'I would love to do Playboy': Meet the MALE womenswear model causing a stir in the fashion industry



Last year, plus size models were all the rage. But as ultra-skinny seems to be back in vogue, the fickle fashion industry has become enamoured with a whole new catwalking trend - the male model.

Andrej Pejic stunned the crowd at Couture Week in Paris last month sporting a wedding dress for Jean Paul Gaultier and looking every inch the blushing bride - despite being all man.



And the impact he made has clearly had a ripple effect as Andrej has made his way across the Channel for yet more gigs.

She's a he! Andrej Pejic, pictured at Vogue's 15th anniversary party at the W hotel London to mark the start of London Fashion Week



Pictured at the Vogue 15th anniversary party launching London Fashion Week on Friday, Andrej's delicate features and stylish outfit was the envy of most women and hopefully Playboy boss Hugh Hefner has noticed.



Pejic has been making it known that he aspires to appear in the iconic men's magazine.

He told the Telegrap h: 'I would love to do Playboy with Terry Richardson (the photographer). I love Playboy and Terry would be the person to do it.'

The Serbian-born clotheshorse, 19, starred in shows in New York and has been hailed the next big thing among industry insiders.

He joins transsexual model Leah T, Givenchy's muse, who made the cover of Love magazine with Kate Moss and who recently appeared on Oprah.



Versatile: Andrej for Jeremy Scott, left, and Yoana Baraschi earlier this month at New York Fashion Week



Pejic, who grew up in Australia, was discovered at McDonalds when a booker came in to order a cheeseburger.

Since then, his career - modelling both men and womenswear - has gone from strength to strength as he continues to demonstrate the versatility - and controversy - that designers so crave.

But far from being embarrassed that he is more suited to sporting a dress than a suit, Pejic claims he has always been comfortable playing both roles and even finds it sometimes difficult to get in touch with his masculine side.



He told the Telegraph: 'I’m comfortable doing both.

'Although womenswear is more glamorous. The clothes are more exciting. In menswear I have to work more at having a masculine presence.'