'There is still a long way to go, but each day it's getting closer.'
—shares the story of his transition to becoming a male while highlighting the trials and tribulations associated with the process. Kian, who started to model in his early teens, returned to the fashion world after his transition in the most bombastic way possible: Being cast in the Louis Vuitton Spring 2019 women’s runway show in Paris. “It has been really positive so far and I’ve had a lot of support,” Kian says about his re-entry into the industry.
Kian has since graced catwalks for brands like Valentino, Roland Mouret and Alexander McQueen, and earlier this month, he announced thathad won six awards in the Docs Without Borders Film Festival. We caught up with the rising star to hear more about his journey and how it’s inspiring others as he observes International Trans Day of Visibility.Previously, the only community I was part of was the cosplay community, where I met many trans friends.
In our conversation for the April issue, you mentioned that you get a lot of messages from trans youth; how does your story inspire them? I think seeing that a trans person can have a successful career gives them hope that changing their body doesn’t mean changing their dreams.Because I had never seen an openly transgender man in media, I only had my trans cosplay friends to look up to and be inspired by. They made me realize there were options, and I wasn’t just weird.Seeing that it’s not just the fashion industry that is accepting, but that the whole world is slowly coming around.
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