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Model Teddy Quinlivan, 21, was impossible to miss at fashion week this season. Not only was she literally leaping in front of street style photographers, but she also walked in major shows around the globe including Gucci, Marc Jacobs, and J.W. Anderson. She made her modeling debut in Louis Vuitton’s Spring 2015 show, and was bound to last thanks to her huge personality. On Instagram, she posts conversations she has on dating apps about her style, so we asked her to elaborate on her love of body harnesses and hatred of Uggs. Occupation: Model diva extraordinaire. Three words that describe your style: Simply the best. Daily uniform: There is no uniform; every day I am a different character. Most daring look: Naked. Favorite runway look(s): I’m obsessed with Balenciaga Fall 2007 Look #3 with those dope Lego shoes! To die for. Favorite store(s): Dover street Market, Opening Ceremony, and Colette. Favorite vintage store(s): One of A Kind London. Nighttime look: Slinky low cut mini dress with body harness. Style icons/inspirations: People who are authentic and don’t care what people think. They don’t need to try to be cool all of the time. Best recent discovery: Raya the dating app. Style pet peeve: “The model uniform” of black skinny jeans and a T shirt. And can everyone please get over the Stan Smith sneaker… Last purchase: Miu Miu pencil skirt. Lusting after: The Prada shirt from the new collection with the print of the Egyptian queen kissing the random hot guy. Must have! What’s always in your bag: Money, painkillers, perfume, concealer, and condoms (don’t be a fool; cover his tool!) Something you would never wear: Sweatpants and Uggs.
F/W 16.17 Showlist Total: 41 New York: Coach Edun Hugo Boss Jason Wu Jill Stuart Lacoste Marc Jacobs Reem Acra Victoria Beckham London: Burberry Prorsum House of Holland J.W. Anderson Mary Katrantzou Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Milan: Aquilano.Rimondi Diesel Black Gold DSquared2 Fay Fendi Francesco Scognamiglio Gucci Marco de Vincenzo (O) Missoni MSGM N°21 Philipp Plein Prada Sportmax (C) Paris: Acne Studios Barbara Bui Chanel Christian Dior Emanuel Ungaro Louis Vuitton Maison Margiela Paco Rabanne Paul & Joe Redemption Rochas Saint Laurent Valentino
Teddy Q came on the radar last season for her quirky personality, envious red bob, and the covetable exclusive Louis Vuitton spot. Soon after a few couture appearances, the breakout star went on to top spots at Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Burberry, Saint Laurent, Gucci, Prada and Dior.
Ah, to be young again! Or, if you are model Teddy Quinlivan, to be young, have quite the breakout season, and catch the eye of photographer Phil Oh every time you step onto the sidewalk. A combination of doe-eyed innocence and too-cool attitude translated into angsty haute looks) and an off-duty energy that made Quinlivan a street style standout during London Fashion Week. She worked a grunge aesthetic, like a scrawled-on denim jacket on top of a fire engine red shirt, and added polished pieces like a curve-skimming plaid midi skirt; to tie it all together, so to speak, she turned to a recently revived punk staple, the grommeted belt. And Quinlivan has been championing other throwback favorites recently, too: Just a week ago during New York Fashion Week, she wore a particularly memorable vintage tee, featuring a bouffant-laden ’80s-era Bon Jovi, which she paired with skinny jeans and a cheeky Marc Jacobs kerchief tied around her neck. But the 21-year-old model knows how to execute elevated, precociously grown-up cool, too: Take the naval-diving, gold-threaded jacket that she wore as a belted dress with a half-bow-tied black scarf around her neck. We’ll be looking to see what wardrobe tricks Quinlivan has up her stylish sleeve during Milan, Paris, and beyond.
'The personal is the political': Model Teddy Quinlivan comes out as transgender via CNN Style
My Name is Teddy I'm Transgender
'The personal is the political': Model Teddy Quinlivan reveals transgender identity Published 13th September 2017 Written by Clive Martin, CNN As s the fashion industry bows to pressure to become more progressive with its casting choices, a new generation of models from all backgrounds, cultures, genders and sexualities has taken to the runways. The transgender community -- for so long underrepresented in fashion -- can today count several fashion superstars in its ranks, namely Gucci muse Hari Nef and fashion week stalwart Andreja Pejic. Now, in a CNN Style exclusive, model Teddy Quinlivan is publicly disclosing her transgender identity for the very first time Quinlivan, 23, is a catwalk and campaign regular, having walked for the likes of Jeremy Scott, Carolina Herrera and Diane Von Furstenberg at this fall's New York Fashion week alone. Since being discovered by Louis Vuitton's creative director Nicolas Ghesquière in 2015, her career has been in the ascendant. Speaking between New York Fashion Week shows, Quinlivan explains what inspired her to come out, during what appears to be a crucial time for transgender people. 'Doing it for myself' "I've decided to reveal my trans identity because of the political climate in the world right now -- particularly in the United States," Quinlivan said. "We made an amazing progression under the Obama administration, and since the new administration took office there's been a kind of backlash." Quinlivan accepts that her announcement may bring a backlash from less accepting corners of the internet -- or even negative ramifications for her fashion career. "I'm definitely a little bit nervous, because I've been presenting as cisgender (a person who identifies with the sex they were assigned at birth) for so long," she said. "Since I transitioned when I was 16, I've been living as a cis female ... I was very lucky, because I won the genetic lottery -- I looked a certain way and my voice hadn't dropped. That privilege gave me a lot of confidence to walk down the street, date and (work) in the fashion industry, where people I would presume I was a 'normal' girl. "But when you come out as transgender to the world, on a platform, there may be some backlash. People might be violent against me because of something I never chose. That makes me nervous, but I'm really excited to share my story with the world. My optimism outweighs the fear." Quinlivan already has several high profile supporters behind her decision, including designer Marc Jacobs who wrote: "I respect, admire and support Teddy's decision to come out as transgender. Now more than ever it is vital that we pledge our allegiance to the LGBT community and use our voices to encourage and inspire acceptance, equality, understanding and love." GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement that Teddy is "sending a phenomenal message to transgender youth by using her personal story to show that transgender women can and should aspire to be whatever they want to be." 'No role models' It seems likely that Quinlivan's vocation in the fashion industry will change from simply "model" to "transgender model." But she's willing to accept the label. "I don't think it's a problem because I don't think there's anything wrong with being trans," she said. "I'm a woman first and foremost ... I'm a model but I'm also transgender, and I think in a time when I can count most transgender celebrities on my hands, (this) is crucial. "If being transgender is something that gets attached to my name throughout my career, then it's for a worthy cause. But I look forward to the day when it doesn't matter." "Unfortunately, I didn't have any trans role models until I was probably 18 or 19. Laverne Cox being on 'Orange Is the New Black' is new. Janet Mock, Caitlyn Jenner coming out -- that's recent." "When I was growing up it was all Jerry Springer and Maury Povich. I was seeing this exploitation of trans women. They were made to seem like a bad joke. I felt like that was such a negative portrayal. I wasn't like the women on these TV shows, so it gave me a lot of confusion." "Hopefully my story reaches people in the same way that the stories of Laverne Cox and Janet Mock have (already) reached trans people. There are not a lot of openly trans people in media, and I think it's really important to show people that not only am I trans, I'm (also) very successful and good at what I do." But what role does Quinlivan think that the notoriously fickle, often superficial fashion industry can play in this? Can she use it as a tool for social change? "I think one of the ways we can help people in the trans community is to give them a platform," she said. "And I think the fashion industry plays a very crucial role in that. The fashion industry dictates what's in fashion, what's cool, what's acceptable. It's not just about who's walking fashion shows ... it's about who's on every newsstand in the country. "The transgender community needs more visibility. And with more visibility will come more acceptance."
Teddy Quinlivan, Model "I—unfortunately, for my liver—love to party. It’s funny because I grew up in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in the middle of ****ing nowhere in the suburbs. It’s very David Lynch suburbia, low-key creepy. I went to an arts boarding school there. While I was in school, I started doing test shoots and small shoots around Boston. When I graduated high school, the options were either to go to Parsons to study fashion, or to work as a model, and an agency in Paris wanted me so I was like, ‘OK, I’ll go to Paris.’ While I was living there, I was dating this really gorgeous boy whom I was going to be with for the rest of my life. [Laughs] If I didn’t get signed to a new agency, I was going to live with my boyfriend in London and lead a basic life. But, one agency wanted to meet me—it was Premium Models, in Paris. I came in and they signed me right away. They sent my Polaroids to a bunch of casting directors and within an hour I was booked for Louis Vuitton. But there was no contract. Basically, if at any point they didn’t want me, it would be over. I took [Vuitton] as a learning experience because I was so interested in fashion. I’d idolized Nicolas Ghesquière from the time I was 13. Everything ended up falling into place—it just took a long time. I want more success—I want some covers, I want some campaigns, but those things also come with time. Maybe I’ll never get them, but it’s chill. There are other things in the world that are more important than looking attractive with a lot of retouching in a publication. ON BEAUTY I lived in Paris for two and a half years and it was depressing me. I wanted to come to New York City and live the fantasy in the center of the universe. When I moved here, that was the first time I was introduced to gay nightlife, ever. Even though I’m transgender, I was still in Paris and stealth—no one knew I was trans. I remember the first night I met my current roommate. We went to 11:11 for a Ladyfag party. I had no idea who the **** Ladyfag was. But I go to this party and for the first time ever, I felt like I was in a space where it didn’t matter what I did or what kind of makeup I was in or what I wore, I was going to be embraced. Instead of having creepy club promoters hit on me like douchebags, it was drag queens and trans girls and fabulous gay men gagging for my looks. Now I had the venue—the safe space—to be creative, because I had a place to wear it. My personal aesthetic is finding the balance between looking really effortless and also at the same time having a full, completed look. I want to be able to go out and get hit on, I want to be noticed, but still approachable and real. I want extraordinary makeup, but done in a way that’s conceptual. For example, I’ll do a crazy winged eyeliner look, and then I’ll do a very bare face to contrast it. I’m serving you slutty Russian grandmother—but I’m going to make it modern. SKINCARE Because I party and I live a more reckless lifestyle, I have to be extra careful with my skin. The first step for me was quitting smoking. Now I’m on a vape. [Laughs] Back in the day, everything was shot on film and retouched for three weeks, and sent to a professional retoucher. Now everything’s in HD. I feel like I have to take extra care to be flawless. It’s to the point where I’ll spend $400 on a bottle of ReVive Intensite Crème Lustre Day. ****ing love ReVive. I honestly think it’s the only thing that’s ever worked [for my skin]. It’s like the strongest one you can buy and I’m pretty sure it’s for 80-year-old women. I use it when it’s just before a show, or for special occasions. It literally makes my face like ****ing concrete. It’s so firming, so lifting. So honestly, one of my beauty must-haves is having a really expensive night cream. To cleanse, the Sunday Riley Ceramic Slip Cleanser is really good. I also think the Fresh Soy Cleanser is really good. Something really gentle and not abrasive that removes the makeup without irritating. Recently, I popped off and bought the Sisley Black Rose Precious Face Oil—this is incredible. I went to Saks and got it. What I’ll start with is a face oil like the Sisley one and then I have the matching cream. Something that works underneath makeup that won’t pill. I want a smooth makeup application. For toner, I use the Mario Badescu Rosewater Spray. The way I see toning, you want to rinse off the chemicals that are in the water or the extra cleanser left on your face. Rosewater is also good for that because it’s calming, plus it smells good. I let that soak in and then I’ll tissue it off. I’m all about going to a dermatologist—make sure you’re getting your **** fixed. I fully support procedures too—people getting Botox or fillers or a facelift. These days everything is temporary, too. If it’s not looking good, it’ll just dissolve away, which is great. My skin will never be ****ing firmer than it is today and I know that—until I become a cyborg...but that’s a long time from now. When I get my robot face and my robot body, I’m going to look amazing. MAKEUP When I do a makeup look, especially if I am going out, I’m pulling references. I’m on Vogue Runway, I’m googling shows, I’m figuring out which looks I want to pull. But I still want to do something new—I want to push myself to be creative. I’ll take a piece of that eyeshadow and a piece of that eyeliner, and do my ‘take’ on a Prada look. For an event like tonight, I’ll wear Diorskin Forever Foundation. I usually use a high-coverage concealer—my favorite is Clé de Peau, the stick one. For underneath my eyes, I use the Born This Way Too Faced concealer. That one is perfect because it’s brightening and hydrating and looks like skin. I don’t want makeup to look artificial, I want it to look like it’s always been there. Like you just go to bed in your smoky eye, that’s how perfect it is. To finish, I love the Dior Loose Setting Powder. It’s so finely milled and not talc-y, so it makes everything really nice. One trick I have is to put all my creamy products on, then my powder, and then I’ll put more creamy products on top so it doesn’t look one-dimensional. So, I’ll go back in a second time and reapply a little bit of concealer if I have to. The next step is contour. Typically, I’ll do base and then eyes, which I know you’re supposed to do the other way around, but I don’t give a ****. Then I’ll go in with my contour, and the best one is Taupe Powder Blush by MAC. And I bring that backstage to every show, because not every show does contour, but best believe every ****ing show I’m in the bathroom contouring. I’m sorry, but those photos live on Vogue Runway forever. I’m definitely using the Glossier Haloscope tonight. It’s good because it’s shiny and it’s a highlight, but it’s not sparkly or glittery. The only time I like glitter is when it’s intentional—I don’t like when someone’s face is super shimmery. For my eyes, I’m going to use Pat McGrath’s Ultimate Taupe. It’s from one of the palettes, which are so expensive but so worth it—honestly the best eyeshadows I’ve used in my entire life and I can say that without a doubt. I’ll definitely use Ultimate Taupe and then a darker, kind of pearly bark shade underneath. Then I’ll blend a lot so it’s swoopy. I’ll do a little highlight in the inner corners and I’ll smudge a MAC dark brown liner on the outer corners, maybe on the waterline. Then I’ll curl my lashes. If I do mascara, it’ll be Dior. I might use this MAC product called Dusk—it’s a brown, cream-colored base. I’ll put that on top of everything to make it all a little dewier and wetter. I’ll do a kind of rosy skin to go with that, because I want to look very Da Vinci-esque. Like a very moody, sensual, sophisticated painting. The only blush that I ever use is a cream one from Honest Beauty. It’s a pink-y, coral-y color that blends so nicely. It’s never patchy. I’ll apply the blush last, and I’ll put it on the outer apples of my cheek, my forehead, and down the center of my neck to tie it all together. And then I’ll highlight on my cupid’s bow, inner corners, and brow bone. Blankety from MAC is a gorgeous lip. Or Lipstick Queen’s Frog Princess Lipstick is a really good color on me. I’ve been obsessed with the Fenty Beauty Lip Gloss too. It makes your lips look plump and glossy and the texture is absolute perfection. I’ll definitely be including that in the look tonight. Right now, I’m going through a thin brow moment—this is probably the thinnest my brows have ever been. I’m over that Cara Delevigne ****. I want a fashion brow like Linda Evangelista or Kate Moss. Thinning out my brows has done wonders for my eyes—the bushy brow wasn’t working to frame my face well or feminize me. I’ll define my brows on the outer edge slightly, but not enough so that it’s darker than my hair color. HAIR For hair, I’ll use the Oribe Hair Spray, and maybe a Beach Spray if I decide to add a little bit of texture and greasiness to it. For me, the makeup will inform the hair, and so will the dress. I like a very chill hairstyle—sometimes I’ll do the hairstyle where I’ll pull it all to one side and slick it back. I remember the night before my first Louis Vuitton show, Nicolas coming up to me and saying, ‘We want to change your hair. We either want to go jet black or Karen Elson red. You can decide which one you want.’ I had mousy brown hair—clock the roots, girl. I was under the impression that the red hair would be a cute moment for the show and I would return to the brown hair, but it’s been two and half years since then and I’ve kept the hair. I feel like I was always ginger on the inside and I didn’t know—it suits me so well. Where’s my Prada campaign, though? GOING OUT Here’s the real tea—my aesthetic is somewhere between a Bond Girl and a Final Fantasy character. I want to look mysterious. I want to look dangerous. I want to look intimidating. I’m not putting on looks to impress boys, I’m putting on these looks because of who I am. I want to look as expensive as I can, and that’s very off-trend right now. I’m going to make it trendy again. You’re only young and beautiful while you’re young and beautiful! Take a risk, dress up! Wear slutty clothes, wear crazy makeup, push yourself to do it. When you’re in your 50s, you don't want to look back and be like ‘Damn, I was so modest.’ What’s the point in being modest? I want to look expensive, over-the-top and flawless. To show that you actually give a **** is fun. When I’m out, I bring the fanny pack and it literally has everything in there. It has the vape pen, it has the wallet, condoms—everything. Honestly, I’m out until 4AM. Or, I just get tired of the party, so I’ll leave early. I love to take two hours getting ready, go party swirl for an hour, and then leave. If I do that, there’s this place on Houston that’s always open really late—Remedy Diner. I’ll get food from there or order Seamless. If I’m not going home with a boy, I’m going home with a full stomach. [Laughs]" —as told to ITG Teddy Quinlivan photographed by Tom Newton in New York on November 16, 2017.
Nobody Knew Model Teddy Quinlivan Was Transgender—Here's Why She Came Out AS TOLD TO NAOMI ROUGEAU - MAR 7, 2018 Last September during New York Fashion Week, I came out publicly as transgender: first in an online interview with CNN Style, then on Instagram, since that’s what you do now when you have a life-changing announcement. If it came as a surprise to people, it’s because I’d already been working as a female model for the past few years. I actually started taking hormones when I was 17. I grew up in Boston and knew early on that I was very much female, despite my anatomy. I would sneak into my mom’s closet and play dress-up. Unbeknownst to my parents, I would change into girls’ clothing and put on makeup once I got to school. I understood at a young age that fashion is about identity and self-expression, and that we convey gender through clothing. People would say, “Take that dress off; you are a boy!” But I’ve always been rebellious. I thought, Fine, you don’t want me to wear a skirt? I’m gonna wear one every day. I was viciously bullied for it. When I would defend myself, I’d be the one in trouble. Every time in the principal’s office, it was the same spiel: “If you don’t want people to bully you anymore, then conform.” At home, things were a bit better. Although my parents were both very conservative, they nurtured my creative side. For a long time, they thought I might be gay, but it wasn’t that. One night, I told my mom that I wanted to live as a female. She was like, “Okay, if you’re going to transition, you have to really do it—take the hormones on schedule, and be responsible about it.” She was very vigilant about finding the right doctors. She didn’t want me to have a challenging life and was concerned for my safety. My dad didn’t get it at first. But he made the effort, especially after I started presenting as female and he saw that I could live in the world safely and comfortably. They let me switch schools, to Walnut Hill School for the Arts, a boarding school in Massachusetts. Still, when we visited, my mom was like, “Please just present as a boy; look normal.” I did because I wanted her to be comfortable—and I also really wanted to go to Walnut Hill. Everybody there had been ostracized for one reason or another. As soon as I started classes there, I felt a really strong sense of community. I could wear high heels every day, and for the first time, I got to decide my pronoun. I had this incredible art teacher who asked me, “Do you want me to call you she or he?” That was revolutionary. I chose “she,” and from then on, it stuck. My dad had always discouraged me from coming out as transgender publicly, since there are a lot of people who want to hurt trans people simply for existing. When I started modeling after high school, I chose to conceal my truth. Because I was so passable as female, I was closed off to the idea of telling anyone. I had a very normal life. I CAN’T STAY SILENT WHILE A REALITY TV PRESIDENT ACTIVELY FIGHTS TO PREVENT PEOPLE LIKE ME FROM LIVING A NORMAL LIFE. But transitioning isn’t just a matter of growing out your hair, wearing heels, and piercing your ears. Taking hormones affects your mood; it’s like being born again. It changes not only the way you look but the way you see the world. While my career was taking off—I was signed when I was 22—I was going through a lot emotionally. All of a sudden, I was acting like a prepubescent girl. And since I was concealing my identity, no one understood. So about a year ago, I decided to come out to my bookers, Michael and Pedja. They had no clue. Telling them opened their eyes and helped them better understand my situation. I realized I was ready to tell the world. There’s a stereotype of transgender people based on what’s shown on Maury Povich or Jerry Springer. It’s that there’s something mentally wrong with them, that they are incapable of serving in the military or existing in the workplace normally. But that’s not true at all. I am proof—a successful model who happens to be transgender. And I think fashion, in terms of social power, is the most important industry. Advertising has tremendous impact in terms of who and what we find attractive. It’s a hard sphere to penetrate. But I have. So I can’t stay silent while a reality TV president actively fights to prevent people like me from living a normal life. There is no evidence to support the notion that transgender people are being perverted in the restrooms of their choosing. If legislation is being made on my behalf as an American citizen, then it’s incumbent on me to speak up for the transgender taxpayers who deserve the same dignity and respect that a cisgender person receives. And if I’ve learned anything from Trump’s election, it’s that literally anything is possible in the twenty-first century. Why can’t a transgender person walk in a Versace show or run for office? She already has—and maybe, one day, I will.
teddy quinlivan speaks out for transgender rights By i-D Staff photos by Inez and Vinoodh FEB 19 2018, 5:25PM "I knew I was a girl, and I knew that from a very young age, and through fashion I was able to transform into the woman I always felt I was inside.” This article originally appeared in The Radical Issue, no. 350, Spring 2018. What does it mean to be a model? i-D has always believed in the power of speaking out. Today, the voices of models are more vital than ever. Here, Cameron Russell, Adwoa Aboah, Dara Allen, Christy Turlington, Anja Rubik, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Teddy Quinlivan, Paloma Elsesser, Liya Kebede and Doutzen Kroes champion their passions, causes, fights and beliefs. “When I was growing up, it’s not necessarily that I felt uncomfortable in my own skin, because I liked the way I looked and I had this amazing upbringing, a family that was great. It wasn’t until I started getting older that I began to realise that there were boundaries around gender. I wanted to wear princess dresses, and I wanted to play with barbies, and I wanted to play with girls. I was attracted to femininity. Growing up and being told my whole life that I had to be masculine to fit into this body that was completely based off of one organ that I never chose, was really challenging. I started to suppress it, but I would come home every day after school and go into my mum’s closet and put on her high heels. When she came home I would put everything back in its place and pretend like nothing was happening. I knew I was a girl, and I knew that from a very young age, and through fashion I was able to transform into the woman I always felt I was inside. I transitioned when I was 16 years old. I couldn’t hide it anymore. It was killing me and I wanted to live. Then after I’d walked enough shows, and shot enough editorials and done some advertising, and had kind of created a name for myself -- a little bit at least -- I felt like I was able to come out and have an impact. A big piece of what I wanted to say was, “You can be transgender... the person sitting next to you could be transgender. Your doctor could be transgender. That model on the cover of that magazine could be transgender. That girl walking that show could be transgender, and you had no idea, and it shouldn’t matter. I think feminism has always been a dirty word to the general public. There's this negativity associated with women asking for equality. And that negativity has been associated with feminism because women have been told their whole lives that we don't deserve to be equal. Inequality in any way, shape, or form should be unacceptable because we're all human. So for me, feminism has been an extremely powerful tool. I like the fact that people don't like it. I'm very proud of the fact that it's a dirty word. I'm proud of the fact that it makes people uncomfortable because it should be making people uncomfortable. Change is not comfortable. Change is not easy. Change is something that is hard and we have to fight for it. And we have to prove to people that our change is worthy and deserving. And that's a very difficult thing to do. And it's not about women asking politely to be equal anymore. It's not about transgender people asking to be equal anymore. We're done asking politely for these things. We are starting to demand respect now.”