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Reece King

Blurring the binary is one of the joys of the job for model and influencer Reece King. “I love it,” says the pusher of envelopes and challenger of masculine norms. “I didn’t have the language for it when I was younger so it’s interesting to go from constantly being told that what I’m naturally doing isn’t acceptable or isn’t seen as understandable to now not having to be just one thing.”

He’s done photoshoots in a pair of high heels and a thong. In Hackney. Outdoors. And he’s attended events and fashion shows in clean-cut suits. Not being “just one thing” is the MO of a man who has modelled for Prada, GAP, Superdry, Viktor & Rolf and Topman and has been hailed as a rising star by Kurt Geiger. He also pens poetry and keeps it real by using his Instagram platform (which currently attracts more than half a million followers) to talk about self-care and self-love.

“I most enjoy when I get to mix all these elements that people have divided,” says the 25-year-old chameleon who won’t be boxed-in or pigeonholed. “That’s like my natural personality - different

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