Day 5: Hari Nef
Day five of model, actress and writer Hari Nef's exploration into the trans aesthetic in fashion is dedicated to model Connie Fleming.
Day five of model, actress and writer Hari Nef's exploration into the trans aesthetic in fashion is dedicated to model Connie Fleming.
fashion and the trans aesthetic
by harinef | part v: model archive
connie fleming
thierry mugler spring 1992
as far as i’m concerned, connie fleming is a supermodel.
she was walking mugler and shooting with meisel nearly two decades before lea t and (eventually) andreja pejic set the pace for a new generation of trans models. she was the one: yet there is so little information about her on the internet. i’m not so sure i would even know she was transgender if it hadn’t been for her candy cover a few years ago.
i get sad when i look at photos of connie because, like i said, i see a supermodel. where are her runway appearances? where are her coffee table books? where are her campaigns? or–more importantly–where the hell were they? i don’t mean to detract from what she did book–i just wish there were more of it, and that it was better documented. analysis gives way to sympathy and sheer awe. look at this photo of connie. look at her face, her proportions, her attitude. do you see it too? i see an icon. i hate that word, but i see one.
as a trans-friendly fashion moment slouches toward bethlehem to be born, remember connie! pay connie her dues!
