Isabeli Fontana at the Givenchy Spring 2015 Menswear show

Mariacarla Boscono - Vogue Paris - April 2014

Photography: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott

Stylist: Riccardo Tisci & Katy England

Hair: Sam McKnight

Makeup: Lucia Pieroni

Mariacarla Boscono - Givenchy - Fall 2014 Menswear

Designer: Riccardo Tisci
Stylist: Katy England
Hair: Luigi Murenu
Makeup: Pat McGrath

Givenchy designer and CFDA Award winner Riccardo Tisci through the eyes of Mariacarla Boscono, Lea T and more

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Frida Aasen - Daily Vogue Model Wall

Ph: Jeremy Allen

Age: 17 Hometown: Kristiansand, Norway

How do you say hello where your from? “Hallo!” What is your coffee/tea order? I love Teany iced tea with lemon.

What are you wearing? A top from T by Alexander Wang, Helmut Lang leather leggings, and sneakers by ASH. What are the three items you always keep in your purse? My iPhone, lip balm, and headphones.

How were you discovered? I was shopping at a mall in my hometown when a well-known model agent, Donna Ioanna, approached me. Most memorable modeling moment? The spring 2012 Louis Vuitton show in Paris—they had an amazing set with a big carousel. Most embarrassing modeling moment? So far, I’ve been lucky and haven’t had any very embarrassing moments. Favorite model of all time: Natasha Poly. Describe your style in five words? Fresh, simple, modern, chic, and cool. Favorite designers: Riccardo Tisci, Phoebe Philo, and Alexander Wang. If you could trade closets with someone, who would you choose? Rooney Mara. What item in your closet do you most cherish? My E. Vogel riding boots. I treasure them. They remind me of the ribbons I’ve won in horseback riding competitions. What is the next thing you are going to purchase? I have a few things in mind for fall: Céline’s oversize boiled wool coat, Isabel Marant’s maroon suede cropped pants, and boots by Acne Tess.

How do you stay in model shape? Any tricks of the trade? I show-jump with my horse. Beauty item you can’t live without: Avène Hydrance Optimale moisturizer. What nail polish color are you wearing right now? Chinatown by Nars. Who was the last person to cut your hair? It was cut by hairstylist Luigi Murenu.

What is the first website you go to in the morning? Facebook. What songs are on repeat on your iPod right now? “Sun of a Gun” by Oh Land, “Ghost Towns” by Radical Face, and “Boy with a Coin” by Iron and Wine. What movie is at the top of your Netflix queue? Into the Wild. What’s on your Kindle, Nook, or iBook shelf right now? Gjenferd by Jo Nesbo. Name the television character with whom you most identify: To be honest, I don’t really watch TV.

One place you always visit while in New York: Omen, a Japanese restaurant in SoHo. Favorite destination you have traveled to so far: Israel. Where would you like to go on your next vacation? Africa.

What is the best advice you’ve ever been given? I take with me what I learned from years of horseback riding: Patience, concentration, and that there is a right time for everything. What quality is most attractive in a significant other? A sense of humor. What quality do you most appreciate in a friend? Loyalty. If you weren’t modeling, what would be your dream job? I’d like to be a doctor. Name one natural talent you wish you had: Musical ability. Subject you could wax poetic about/something that fascinates you: The universe. What are your words to live by? Always be kind, as everyone is fighting a hard battle.

Article and photos courtesy of Vogue.com

Alexa Yudina at Givenchy fall/winter 2012 by Riccardo Tisci

Givenchy fall/winter 2012 show
March 4, 2012
8:00pm
Model:Alexa Yudina/WOMEN

Givenchy 'Dahlia Noir' fragrance commercial - Mariacarla Boscono

Lea T on Oprah Winfrey Show

Entire interview with Lea t and Oprah Winfrey can be seen at: Oprah.com

With her exotic features and flawless figure, Brazilian beauty Lea T is one of the most sought-after models in the world. In just months, this true goddess went from back room assistant to the catwalks of Paris and New York.

The 28-year-old star of Givenchy's most talked-about ad campaign ever caused a stir by posing nude in French Vogue and kissing Kate Moss on the cover of Love magazine.

Now on the brink of international fame, this “it” girl is making headlines for more than just her striking looks. For most of her life, Lea T has been tormented by a painful secret: She was born a boy.

Lea T was born Leandro Cerezo and grew up in Italy, the son of international soccer star Toninho Cerezo and a religious Catholic mother. All through childhood, Leo questioned his sexuality and identity. "I wish I could accept my body like men. It would be much easier for me if I could be a straight guy and have a girlfriend, family and daughters, married, all this normal life. But it's something in your brain," Lea T says. "Born in the wrong body."

While she was growing up as a boy, Lea T says she had a feminine bearing and long hair. Though some people may have thought Leo was gay, Lea T knew the truth. "I was hoping I was gay," she says. "Because, for my family, it would be less painful. And then I could ... have a normal life."

Lea T says she realized she felt more comfortable living as a woman than a man while on a vacation about five years ago. After spending an entire month with a group of female friends, Lea T says one of them told her: "'We treat you like a girl, and everybody treats you like a girl. Maybe you should have to go to a doctor or something because we see you like a girlfriend. We don't see you like a guy.'"

Lea T says she was devastated to hear this. "At that point I cried a lot. For three days I was closed in my house," she says. "But that was the point I made this decision."

Leo decided to embrace the truth in 2008 and started the process of sex reassignment. Leo began living as Lea T and started hormone replacement therapy. "It's really difficult because you fight with all the world. You fight with your family. You fight with yourself too," Lea T says. "You have to change everything in yourself."

After making the decision to change her gender, Lea T realized she had to tell her parents. "Everybody was thinking it would be a big shock, but actually, my father surprised me because [he] took it so naturally," she says. "He was like, 'If you're a boy, if you're a woman, if you want to be a dog, whatever you want to be, I'm going to love you for what you are.'”

Lea T says she recently participated in a fashion show in Brazil, and her father attended. "He saw me in the show," she says. "And he said, 'Now I can die happy because I'm so proud of her.'"

Lea T says her mother has had a harder time accepting the change from Leandro to Lea T. "Everybody thinks a mother accepts more, but she comes from a really religious family, a real Catholic family," Lea T says. "For her it was a fight with her religion. But she's always next to me and she accepts me very well."

When Lea T made her debut on the runway, some in the fashion business knew she was transgendered, but many did not. "It was kind of a big scandal when I started," she says.

Some of Lea T's fellow models even complained about her presence. "Like, 'Oh, now you're going to keep us out of a job,'" she says.

Sex reassignment patients must follow a specific protocol—they have to commit to living with their new gender, take hormones and get psychological clearance—before undergoing surgery, Lea T says. "When you start the hormones, it's really, really hard. It's not a game. Your body starts to change in a short time," Lea T says. "The skin is changed a lot. The cheek bones grow. The hair, it becomes super long. The hips become bigger. I love the smell I have now, it's much more delicate. I think it's weird seeing my breasts and penis."

Lea T says she's especially nervous about the pain—both physical and emotional—she'll feel when she finally gets her sex reassignment surgery. "Of course physically, this operation is a big operation," she says. "But at the same time, I think it's mental too. To think like, 'Wow, I cut part of my body.'"

WWD January 2011 Cover / Givenchy Pre Fall 2011

Givenchy Pre-Fall 2011
Models: Izabel Goulart & Lea T
Location: Industria Studio, Studio #6,89 Jane Street, NY, NY.

Womens Wear Daily October 12, 2010 Cover - Mariacarla Boscono in Givenchy

"Is Brown The New Blond?" - Natasha Poly on Style.com

From style.com:

Between Christophe Robin’s color dabbling at Hakaan (he gave Shirley Mallmann lilac-gray streaks, turned Milica Blagojevic a Rihanna red, and Iris Strubegger flaxen in one show) and the much-discussed platinum blondes at Balenciaga, we can barely keep up with the hair color heroics currently taking shape in Paris. Yesterday’s Givenchy presentation offered yet another mane milestone, when a typically tawny-haired Natasha Poly opened Riccardo Tisci’s show as a brunette! Robin can take credit for this dye job as well, which was reportedly commissioned specifically for the show—Poly’s exclusive Paris engagement this season (should an exclusive gig as the house’s Spring campaign star be in her future, we would not be surprised). What do you think of the transformation?

Givenchy fall 2010 campaign preview:Mariacarla Boscono, Photo: Mert Alas + Marcus Piggott

Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott photographed Mariacarla Boscono for the fall 2010 Givenchy campaign on April 6, 20010 in Paris.

Givenchy Fall 2010 Campaign
Model: Mariacarla Boscono
Photographer: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Designer: Riccardo Tisci
Source: WWD

Givenchy Spring 2010 show videos

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Natasha Obsessed

Panos Yiapanis photographed Natasha Poly for Muse Magazine on May 28,2009 with Creative Director Riccardo Tisci.

Muse Magazine Fall 2009 Cover
Model: Natasha Poly
Photographer: Panos Yiapanis
Creative Director: Riccardo Tisci

The entire issue of Muse Magazine is devoted to Natasha Poly, including the work of Craig McDean, Billy Sullivan, Sølve Sundsbø, David Hamilton, Francois Nars, David Benjamin Sherry, and Yelena Yemchuk.

Givenchy Haute Couture Fall 2009

Givenchy Haute Couture Fall 2009 Show
Time: July 7, 2009 at 5:00pm
Designer: Riccardo Tisci

Kasia Struss


Natasha Poly


Mariacarla Boscono

Givenchy Fall 2009 campaign preview - Mariacarla Boscono, Photo: Mert Alas + Marcus Piggott

Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott photographed Mariacarla Boscono for the fall 2009 Givenchy campaign on April 8, 2009 in Paris.

Givenchy Fall 2009 Campaign
Model: Mariacarla Boscono
Photographer: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Designer: Riccardo Tisci

Givenchy Spring 2009 campaign preview: Mariacarla Boscono, ph: Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin photographed Mariacarla Boscono for the Givenchy spring 2009 campaign on October 23, 2008 at Pier 59 Studios, studio #1, in New York

Model: Mariacarla Boscono
Photographer: Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin
Hairdresser: Luigi Murenu
Makeup: Tom Pecheux