Within fashion, designers such as Alessandro Michele of Gucci, J W Anderson, Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga, and Shayne Oliver of Hood by Air have all become known for testing notions about gender dressing.Īnd in beauty, a group of young men have made their way into the industry through a grass-roots entrepreneurial effort entrenched in YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Before then, he’d worn dresses for a Calvin Klein campaign (“There’s no such thing as gender,” he said in the ad) and for Dazed magazine. There’s also the rapper Young Thug, who made waves in August when he released the cover art for his album “No, My Name Is Jeffery,” featuring him in a tiered froufrou dress that recalled both Japanese kimonos and the antebellum South. On the more traditional celebrity end, there’s Jaden Smith and his unceasing effort to make skirts mainstream for men: The musician and actor, son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, appeared in Louis Vuitton’s women’s wear campaign last January, donned a shift dress for prom and is generally a fan of “super drapey things,” he told GQ. James by CoverGirl comes amid a broader questioning of traditional gender boundaries in fashion and beauty, and the growth of a crop of internet-famous beauty junkies who have built followings through social media. His post spread on Twitter, garnering a comment and repost from the singer Zendaya, who wrote, “You win.” He gained attention last month when he posted to social media about retaking his senior photos because he didn’t like how the highlighter on his cheekbones looked in the originals. Charles has amassed nearly 650,000 followers on his Instagram account and more than 90,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, where he posts tutorials for creating fake freckles or layering chunky glitter around the eyes. He is James Charles, 17, a high school senior from Bethlehem, N.Y., who lives with his parents and a younger brother and does makeup for friends in his spare time (at no charge). So what does it mean that CoverGirl’s latest face (joining the ranks of Zendaya, Katy Perry, Pink and more) is … a boy? And a noncelebrity boy at that? They like his choices and think he looks pretty cool.Beauty contracts have long been a brass ring for celebrities: acknowledgment of their rising profiles that also provides additional income and the chance to tap wider audiences. “They are so used to it by now that it doesn’t bother them at all. “Will and Jada have their own arguments about their kids and some of the choices they make, but they are both on board when it comes to Jaden’s fashion choices,” a source told EXCLUSIVELY. learned EXCLUSIVELY that Will and Jada aren’t “bothered” at all by Jaden’s trendy decision to wear dresses. Will and Jada are definitely two of the best, most progressive parents in Hollywood. “It is completely a fashion choice and nothing more, and Jaden will continue wearing dresses and girls’ clothing for a very long time if not forever!” Jaden Smith Wearing Dresses: How Will & Jada Feel About It His sister, Willow, also raids his closet, according to another source. “Jaden has worn so many different clothes geared for girls that Willow borrows stuff from his closet,” the insider revealed. Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation Trending
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