YSL - Androgynous Momentous

Just when you thought the androgynous moment of Casely Ledger had passed, Hedi Slimane securing Saskia De Brauw to model the SS13 Saint Laurent Paris menswear campaign ensures this is far from over. 

Gender swapping in the fashion world is nothing new thanks to the likes of Agyness Deyn, Tilda Swinton, Andrej Pejic and even AzMarie Livingstone playing important roles in the on-going obsession with androgyny, but whenever a French fashion power-house welcomes it into their grasp my appreciation is due.

Both the women's and menswear SS13 collections share the same aesthetic of sexuality and sensuality; women without make-up and un-kept hair, and men styled with touches of femininity and boyish charm in sharp black and white imagery combine for a care-free breath of fresh air into the new season ahead. 

Some images of the menswear campaign below.

Images courtesy of Dazed Digital.

Breaking The Gender Rules

I have a thing for androgyny. 

I love to see women who embrace masculinity yet still remain very confident in the fact that they are women. They don't let what they wear define their gender and they don't give a f**k about what people think. They'll rock men's tailoring on the regular, look better than most guys in it and equally, they'll kill it in a dress.

Look no further than Casey Legler. This woman is an ex-Olympic swimmer currently working as a model and artist. But Legler is no ordinary model - she's signed to Ford Models, exclusively as a male model. As far as I know she is 100% woman and she's blurring the lines of gender standing as a glorified example that anything is possible.



Check out her interview with Time Magazine below.