‘A really great experience’: Young N.S. model returns home after walking in Paris Fashion Week

Ethan Horton, 16, is back in Canada after modeling in Paris and Milan.

A Nova Scotia high schooler is back home after a whirlwind trip modeling trip to Europe.

Sixteen-year-old Ethan Horton of Coldbrook has been modelling for about a year.

He first got connected to the industry through one of his teachers who was a model and his mother who saw some online courses.

Horton then signed with Halifax-based Soli Productions Management.

His recent trip presented a few big milestones in his blossoming career – including walking in Paris Fashion Week.

“I just went on a trip to Europe where we went to London, Paris and Milan for Paris Fashion Week and I got to walk for two different designers down there. It was just a really great experience,” he says.

“One of the main things that was really nice down there was just to see all the different fashion, like how different people dressed and stuff. But when we were down there we got to talk for two different designers, and we went to a PhotoVogue festival which was really cool to see.”

Horton says his trip to Europe improved his confidence on the runway.

“It was just great to see all my other model friends and knowing that I’m comfortable around them and (I got) just a bunch more experience, so I feel a lot more comfortable in my walk and everything like that,” he said.

“Having experience with all my friends down there with everyone I model with was the best thing about it, just connecting with everyone.”

Horton will appear in a “Fabric of Our DNA” fashion show in Halifax this Saturday before heading back to Europe for more modelling this summer.

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