Simone Rocha knows how to make masculine men pretty
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Simone Rocha at her studio in London on May 11. As the guest designer at Pitti Immagine Uomo, she plays with notions of masculinity.
PHOTO: JEREMIE SOUTEYRAT/NYTIMES
Yola Mzizi
LONDON – As a designer of women’s clothing for 15 years, Simone Rocha has been committed to presenting a version of womanhood that subverts traditional feminine tropes, a practice she calls “pretty and perverse”.
But as culture reaches its peak “masculinity crisis” moment, Rocha, 39, is now turning more of her attention to menswear – focusing more on men’s softer side.
