The Liverpudlian singer, who was eliminated in the first week of the live shows, is helping to promote the fashion retailer's "timeless striped knitwear".
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"We asked musician Mr James Michael, from Liverpool - home to The Beatles - to model five looks that we think work rather well. You might recognise Mr Michael as a contestant on the British version of a little TV show called The X Factor," says the site.
"Why, you might ponder, feature someone from that show on Mr Porter? Well, we understand your concern, but we thought the 20-year-old, who was harshly kicked off from the first live show, had a nice little look going on. And an abundance of charm.
"So here he is, posing for our shoot, in the midst of a hectic schedule of performing at small gigs around the country and recording some tracks he's written with just him, his guitar and an iPad."
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Michael told Digital Spy after his X Factor elimination that he was hoping to put together a "good, really big, nice band" and head into the studio in 2012 to work on his own music.
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