Mark Cropp appears to have inspired the latest in high fashion looks. Photo / Supplied/AP
Mark Cropp appears to have inspired the latest in high fashion looks. Photo / Supplied/AP
Art finds inspiration in the least likely places but this one is quite the surprise- a Kiwi criminal most recently convicted of assaulting and threatening a pregnant woman.
People who mocked Devast8's tattoo never expected it to become a fashion icon gracing the runways in Europe. However, these are strangetimes, so here we find ourselves.
Italian luxury fashion brand Gucci has just shown off its 2020 collection and eagle-eyed observers have noticed the company appears to have taken inspiration from Mark Anthony Cropp, the Kiwi who found viral fame in 2017 because of his distinctive "Devast8" tattoo across his face.
Oh did Gucci just copied our โDEVAST88โ guy in their autumn show???? ๐ค๐ go #DEVAST8 dude, youโve made an impact on the fashion front ๐ pic.twitter.com/6QDbCL5geq
— ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ (@Strange_G) May 31, 2019
The Gucci Cruise 2020 fashion show at the Capitoline Museums in Rome on May 28 featured a number of models with similar tattoos to Cropp's one covering their faces.