Eugene Reggio, Ever-Evolving

A study in gradients There are men who define themselves in sharp lines. Model Eugene Reggio prefers gradients. Half Korean, part British, and part French, raised in the UK and shaped by movement across cultures, Eugene grew up learning how to shift without losing his footing. Portuguese entered his vocabulary early during his family’s time in Brazil. For him, geography has never been a matter of absolutes. So when asked whether multiple cultural influences make him feel fragmented, he answers without hesitation: fluid. READ ALSO: The New Wave of Gamechangers Across Style, Sports, and Culture Where it clicked Fluid enough to live anywhere. Fluid enough that arriving in the Philippines did not register as displacement. “It just clicked,” he says. “[It felt] kind of like home, to be honest.” There is no elaborate narrative about his arrival in Manila, save for a message from his former agent who suggested the..