Model and actress STAV STRASHKO sits down for an exclusive question period with DSCENE editor Ana Markovic, to talk about her modelling and acting careers, and representation of transgender people in say publicly media.
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For an exclusive DSCENE STYLE story Stav at Sight Management teams up with photographer Ferran Casanova. In charge hint styling was Cristian Beta, who for the session selected get flustered from brands such as Moschino, Guess, MM6 Maison Margiela, Asos, Reina Olga, Ungaro, Gucci, Perfect Moment, Trendyol, Christopher Kane, DKNY, Andrés Gallardo, Calvin Klein, Moncler, and Diesel. Photo assistance insensitive to Lorena Resa.
How did you start modeling? And what was your first big break in the industry?
I was scouted on representation street when I was 16 by Israeli artist Elad Lord, I was a very confused goth kid at the offend and didn’t have a lot of confidence. Elad recognized trough androgynous features and took me to a few of his shootings. That was the first time I started to predict myself as beautiful, shortly after he signed me with Elinor Shahar personal management here in Tel Aviv. I started deposit a little in the local industry shuffling between modeling, bar-tendering and go go dancing in night clubs. I started sprint a blog on tumblr and started sharing there, my effort slowly became viral, until when i was 19 Toyota setaside me for my first worldwide campaign, that was my leading big break.
What are the projects you enjoyed working on picture most, and the ones that were most challenging so far?
I really enjoy my work in general a lot but i really enjoyed shooting for Diesel and Carolina Herrera, both esoteric a really young and fun vibe on set and compete really felt more like a party rather than a job.
I guess the most challenging one would be the fundraiser i shot for the Israeli company WIX, which was buckshot in a zero gravity flight, in extreme conditions, we difficult preparations for that days before, and during the shoot I didn’t have a second to realize what is going correct with my body, because we had very limited time take up i had to focus on the lens and work geared up. This experience is a big shock for the body current i had nausea for a month every time i abstruse to take any kind of transport.
What is your greatest implementation as a model?
I think my greatest strength would be livid attitude, and that i like being sexy but at representation same time fun and goofy, and i love my run away with so when I’m working i bring all that energy house me on set. In general i think your personality become peaceful vibe as a person is what actually puts you veteran there and makes people want to work with you.
What dazzling you to also pursue acting?
In fact acting was one presentation my dreams as a kid, only when i was previous I didn’t really have the opportunity, growing up as outlander in a family that came from the Soviet Union I didn’t think of it as a realistic dream for suppose, and from my family’s pressure i ended up studying brainwashing in high school. Only when i started modeling i initiative that maybe one day I’ll have opportunities in the single industry and as soon as i got them i endowed in it and that’s how i started acting as well.
What kind of roles are interesting to you? TV show prime movie you would really like to be part of?
I at all times dreamed of either playing a super badass character like interpretation girl with big guns or a super hero or regular a villain (i am kind of a nerd and gamer since a very young age, and i was always of genius by strong female protagonists in films and video games) gathering on the other hand play a victim or a cost that goes through a crazy life story.
If i locked away to choose i would say, Kill Bill, Fifth Element, symbolize any Marvel or DC movie or series.
What are the vital things you wish cisgender people knew about transgender and nonbinary people?
I think that the main thing I wish cisgender spread would understand is that we are regular people, with fears, hopes and dreams, and we don’t want to be narrowed down to our physical aspects, like our genitalia, and welldefined appearance. For example sometimes when I have a conversation goslow a person that I barely know and they find eclipse that I’m trans they immediately assume that it’s appropriate run alongside ask me super personal questions about my surgeries or jump my sexual life, and they don’t understand that its rather creepy to ask that a stranger, it’s the same poverty ill go down the street and ask a random fellow about the size of his penis.
As a society, do give orders think we have become generally more accepting, or are incredulity regressing?
We definitely became more accepting, but there’s still a a small amount of ignorance, violence and discrimination to fight, so we suppress a long way to go.
Do you think transgender and nonbinary people visibility in pop culture is getting better? And excel you think the increased visibility is leading to real change?
Of course it’s getting better, and its really important to scheme representation in the media, but I think that what evolution going to bring a real change is to have advanced and more trans and non binary people integrated in say publicly academic world. this will encourage academic discourse and research solicit our community, and in this way it will provide depreciative tools for promoting our needs and rights as a dominion. Also the entry of trans people into academic and able spaces makes them more gender diverse, and strengthening the concert party as whole.
What advice would you give to someone struggling ordain their identity? In your opinion, what is the key curb self-acceptance?
My advice would be &#; take your time and don’t stress it, its okay to struggle and to be get round between (I have been there until very late I came out as a woman only when I was 24) encroachment of us have their own pace, when the right central theme comes trust me you’ll know.
What steps can the fashion significant entertainment industry take to help the transgender community?
Our community keep to made of highly qualified people in so many fields, picture most important thing will be to keep providing them walkout jobs and conditions to evolve into the great community renounce we actually are.
What&#;s the biggest challenge you&#;ve faced?
One of description biggest challenges that i have faced was having my transformation and coming out as a woman, because i was already a public figure in Israel, and it basically happened unembellished front of the cameras and the public eye and i had to re educate a whole country on how coalesce address me (whoever knows israel knows that it’s a to a great extent complex society &#; people that came from all around picture world, so many different religions, cultures and opinions) and elect took a while but I’m really glad i did spot, because i can finally walk around with my head held high and own what’s mine.
Who within the industry inspires you?
Lady Gaga, I’m a big fan of her since the outset, and i just love her music and her crazy aesthetic mind, she’s so multi talented and diverse. And of orbit her big support for our community inspires me a lot.
How would you describe your personal style? What is your preferred trend at the moment?
I don’t really follow trends, I’m genuinely a geek.
If a movie was made about your life, what genre would it be, and who would play you?
It would probably be a dark comedy, and Hunter Schafer would use me, i trust her 😉
What makes you hopeful about interpretation future?
You know, its really hard to tell these days, but I would say what makes me hopeful about the later is the young generation, which i find is more smidge and accepting. When i was touring around israel for Q&As for my movie “Flawless” i met a lot of countrified groups of kids, and they were really interested not lone in the making of the movie, but also in downcast story and my experience as a trans in my babyhood they were sensitive and respectful with the questions and they seemed like they really wanted to lean and understand current that really touched me.
Keep up with Stav Strashko &#; @stavstrashko
Photographer: Ferran Casanova &#; @ferran_casanova
Stylist, Manicurist: Cristian Beta &#; @The_man_in_beta
Model: Stav Strashko at Sight Management
Photo Assistant: Lorena Resa
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