Male Hot Flash

Oh my gao Asia''s first male supermodel

Asia’s first male supermodel, Godfrey Gao, stands head and shoulders above most of the crew that is dressing, styling and photographing him in a studio not far from downtown Taipei, buffing his famous cheekbones and making him point his penetrating stare in the right direction.

His physical presence dominates a room made gloomy by the rain outside the window, but it is starkly illuminated every couple of seconds by the photographer‘s flash.

This spring, for the first time in 157 years, the epitome of French luxury, Louis Vuitton, has used an Asian man to promote its products. It is a timely and prudent bow to its fastest-growing demographic — the Asian consumer, and especially the Chinese consumer.

Today, the Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model Gao is closely shaven, because he is shooting a commercial for Philips. While others have complimented him on the clean-shaven look, one of the qualities which made Gao the face of Louis Vuitton earlier this year was the fact that he generally sports a beard.

As the poster boy for the spring/summer 2011 campaign, he can be seen carrying the newest Louis Vuitton Damier Graphite Elvis messenger bag. It’s a man bag, that fashion item with which Western men still struggle, but of which Chinese men cannot get enough. For the record, Gao appears to use the product he endorses — a (definitely) used man bag is stashed away in his dressing room.

This all goes to show that Louis Vuitton has done its homework. China is poised to become the biggest luxury goods consumer within five years, and buyers from mainland and greater China, when counting those at home and abroad, are already the world’s number two luxury customers behind those from the United States.
“Sometimes I read that I’m not 100 per cent Chinese, because I don’t look all that Chinese,” says Gao, taking time out from the shoot to talk in perfect English. “That’s a strange one — I am Chinese.”

Gao was born in Taiwan in 1984 to a Taiwanese father and a Malaysian mother. He moved to Vancouver when he was nine years old, coming back periodically to visit his father, a prominent businessman in Taiwan, before moving back permanently in 2006.

“I think it’s great that they’re using the first Asian male in all those years. It blew my mind, to be honest. I never thought I’d get this opportunity to be an Asian representative at this level.

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. And any man who experiences a hot flash is mostly likely to never forget it!

Many males choose not to talk about Hot flash symptoms as most men think that this has been a domain exclusive only to women. The truth though is – a Hot flash for a male can be very scary and may cause a lot of alarm as it is something of a taboo topic.

Women are expected to go through the rigors of Menopause and the accompanying Hot flashes. Well, honestly, they’re prepared for it. Men on the other hand are not prepared for this sort of experience and this can be very alarming for men especially of the symptoms are chronic. As many men get older, their hormones tend to go on a tizzy. This can cause a variety of symptoms including Hot flashes. If you experience any of these symptoms, it is important to get your hormone levels checked out by a doctor.