Wisdom Kaye

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Wisdom Kaye (

Uduebor)[1] (born April 4, 2001) is a Nigerian-American model and social media personality known for his fashion-related posts. As such, Vogue considers him "TikTok's best-dressed guy".[2]

Early life and career

Kaye was born in

IMG Models via their social media team[5] and made his debut at Balmain for their S/S 2022 fashion show.[6] He has also worked with Dior, Fendi, Ralph Lauren, Coach New York, and Revlon.[4]

On TikTok, Kaye joined in January 2020 and went viral for his take on the "Vogue Challenge"; by July 2020, he had reached 2 million followers.[7] He also went viral for creating high-fashion outfits based on Marvel Cinematic Universe characters.[8] In December 2021, he was featured on Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21 list.[9] In 2023 he was featured in Forbes’s 30 under 30.[10] As of 2024 he currently has 3.4 million followers on Instagram(@wisdm) and 10.5 million followers on TikTok (@wisdm8).

References

  1. ^ Gleason, Averil (March 13, 2018). "Fulshear students show off purple and black pride". Fort Bend Herald.
  2. ^ Allaire, Christian (September 2021). "What Wisdom Kaye, TikTok's Best-Dressed Guy, Wore to Fashion Week". Vogue.
  3. ^ Roby, India (August 18, 2020). "TIKTOK STAR WISDOM KAYE: THE GEN-Z STYLE ICON". V Magazine.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Wisdom Kaye, the Fashionable TikToker Turned IMG Model". Teen Vogue. April 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Brannigan, Maura (November 6, 2020). "How I Shop: TikTok Style Star and IMG Model Wisdom Kaye" – via Yahoo!.
  6. ^ Roby, India (September 30, 2021). "WISDOM KAYE MADE HIS RUNWAY DEBUT AT BALMAIN'S SPRING 2022 SHOW". Nylon Magazine.
  7. ^ Allaire, Christian (July 5, 2020). "Wisdom Kaye Is the Best-Dressed Guy on TikTok". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  8. ^ Hodge, Christian (October 20, 2021). "Marvel Fan Makes Fashion Outfits Based On MCU Characters In TikTok Video". ScreenRant.com.
  9. ^ "Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21 2021: The Young People Shaping Tomorrow". Teen Vogue. Condé Nast. December 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Barton, Merrilee. "Wisdom Kaye - 2022-11-14 - 2023 30 under 30: Art and style". Forbes.com. Forbes Magazine. Retrieved March 31, 2024.