Joseph Dolce

JOSEPH DOLCE

AGENCY: FORD MEN (NY)

Height: 6'1

Suit: 38R

Shirt: 15X34

Waist: 30

Inseam: 34

Shoe: 10.5

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Blue

A DAY IN THE LIFE

PHOTOGRAPHY PHILLIPPE VOGELENZANG

FASHION TOM VAN DORPE

TEXT MARTIN HAMERY

“Fashion is powerful. It is an art form,” says model search winner Joseph “Joe” Dolce. A 22 year old former dental equipment salesman, Dolce entered the model search hoping to find an opportunity to express himself creatively. “Being a model allows me to show my artistic side. I get to step out of my comfort zone and broaden my horizons.” Having just recently become interested in fashion, Dolce enjoys trend that hit close to home. “I really love the James Dean vibe. I was born and raised in Long Island, so I grew up on pinky rings and gel.”

Dolce lives in Oceanside, New York –“The Dirty O,” he calls it—a place where everyone knows everyone. His mother isa hairdresser in a neighboring town and his stepfather taught him how to play golf when he was 10, which he’s been passionate about ever since. Joe developed a penchant for individual sports because when you lose “there’s no one to blame but yourself.” Dolce spends much of his time with his two pit bulls, Bella and Maximus. “Pit bulls aren’t bad dogs,” he says. “They can be big mushes.”