Androgynous models who ignore the gender rules

[Shana A]

Androgynous models who ignore the gender rules

Transsexual models, women modelling menswear and vice versa, plus a grandfather rocking his grand-daughter's wardrobe ... has the fashion industry relaxed its attitude to gender?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/fashion-blog/2012/nov/25/androgynous-models-ignore-gender-rules

Cheekbones, check. Pout, check. Whippet-thin body, check. At first glance the latest crop of models don't seem like they stray from the fashion business's usual beauty rules, but look closer and it's clear something has shifted on the catwalks.

Models such as Stella Tennant and Agyness Deyn have been a staple of magazine covers for years, but model bookers are now taking this androgynous aesthetic a step further.

Ford models has signed Casey Legler, a bequiffed 35-year-old woman with a cheerful gap-toothed grin and razor-sharp cheekbones – to model menswear.