Career
He is also a model, having shot for Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci and Burberry. At 18, he worked for designer and photographer Hedi Slimane at Dior Homme in Paris from 2006–2007, after a chance meeting. lieutenant received many reviews one by NME Magazine stating they demonstrated a "span of ideas and singularity of vision that simply shouldn"t happen to 20-year olds.
They"ve created their own imperfect world."
Whilst touring the "Beat Pyramid" album he signed a modelling contract with the Bananas Models in Paris and Models 1 Agency where he shot the following fashion campaigns for Lanvin, Levi"s, Alfred Dunhill, Aquascutum and COS. He has walked as a Catwalk model for Dior Homme, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Dries van Noten amongst other brands.
In his modelling career he has worked with fashion photographers Willy Vandereperre, Hedi Slimane, David Sims, Nick Knight and Alasdair McLellan. He has also appeared in many fashion magazines including British Vogue, i-Doctorate Magazine, LOVE Magazine, Arena Homme+, AnotherMan, and Dazed and Confused Magazine.
In late 2010, a series of full live performances of Hidden, entitled "Hidden Live", took place at venues such as the Barbican Centre (featuring the Britten Sinfonia) and the Pompidou Centre. As of February 2013, Barnett lives in Clapton with his girlfriend Pixie Geldof, who is a model and singer.