Finland’s first male-female model: Fashion shouldn't be taken too seriously

[Shana A]

28.1.2013 14:58 | updated 28.1.2013 15:16
Finland's first male-female model: Fashion shouldn't be taken too seriously
Androgynous models are stirring up positive gender confusion in the fashion world, says Ville Ruuska, who often models as a woman.

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In recent years androgynous models, or male models who also do the work of their female counterparts, have been surfacing in the fashion world.

Ruuska (a.k.a. "VJ"), is Finland's first male-female model. Signed by modelling agency Paparazzi, he is set to grace international runways in the near future.

Fashion agencies are increasingly hiring male models to model women's clothing, Ruuska says, going on to explain on Yle's morning show Aamu-tv on Monday what it means to be a man in a woman's world.

"The fashion world has always been interested in special cases. It's nice that it's breaking down gender barriers. It adds some spice to fashion when there's some question over whether the model is a man or a woman," he says.