And I was just floored to find out that it's a dude! Apparently Andrej Pejic is one of the most successful models out there today because he is so uniquely androgynous looking. He is favored by Marc Jacobs and John Paul Gaultier. It reminds me of how, a few years ago, Agyness Deyn was all the rage because she looked like a boy. In some ways, it makes sense that if models are there to display the art, or the fashion they wear, why does it matter what gender they are as long as they portray the clothes in the best way possible to match the vision of the designer?
British model Agyness Deyn in 2009
And this is the one thing I love about fashion. It has the ability to re-invent the things we know and assume and mix it up into new ideas that blow our minds. It challenges the things we don't even see anymore, and wakes up different perspectives. Fashion, like art, pushes us to think outside the box and take the boring everyday into new heights and dimensions.
Now if only there can be more diversity on the runways instead of rows of Caucasian waify femmes, and now, a few males. Makes you think, doesn't it, when this guy has better legs than any girl I know (including myself obviously).
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OMG that 3rd picture gorgeous!!!! I would never have guessed it. I was just thinking she was beautiful and had amazing bone structure. Wow. I'm not a big fan of Agness Deyn not sure why.
Years ago I saw a short experimental film in which the point was that in our current cultural milieu men make better women than women do. Taller, leaner, longer legs, narrower hips, customizable breasts! Now we're seeing it on the runway too, if only they could give birth!
Of course I'm just jealous because his legs are longer, leaner and probably smother than mine!
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