boy safari

boy safari
 n.β€” Β«Dior is one of the fashion houses leading the demand for stick-thin young men. Chris Ulyatt, 19, modelled for Dior last year. At 6ft 2in, he weighs only 10 stone. “I was approached in the street by the head of Dior Homme,” said Mr Ulyatt. “He was on what’s called a boy safari.”Β» β€”β€œSize zero: The boys” by Ian Griggs, Lauren Veevers Independent (London, England) Feb. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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