Graceful, girlish and indescribably graceful – model Stav Strashko enchants us like a modern fairy with his penetratingly seductive look and his full lips. That’s right, you didn’t misread. Diesel’s new face is a man. The Israeli model is also touted as the next Andreja Pejic. Andreja Pejic made headlines in 2010 when she turned the audience’s heads as both a model for men’s fashion as well as female mannequin for Jean Paul Gaultier’s. With her androgynous, beautiful elegance, she managed to revolutionize the general perception of gender roles in the fashion world. Stav Strashko has also shown up in several successful campaigns for the fashion giant, Diesel. He represents an individual who alternates between the two sexes and thereby makes an extremely brilliant figure.
He feels comfortable in a man’s body. This is probably the main difference between Andreja Pejic and Stav Strashko. While Peijic underwent a complete gender reassignment and could thus realize her dream, Stav Strashko expressly emphasizes that he feels completely unrestrained in his male body. He has a pretty adamant perspective, which is reflected in his charismatic self-assured appearance. Also, labels like Moncler and Donna Karan benefited from his unique androgynous looks and had him walk on their catwalks.
Given his great success, the Israeli model proves that originality and uniqueness can be beautiful, and has thus become a symbol of more diversity in the fashion business. Likewise, he demonstrates with his unprecedented rise in the fashion industry that the time-honored simplified definition of gender image, consisting of men and women, requires urgent revision in order to create space for transgender and transsexual people in society. “It’s Complicated” – with the latest slogan, luxury label Diesel definitely hits the nail on the head.
First pics from yesterdays shoot!!! Exciting 😀 Ein von Stav Strashko (@stavstrashko) gepostetes Foto am
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