Bram Valbracht

Bram Valbracht is a Dutch model from Zuid-Scharwoude whose career began after he was approached while shopping with his family in Amsterdam. His younger brother Mees later entered modeling too, giving the Valbracht family a second connection to an industry Bram had initially been reluctant to join.

His sister had twice encouraged him to approach an agency, but the idea only became appealing after a meeting with Republic. In a 2018 interview with The Fashionisto, Bram explained that learning what the work involved changed his mind.

His ambitions also extended beyond photographs and shows. Asked what he hoped to accomplish through modeling, he answered, “Changing the way people think about themselves.” At the time, he was working toward becoming a personal coach, with interests that included sport, cooking, and reading.

International work soon gave his career a wider audience. He appeared in Hilfiger Denim’s fall-winter 2015 campaign, part of a cast photographed in a New Jersey school setting. Runway appearances for houses including Emporio Armani and Versace developed alongside his advertising and magazine work.

A prominent campaign followed with Dsquared2’s fall-winter 2018 advertising, photographed by Mert & Marcus. Bram joined Tommy Hackett and Andrea Quaranta in the house’s motel-set imagery. His editorial work included British GQ Style and Código Único, followed by appearances in Vogue Netherlands and Numéro Homme.

That photographic career continued into the following decade. Bram appeared in Sunspel’s 2024 underwear campaign, photographed by Josh Hight, while his relationship with Dutch agency Republic continued alongside international representation.

The trajectory grew from a chance approach in Amsterdam into years of work abroad, with his own account of modeling placing personal development alongside professional opportunity.