothes themselves—in tandem with that near-dissociated attitudes of the models who showcased them—suggested the designer is likely also aware of another unsettling trend that’s been leaking out of the internet as of late: [looksmaxxing](https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/inside-claviculars-thirsty-tour-of-new-york-city). 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Boilerpipe Text	About 20 seconds into the viral UK rapper Fakemink’s runway debut during the Gucci fall 2026 show, the newly minted fashion model came to a full stop on the catwalk. He paused for the next seven seconds or so while he removed his phone from a Gucci-branded fanny pack slung across his torso. He scrolled for a moment, and then unceremoniously resumed walking. In the show, 21-year-old Fakemink—who, earlier this week, described himself to British Vogue as the “poster boy” of a particularly fervent moment of “underground” internet rap—modeled a black T-shirt, a bomber jacket (which he’d initially worn draped over his head as he emerged onto the catwalk), and skeezy leather trousers that were low-slung enough to reveal a pair of Gucci-branded underwear. The English rapper Fakemink on the Gucci fall 2026 runway. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images Also pulling up his too-low (snakeskin) pants on the Gucci runway was Nettspend , the 18-year-old Virginia rapper who previously made his modeling debut for Miu Miu , who otherwise sported a lavender snakeskin tee accessorized with another fanny pack. Nett, too, behaved somewhat unusually on the runway, walking with his right arm tucked behind his back, his hand clutching his left elbow. But that sort of uncanniness—as well as the rest of the awooga! stunt casting for the show, which also featured Kate Moss, Emily Ratajkowski, and Elon Musk’s model daughter, Vivian Wilson —was classic Demna, the former Balenciaga boss who was appointed ( with some skepticism ) to the top job at Gucci last March. Nettspend, an 18-year-old rapper from Virginia, also walked in the show. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images The same sentiment extended to the celebs in the front row, where another viral English rapper, EsDeeKid—the masked Liverpudlian Timothée Chalamet lookalike himself—sat with an enormous croc-leather Gucci bag that he joked was “full of weed.” Demna, a perennial excavator of the zeitgeist, was tapping into a new wave; according to a New York Times interview that was published yesterday, the designer discovered the likes of Mink and EsDee from his Spotify algorithm. “The thing is there are a lot of people on the runway and also in the audience today that I listen to their music, I consume their art,” Demna told my colleague, Samuel Hine , backstage. “I really like what they do and I feel like one of my responsibilities at Gucci is also trying to bring the cultural relevance to it and the cultural relevance always comes from underground culture, not from mainstream, even for a big brand. And I felt like it made sense for me to build my vision and starting to create this Gucci community including these people.” Liverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid, center, sat in the front row. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images The designer also said that he’d instructed the models to own their respective walks: “We told each of them to kind of be themselves how they are, but exaggerate it to really like, not try to hide their personality.” The internet rappers’ presence in and at show aside, the uneasy-sleazy luxury of the clothes themselves—in tandem with that near-dissociated attitudes of the models who showcased them—suggested the designer is likely also aware of another unsettling trend that’s been leaking out of the internet as of late: looksmaxxing . One redheaded model was so buff and angular—dare I say, frame-moggingly buff and angular—that he walked with a lilt, his huge muscles no doubt further impeded by the skintight polo shirt and leather trousers. (“Looks like AI,” commented another model, Sebastian Hedberg, on Instagram .) One can only imagine that if he’d had a bit more lead time, the designer may well have cast a certain ASU frat leader to walk in the show. Samuel Hine contributed reporting.
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He paused for the next seven seconds or so while he removed his phone from a Gucci-branded fanny pack slung across his torso. He scrolled for a moment, and then unceremoniously resumed walking. In the show, 21-year-old Fakemink—who, earlier this week, described himself [to British Vogue](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/fakemink-interview) as the “poster boy” of a particularly fervent moment of “underground” internet rap—modeled a black T-shirt, a bomber jacket (which he’d initially worn draped over his head as he emerged onto the catwalk), and skeezy leather trousers that were low-slung enough to reveal a pair of Gucci-branded underwear. ![Image may contain Fashion Clothing Pants Adult Person and Standing](https://media.gq.com/photos/69a1b96fa568261f3e684ca1/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/2263872517) The English rapper Fakemink on the Gucci fall 2026 runway. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images Also pulling up his too-low (snakeskin) pants on the Gucci runway was [Nettspend](https://www.gq.com/story/nettspend-profile), the 18-year-old Virginia rapper who previously made [his modeling debut for Miu Miu](https://www.gq.com/story/nettspend-miu-miu-runway-paris-fashion-week), who otherwise sported a lavender snakeskin tee accessorized with another fanny pack. Nett, too, behaved somewhat unusually on the runway, walking with his right arm tucked behind his back, his hand clutching his left elbow. But that sort of uncanniness—as well as the rest of the awooga\! stunt casting for the show, which also featured Kate Moss, Emily Ratajkowski, and Elon Musk’s model daughter, [Vivian Wilson](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth)—was classic Demna, [the former Balenciaga boss](https://www.gq.com/story/inside-demna-and-balenciagas-daring-second-act) who was appointed ([with some skepticism](https://www.gq.com/story/gucci-pre-fall-2026-demna)) to the top job at Gucci last March. ![Image may contain Clothing Pants Fashion Sleeve Adult and Person](https://media.gq.com/photos/69a1b970fa66dd9df912b518/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/2263872563) Nettspend, an 18-year-old rapper from Virginia, also walked in the show. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images The same sentiment extended to the celebs in the front row, where another viral English rapper, EsDeeKid—the masked Liverpudlian [Timothée Chalamet lookalike](https://www.gq.com/story/timothee-chalamet-lookalike-contest) himself—sat with an enormous croc-leather Gucci bag that [he joked](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQzZZiCKYB/?hl=en) was “full of weed.” Demna, a perennial excavator of the zeitgeist, was tapping into a new wave; according to [a New York Times interview](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/style/demna-gucci.html) that was published yesterday, the designer discovered the likes of Mink and EsDee from his Spotify algorithm. WATCH [Exclusive: The Jay-Z Interview](https://www.gq.com/video/watch/jay-z-the-gq-video-cover-story) “The thing is there are a lot of people on the runway and also in the audience today that I listen to their music, I consume their art,” Demna told my colleague, [Samuel Hine](https://www.gq.com/newsletter/show-notes), backstage. “I really like what they do and I feel like one of my responsibilities at Gucci is also trying to bring the cultural relevance to it and the cultural relevance always comes from underground culture, not from mainstream, even for a big brand. And I felt like it made sense for me to build my vision and starting to create this Gucci community including these people.” ![Image may contain Ralo Clothing Coat Jacket Accessories Bag Handbag Adult Person Hat Purse Face and Head](https://media.gq.com/photos/69a1b96f036db38ad76f5731/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/2263884938) Liverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid, center, sat in the front row. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images The designer also said that he’d instructed the models to own their respective walks: “We told each of them to kind of be themselves how they are, but exaggerate it to really like, not try to hide their personality.” [![GQ looks good on you \<br\> \<del\>\$3\</del\> \$1 Per Month for One Year of Unlimited Digital Access \<br\> CTA: GET DIGITAL ACCESS](https://media.gq.com/photos/6977e586044cb435a01acc27/original/pass/GQ_Smart_Meter_Launch_2026_InContent_DT_2x.gif?format=original)](https://www.gq.com/v2/offers/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_IN_CONTENT_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ) The internet rappers’ presence in and at show aside, the uneasy-sleazy luxury of the clothes themselves—in tandem with that near-dissociated attitudes of the models who showcased them—suggested the designer is likely also aware of another unsettling trend that’s been leaking out of the internet as of late: [looksmaxxing](https://www.gq.com/story/inside-claviculars-thirsty-tour-of-new-york-city). [One redheaded model](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ1zDUjZ_J/) was so buff and angular—dare I say, frame-moggingly buff and angular—that he walked with a lilt, his huge muscles no doubt further impeded by the skintight polo shirt and leather trousers. (“Looks like AI,” commented another model, Sebastian Hedberg, [on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ1zDUjZ_J/c/17991297164763814/).) One can only imagine that if he’d had a bit more lead time, the designer may well have cast a certain ASU frat leader to walk in the show. 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Readable Markdown	About 20 seconds into the viral UK rapper Fakemink’s runway debut during the [Gucci](https://www.gq.com/story/gucci-pre-fall-2026-demna) fall 2026 show, the newly minted fashion model came to a full stop on the catwalk. He paused for the next seven seconds or so while he removed his phone from a Gucci-branded fanny pack slung across his torso. He scrolled for a moment, and then unceremoniously resumed walking. In the show, 21-year-old Fakemink—who, earlier this week, described himself [to British Vogue](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/fakemink-interview) as the “poster boy” of a particularly fervent moment of “underground” internet rap—modeled a black T-shirt, a bomber jacket (which he’d initially worn draped over his head as he emerged onto the catwalk), and skeezy leather trousers that were low-slung enough to reveal a pair of Gucci-branded underwear. ![Image may contain Fashion Clothing Pants Adult Person and Standing](https://media.gq.com/photos/69a1b96fa568261f3e684ca1/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/2263872517) The English rapper Fakemink on the Gucci fall 2026 runway.Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images Also pulling up his too-low (snakeskin) pants on the Gucci runway was [Nettspend](https://www.gq.com/story/nettspend-profile), the 18-year-old Virginia rapper who previously made [his modeling debut for Miu Miu](https://www.gq.com/story/nettspend-miu-miu-runway-paris-fashion-week), who otherwise sported a lavender snakeskin tee accessorized with another fanny pack. Nett, too, behaved somewhat unusually on the runway, walking with his right arm tucked behind his back, his hand clutching his left elbow. But that sort of uncanniness—as well as the rest of the awooga\! stunt casting for the show, which also featured Kate Moss, Emily Ratajkowski, and Elon Musk’s model daughter, [Vivian Wilson](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth)—was classic Demna, [the former Balenciaga boss](https://www.gq.com/story/inside-demna-and-balenciagas-daring-second-act) who was appointed ([with some skepticism](https://www.gq.com/story/gucci-pre-fall-2026-demna)) to the top job at Gucci last March. ![Image may contain Clothing Pants Fashion Sleeve Adult and Person](https://media.gq.com/photos/69a1b970fa66dd9df912b518/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/2263872563) Nettspend, an 18-year-old rapper from Virginia, also walked in the show.Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images The same sentiment extended to the celebs in the front row, where another viral English rapper, EsDeeKid—the masked Liverpudlian [Timothée Chalamet lookalike](https://www.gq.com/story/timothee-chalamet-lookalike-contest) himself—sat with an enormous croc-leather Gucci bag that [he joked](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQzZZiCKYB/?hl=en) was “full of weed.” Demna, a perennial excavator of the zeitgeist, was tapping into a new wave; according to [a New York Times interview](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/style/demna-gucci.html) that was published yesterday, the designer discovered the likes of Mink and EsDee from his Spotify algorithm. “The thing is there are a lot of people on the runway and also in the audience today that I listen to their music, I consume their art,” Demna told my colleague, [Samuel Hine](https://www.gq.com/newsletter/show-notes), backstage. “I really like what they do and I feel like one of my responsibilities at Gucci is also trying to bring the cultural relevance to it and the cultural relevance always comes from underground culture, not from mainstream, even for a big brand. And I felt like it made sense for me to build my vision and starting to create this Gucci community including these people.” ![Image may contain Ralo Clothing Coat Jacket Accessories Bag Handbag Adult Person Hat Purse Face and Head](https://media.gq.com/photos/69a1b96f036db38ad76f5731/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/2263884938) Liverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid, center, sat in the front row.Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images The designer also said that he’d instructed the models to own their respective walks: “We told each of them to kind of be themselves how they are, but exaggerate it to really like, not try to hide their personality.” [![GQ looks good on you \<br\> \<del\>\$3\</del\> \$1 Per Month for One Year of Unlimited Digital Access \<br\> CTA: GET DIGITAL ACCESS](https://media.gq.com/photos/6977e586044cb435a01acc27/original/pass/GQ_Smart_Meter_Launch_2026_InContent_DT_2x.gif?format=original)](https://www.gq.com/v2/offers/gqa01040?source=Site_0_JNY_GQM_DESKTOP_IN_CONTENT_0_MARTECH_US_APRIL_ISSUE_2026_ZZ) The internet rappers’ presence in and at show aside, the uneasy-sleazy luxury of the clothes themselves—in tandem with that near-dissociated attitudes of the models who showcased them—suggested the designer is likely also aware of another unsettling trend that’s been leaking out of the internet as of late: [looksmaxxing](https://www.gq.com/story/inside-claviculars-thirsty-tour-of-new-york-city). [One redheaded model](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ1zDUjZ_J/) was so buff and angular—dare I say, frame-moggingly buff and angular—that he walked with a lilt, his huge muscles no doubt further impeded by the skintight polo shirt and leather trousers. (“Looks like AI,” commented another model, Sebastian Hedberg, [on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ1zDUjZ_J/c/17991297164763814/).) One can only imagine that if he’d had a bit more lead time, the designer may well have cast a certain ASU frat leader to walk in the show. Samuel Hine contributed reporting.
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