Agyness Deyn, a peroxide blonde Model from Manchester. A.K.A Laura Hollins is possibly my leading lady when it comes to a style icon, she is the representative of my Androgyny for women at the moment.
It was actually the Deyn boom in 2007 that opened my eyes to the perfect style for me, I was still at school and finding it really hard to fit in and figure out who I was, I was always listening to The Smiths, The Clash and a band called the Jesus and Mary Chain and had no interest in the usual high school girl things such as teen gossip magazines, Orlando Bloom and make-up! Which was just unheard of in our high school as every pupil was female! P.E was always awkward because I only ever wore sports bra's due to the fact I wasn't born with the beautiful gift of a fuller figure, even now my bra size is basically the equivalent of a bumble bee's backside!
While I was busy not fitting in, Agyness Deyn was busy making a name for herself as the new I.T girl, I can honestly say I was so relieved by her arrival, she gave me so much confidence and reasurance that it was okay to be the tall and pale, skinny girl in the class with no tits and short hair that only ever wore a fedora, skinny jeans, a shirt and boots. It became a style, and suddenly, it was acceptable for me to look like that at school! It was crazy to think that the publicity of one girl changed my life completely!
It's taken years for me to accept how I look and the fact that I will always get some form of abuse for it, but, it's helped me realise that there is style in looking different!
Androgyny is something far more magical than the usual girl next door image that Miranda Kerr and Poppy Delevigne sport so well! It's cool to be different, and its even more so when you've got the confidence to boot!
Agy will certainly be inspirng me on a practical basis with my designs and I can't wait to share them with you all.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all!
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