I once tried to bring a stray dog home from Milan… but this is the boy I found that day. Francesco Castellini Versace casting, Milan 1994 I spotted him on the street and loved his face and way. He looked like a young, slightly awkward Tom Cruise — straight out of an old Italian film. No English. No Italian on my end. He was genuinely confused why anyone would want his picture. Those were always the spirits I loved most — completely unaware how special they are . A week later he was on set, holding his own with the biggest models in the world. He was 15 which, in those years, wasn’t unusual in fashion. But what stayed with me wasn’t that. It was the dog Bruce photographed him with … and how hard we tried to get him back to the States for me. We couldn’t. Never quite forgot him. | Jennifer Starr Casting