Parker Gregory

Parker Gregory is an American model and fitness coach whose athletic build has become central to his fashion career. From early work with Abercrombie & Fitch to a recurring association with Emporio Armani’s EA7 line, his portfolio connects the demands of modeling with a professional commitment to training.

From Houston, Texas, Parker established himself through a succession of photographic assignments. Early editorials with Dean Isidro and Stewart Shining, followed by work with Mario Testino and an Abercrombie & Fitch campaign, helped put his career in motion. His first runway show was for John Bartlett, adding live presentation to a working life increasingly organized around shoots and travel.

EA7 became a meaningful relationship. Parker appeared alongside Pietro Boselli in the label’s spring-summer 2018 campaign, part of a cast that also included athletes. Magazine assignments extended that sporting identity, including fashion stories for Men’s Health, while his editorial portfolio also encompassed L’Officiel Hommes.

In a 2023 interview with DA MAN, Parker explained that training and coaching had been a second profession for more than a decade. His naturally muscular build sometimes complicated fitting the industry’s sample sizes, making fitness a matter of understanding his own body as well as preparing for work.

His approach to coaching emphasized individual needs and patient progress. Modeling, meanwhile, had taught him to value the contribution of everyone on set and to offer advice to newcomers. Asked what experience had taught him, he answered, “Learning to be more grateful and have grace and patience is something I learned later in life.” That perspective gives his career another dimension beyond the athletic image, with experience becoming something he can pass on through both professions.