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The Importance Of Non-Binary Models In The Fashion Industry

The Importance Of Non-Binary Models In The Fashion Industry

by The Daily Eye Team June 15 2017, 3:50 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 42 secs

In the fashion world, androgyny seems to be having a revival. Men are wearing heels, women are sporting suits — and models who blend ‘feminine’ and ‘masculine’ traits are more and more visible. Today, more and more people are learning about the fluidity of gender. In part, this is because of the visibility of genderqueer and non-binary celebrities like Ruby Rose and Amandla Stenberg. Sometimes androgynous looks are presented by non-binary models; sometimes they’re presented by models who identify within those binaries. The fashion world is no stranger when it comes to challenging gender roles, but representation of androgynous and gender non-conforming models are limited. Googling ‘androgynous models’ turns up plenty of pictures of white, thin, conventionally-attractive people with sharp cheekbones — and not much else. 

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