08 May 2010

Give 'Em Givenchy

For me it's less interesting that Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci is using a transexual among the cast for the house’s fall ads than casting an ethnically diverse range of faces in the spots. It's a refreshing and relevant change from the bland blondness of everything else. The trasnsexual model is someone Mr Tisci knows well: His longtime personal assistant and former fit model. Lea T, a Brazilian with delicate features previously known as Leo, appears in the ads slated to break in the July. Mr Tisci explained that including a transgender person exemplifies the masculine-feminine dichotomy that has become one of his design signatures. The ads were shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and styled by Carine Roitfeld.Model Mariacarla Boscono, there with Tisci since his start at Givenchy five years ago, appears alongside nine other models, including the beautiful, beautiful Malgosia Bela, her hair dyed delightfully pink.

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