Lea Tisci (T)

[Vini]

Givenchy F/W 2011 Paris


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[Gábor]

Givenchy F/W 11.12 Paris

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[jess93]

FFW Mag! #24


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[jess93]

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[jess93]

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[AlbertNoir]

First interview on the Italian tv at "Le Invasioni Barbariche"..one of the most famous Italian talk shows (March 25, 2011)

http://www.la7.it/invasionibarbariche/pvideo-stream?id=i399093

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[AriLove]

^ Thank you so much for the link! I missed the episode, but I am really happy for the video, it was such an amazing interview! Lea appeared so well-spoken, smart and genuine and, of course, incredibly beautiful. The last part got me a bit teary-eyed ..she's such a beautiful example, and her father as well. Love her even more now

 

[Elijya]

Here's the youtube link of the interview in case some of you weren't able to see it on that website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76yX8bmawQ

 

[lolitaisabeli]

Party in milan with Stefano Gabbana

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[lolitaisabeli]

Givenchy FW 2011 - Paris RTW

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[lolitaisabeli]

more Givenchy

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more

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[ckgirlbr]

FFW Mag! #24

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Editorial


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[AriLove]

Show Package – Sao Paulo S/S 12: Way Models (Women)

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[AriLove]

Great article about Lea featured on vogue.it

Tomorrow she will leave for Rio to shoot the campaign for the beachwear brand, Blue Man. Behind the camera, the expert eye of Terry Richardson. Needless to say, protagonist of the campaign is a top model. Her name? Lea T. And her success was not achieved by chance. Indeed, when scouting you was that genius of Riccardo Tisci, chance has got nothing to do with your career success. And the success of Lea T., a transsexual supermodel with a bony and intense beauty, didn’t come by chance at all.

Or maybe it did, but in a much atypical way, given that a media presence is indeed part of a lightning career that is definitely not limited to your presence as a model on the catwalk. The only sure element is Lea (born Leandro Cerezo but who will soon change name) – daughter of Toninho Cerezo, a Brazilian football player much loved in Italy where he played for A.S. Roma and U.C. Sampdoria. Born in 1981 in Belo Horizonte , the year after at the age of two, she moved to Italy to follow her father and it is in our country that she spent a little privileged and spoilt and very much fun filled childhood with her brother and two sisters.

It is during the adolescence that Lea started questioning her sexuality: “I used to lock myself in the bathroom and would straighten my hair and then wash everything away as if nothing had happened. I didn’t quite understand what I was going through as I wasn’t even aware of what being a transsexual meant”. She discovered it at the age of 25 once her career as a model (with Piero Piazzi) had already started off. She would take part in male castings trying to hide her femininity in every possible way. Also because, being born in a strongly religious family, it was difficult for Lea to accept an identity that she perceived as being different. This until she met Tisci and her life took a completely different turn – for the better.


Givenchy’s Creative Director asked her to become his assistant; he observed her and quickly realized her modelling potential. They have known each other since she was 17 and it is the designer’s family where Lea felt at ease in her skin for the first time in her life so much so that the “T” after her name stands for Tisci as if they had – informally – adopted her.

Riccardo’s idea to make her model as a woman gave her the opportunity to live her transsexual identity to the fullest. “It all started with him persuading me to wear high heels and then an evening dress. After that the rest came easy and natural”. Tisci conceived the 2010 winter campaign around her face (she stars in it together with fellow models Mariacarla Boscono, Malgosia Bela and Joan Smalls) which caused the Lea T. phenomenon to literally explode. Though, for Lea all this visibility means much more than just success: it is freedom and the opportunity to finally speak to her parents freely.

Last August 2010 she posed in the buff for Vogue Paris shot by Mert&Marcus. Her androgynous look stood out both on the runway and on fashion editorials and she quickly became an icon. Harassed by the press, through the son Gustavo, Lea’s father decided to let the world know that he has indeed accepted his daughter’s new identity and fully supports her career which has won him to appear on the next issue of GQ Brazil (shot with Lea by Richardson) and the trophy as best father of the year.

Her career is a triumph: Lurve magazine dedicated to her the cover with the pictures shot by Carlotta Manaigo officially confirming her popularity. Another much debated move was that made by Love magazine whose February issue, n.5 portrays a “Sapphic” kiss between Lea and Kate Moss, shot in black and white by Mert&Marcus. By now, the Brazilian model is incredibly sought-after and successful so much so that currently she ranks 41 among the most popular international top-models and recently walked the runway in her mother country Brazil, alongside fellow country models Gisele Bündchen for designer Alexandre Herchcovitch during the Fashion Week in San Paolo. Famous for being typically cold, the audience attending the fashion showcase stood up and gave her a heart-felt round of applause.

Riccardo Tisci said about her: “Lea has always been very feminine: incredibly fragile and with a regal look”. Together, the two of them hang out in the international jet-scene and try to pass through the message that discrimination and hypocrisy have had their time and now it’s time that transsexuals are given the possibility to choose whichever job they wish to do.


Undoubtedly, for Lea the fact that she is now regarded as a top model on an equal footing with Kate Moss, Heidi Klum and Gisele Bundchen is in itself an outstanding victory. “I hope this is just the beginning of a revolution and that people will soon change opinions about us”.
Marika Surace

 

[EnVogueLove]

She looks great with bangs and her street style is amazing!

 

[jessica909]

Lea will be in summer 2012 campaign of "Blue Man"

We already know that, besides shooting the campaign Sergio K. and Bo.Bô, photographer Terry Richardson will enjoy your time in Brazil for the photos from summer 2012 Blue Man

* Terry is going to click a group of eight models and guests at Posto 9 in Ipanema during Fashion Rio Among the holdings are more than special Marlon Teixeira - who took the opportunity to parade the first time at Rio Fashion Week - the Barbara Fialho model and the model transsexual T. Lea, making his first official job after inserting silicone implants in Sao Paulo last month. Amazing, huh?

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[mackos]

Numéro #124


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[AriLove]

^ Wow, stunning Love her editorial works so far!!! Does any of you know who's the photographer?!

 

[TeeVanity]

The editorial for Numéro lovely, excited for the Blue Man campaign.