Androgyny as a new canon of beauty? Cover Image

ANDROGYNIA JAKO NOWY KANON PIĘKNA?
Androgyny as a new canon of beauty?

Andrej(a) Pejić on the catwalks

Author(s): Marta Seredyńska
Subject(s): Sociology of Art
Published by: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Eugeniusza Gepperta we Wrocławiu
Keywords: androgyny; androgynous appearance; sex characteristics; third sex; hermaphroditism; androgynia; androgyniczna uroda; cechy płci; trzecia płeć; hermafrodytyzm

Summary/Abstract: Androgyny is a phenomenon described as a harmonious combination of both sexes’ physical and psychical features within one person. In the case of the appearance it refers to male elements in a woman’s looks, and vice versa. The article refers to issues connected with the subject of androg- yny and its specificity. By describing the activities and work of a model, Andreja Pejić, who throughout her whole life has struggled with androgy- nous looks, characteristic features of this phenomenon will be pointed out, as well as the way such people are perceived in the society. The se- lected subject will make it possible to consider the subject of sexuality in the fashion world and the canons of beauty that dominate it.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 112-121
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish