editorial team
At 6 feet and 6 inches tall, one cannot miss Zach Miko. But it’s not just his height that gets him noticed, it’s his wholesome charm and regular guy appeal that will make you take a second look at him. Add to the fact that he is the very first Brawn model of international modeling agency IMG, he represents the big-and-tall or plus-size market who hopes to finally have a positive outlook when it comes to their built.
An Inspiration
With over 80,000 instagram followers, Miko continues to inspire his fans with his latest project that started six months ago. “Big things with Zach Miko is a podcast, and we’ve done about 32 episodes. The whole point of it is to highlight people who are not just doing big things in their industry, but big things in their career, their community, and for the world — just by making the world a better place. We highlight body positivity, just because that’s the world I come from. I interview models, photographers, actors, actresses, designers, voiceover artists, and comedians. It’s a little it of everybody. It’s a lot of fun,”
Miko has always been a big guy, and being picked on when he was a young boy. Instead of harping on the hate, he found the good in all of these challenges. “The whole idea behind it (body positivity) is that who you are right now in this moment is valid, beautiful, and wonderful. So many people spend their whole lives waiting to be happy, waiting until they lose a certain amount of weight until they workout or do whatever. The whole idea of body positivity is learning to love the body you have right now. It doesn’t mean you’re not in a journey, and it doesn’t mean if you want to lose weight, you can’t lose weight at all. It just means your body is doing a lot of amazing things for you. It takes you every where in this world and it’s worth celebrating, in any size and any shape.”
For the Big Guys
SM Men Plus saw the need to fulfill the dreams of these plus-size market: to dress better and feel good about themselves. The brand offers wardrobe essentials and trendy pieces that rightfully fit their body. SM Men Plus carries everything from classic and sophisticated to modern and fashionable styles, and sizing starts from 1XL up to 5XL.
“I shot with them (SM Men Plus) two years ago and I am so happy to come back. I love the Philippines. I love being here. It is so exciting to be back again,” Miko on his second campaign shoot with SM Men Plus. Miko was here for a one-day shoot and he couldn’t resist asking for a few pieces to take back home to the U.S. “There was one red stripe shirt that I already asked for. Let’s see if I can sneak it at the end of the shoot.”
When asked what’s the one style tip he lives by, Miko credits it to getting a good fit, “The most important thing, especially for big guys, is to know your true size. Don’t worry about not fitting a certain size. I spent a lot of time wearing clothes that didn’t look good on me and didnt fit me, because they were a smaller size. And once I embraced the fact that I am bigger and I needed a larger size, everything looks better. I felt better. That’s the biggest thing. A lot of big guys don’t wear their real size. They’ll wear something way too small, which actually make you look bigger.”
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