The Feminine Male

It has become a evolution of sorts. Men are becoming more interested in beauty and fashion. While there have always been men who give a great deal of care to their wardrobe and beauty regimines, they are the exception. A vast majority of men have been trained that it is "girlie" or even in a more derogatory and insulting (paritcuarly to the LGBTQ community) way that its "Gay" to care about your skincare regemine or have a interest in fashoin.

However, the "metro-sexual" male is becoming ever more present. Brands are starting to carry skincare lines and a larger variety of clothing options for their more beauty inclined male. It has become more popular for men to get "feminine treatments" such as pedicures, manicures, spa treatments and even waxes. Personally, a man who wont complain or cry about getting his eyebrows shaped is pretty manly to me. 

Beauty is changing in this industry ever day. You know its true when you are sitting next to a man getting your nails done at the same time.

Andrej Pejic-Bluring the Lines between Male and Female

This fall Jean Paul Gautier debuted his Fall 2011 collection and with that he had selected a very interesting model to be in the show. This lovely young woman (shown above) is in fact a 19 year old man. His name is Andrej Pejic and he has been crossing the lines between female and male for his entire life. This speaks volumes about an adrogynous trend in the fashion industry. This is a ever growing trend in fashion and could possibly have been inspiration from the LGBTQ community. Andrej Pejic is not the only androgynous person in the spotlight, singer Elly Jackson from La Roux and model Agyness Deyn have been known for their androgynous looks. This trend in androgyny begs the question, "is the new female ideal to look like a man?"