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"    Dimitri Stavrou  Androgyny was never taboo in the Joseph household. Pastels and Christmas sweaters were kryptonite to my hairdresser parents and their gender bending fashion sense. My mother in all her glorious femininity assumed the &amp;quot;andro&amp;quot; role expressing herself in Jean Paul Gaultier pinstriped 3-piece suits and mimicking Eurhythmic&amp;#039;s lead singer Annie Lennox&amp;#039;s signature peroxide pixie. My father assumed a modified &amp;quot;gyn&amp;quot; persona with his luscious locks pulled back in a low ponytail and his oversized wallet, which looked more like a clutch and was carried in the same manner. Thankfully, he abstained from wearing Kabuki makeup, sequin boleros and platforms knee-high boots, which would have required years of psychotherapy. As a result, my own personal style is categorically feminine with masculine influences.  Fully crossing over never entered my aesthetic orb till a friend introduced me to London-based menswear designer Dimitri Stavrou. His collection for London College of Fashion MA 2009 show was texturally masterful, forfeiting traditional fabrics for materials more commonly found on a periodic table than on a runway. Tailored jackets made of carbon fibre with fringe cascading from the sleeve and lacquered trousers with sheen like asphalt after a spring rain. Stavrou&amp;#039;s style has a utilitarian rock n&amp;#039; roll feel with a sexual current that reminds me of Hedi Slimane when he was at Dior Homme. Lets face it we all want to date a rock star or at least look in the mirror and see a version of one. While my parents are bonafied rock stars in my book and am a clone of them both, clearly something happened along the way because my cool factor never developed in their likeness. How does one cure this handicap? With a prescription for a fringe jacket of course! Instant cool factor.  -Malina V. Joseph "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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