Tennis world number one Rafael Nadal is following in the footsteps of soccer players David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo to model men’s underwear for Italian designer Giorgio Armani.
The fashion house announced on Friday that the 24 year-old will be the global testimonial for Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans for the spring/summer 2011 collections.
The first campaign featuring Nadal will launch in February.
Both Ronaldo and Beckham have previously stripped down to their underwear for Emporio Armani, with Beckham even posing for billboards with his wife Victoria, of Spice Girls fame.
Nadal won this year’s French, Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles to knock Roger Federer off the top of the rankings.
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David Beckham is full of sporting goodness as the new Emporio Armani Fall 2009 collection is revealed to the public in London today
Beckham follows in his wife's footsteps, unveiling the new men's lingerie line. As just a month ago, Victoria had unveiled her women's line for Emporio in New York
June 11th, 2009, London – Giorgio Armani is pleased to announce that his friend and international sporting icon David Beckham today unveiled the worldwide exclusive of the new Emporio Armani Underwear Fall / Winter 2009-10 campaign at Selfridges Oxford Street in London.
Welcomed onstage outside Selfridges by Gaby Logan, David Beckham, dressed in a navy blue
Giorgio Armani single breasted suit, unveiled a new campaign image which covered the entire front facade of Selfridges to thousands of Londoners who turned up to greet him in spite of the tube strike.
David Beckham then met 300 lucky fans who had previously qualified for a VIP meet and greet. ‘David has a great sense of style and is an inspiring role model – this is what makes him the perfect partner for Emporio Armani underwear. I am very excited that David Beckham’s new campaign image was unveiled exclusively in his home country and where better than at such an iconic retail destination as Selfridges,’ said Giorgio Armani.
Lucky fans got to meet and greet the soccer star for smiles, autographs, and heart warming fanship.
