Antoni Porowski is a rebel with a cause as he channeled the late Hollywood icon in a new fashion campaign.While the Netflix hunk was chosen to be the ambassador for a new line of James Dean sunglasses by the luxury eyewear brand Renauld, he also opened up about his secret infatuation with the smoldering late Hollywood icon.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Antoni was not only was a fan, but prior to becoming known for his bicep baring looks on Queer Eye, he tried to emulate Dean’s legendary badboy ’50s style.“I remember my obsession with learning as much as I could about his journey, his life and his creative pursuits,” the 40-year-old said in the campaign video. “I used to style my hair like him.
I adopted the classic white T, jeans and red jacket look. I mean he was and remains an American icon.”Jimmy Dean makeover unlocked!The sunglass line is in collaboration with the James Dean Estate and managed to get Antoni to film the promo clip inside Dean’s former NYC apartment on W.
68th street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The East of Eden star rented the 5th floor walk-up from 1954 until his untimely passing at the age of 24 in 1955.In the video lensed by photographer Jimmy King, Antoni expressed the “privilege” he felt to be able to pass through his idol’s former home.“It’s just so wild to think that this is not only where he lived but read novels and poetry, drew, rehearsed for and reflected on his work,” the 40-year-old food guru added. “I mean it’s a privilege to be in this space.
It was a treasured home during a time of creative development and today we get to honor his legacy.”The James Dean collection is available in 15 different styles featuring black and tortoise shells frames with several different color lenses.