Ad pic--is this a guy or a girl?

[hyphenate]

Is this ad model a feminine looking man, or a rough looking woman? Perhaps I'm asking the wrong question entirely?

Yes, I know it really doesn't matter in the larger question, but for my personal curiosity, I'd like to know.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I'd say this is a guy, my dear hyphenate...

The masculine lines in the face, and the biggie is the Adam's apple.

[hyphenate]

26. Hi, Peggy!

I found out it's actually a woman! And she's only 15.

I think she has that same kind of thin face and throat as Ann Coulter. She's too thin, regardless!

[Angry Dragon]

2. Woman

[hyphenate]

27. Yep

I do think, though, a 15 year old isn't fully mature. I'd like to see what she looks like 10 years from now to see if she's still modeling.

[OriginalGeek]

3. All I know for sure

is that is a hideous print.

[limpyhobbler]

4. In my opinion that is a dude.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I don't know. I can see physical traits that I associate with both sexes represented.

This person is fairly androgynous.

[HopeHoops]

6. Troglodite.

[RiffRandell]

7. I think it might be this guy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrej_Pejic

I recently read an article about him. He's an Australian model.

I could be wrong, though.

[Myrina]

9. +10

You are correct.

[LisaL]

21. Nope, that's not him although there is a resemblance.

[Duer 157099]

13. So that's what the kids are calling it these day?

"Scouted" - ok, noted.

from that link:

It has been reported that he was scouted just before his 17th birthday whilst working at McDonald's, but he has also stated he was scouted at a swimming pool whilst still in high school in Melbourne, Australia as well as being scouted while working in a corn field.

[LisaL]

20. No, that's not him.

[cyberswede]

8. Check the website

http://www.balenciaga.com/en_US/collections/looks/FallWinter-12-13

There are other photos there.

...and those are some fugly clothes!

[hyphenate]

10. Yes, those fashions are probably in the thousands of dollars

and I would rather take a raggedly old tee-shirt and jeans and put them on!

It's very difficult on some of those pics to figure out whether they're men or woman for the most part--there are a couple to define, but sheesh, I guess we're back to a fashion sense in some ways comparable to the 60s and their sexually ambiguity.

Having the other hint above about the Australian/Bosnian model makes sense, though, for those of us used to actual figures for models!

Thanks for your help.

[Tikki]

11. She is a woman and she is beautiful....

Tikki

[WhoIsNumberNone]

12. based on the clothes I was going to say a butch looking woman-

But now I think I'm detecting a hint of 5 O'clock shadow...

[hifiguy]

14. Austin Powers sez

[GoneOffShore]

15. Woman

[marzipanni]

16. If you google images of Andrej Pejic

you'll see a young man who has a much softer, more feminine look than this model.

This photo is more masculine than most of his on the page-
http://flic.kr/p/8Cu5M6

I think both young men are Russian or Eastern European.

[Major Nikon]

17. Yes

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. ~

[RedCloud]

19. Both. Some species can genders often. I guess humans finally can too!

That way the ladies can go in the men's room and micturate in the porcelain receptacle.

[applegrove]

22. There is another ad campaign in the front of vanity fair that has a guy modeling girls

clothing. Just goes to show you how far modeling has gone: with preteen girl models with boyish bodies evolving into boy models with boyish bodies. Now women will have to redouble their efforts to diet and get rid of all that female shape.

[RiffRandell]

23. Actually I think she's this girl.

Juliane Gruner

http://nymag.com/fashion/models/jgruner/julianegruner/

[LisaL]

24. Agree. It's her.

Female.

[hyphenate]

25. Someone else found her for me

She is a 15 year old named Juliane Gruner.

It's interesting--her features are very masculine to me, which is why I wasn't sure whether it was a male or a female. And that other male model does resemble her. I'm afraid I don't understand the whole world of modeling and fashion.

http://www.nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/12/balenciagas-spring-campaign.html

[Doc Holliday]

28. The answer is obviously

"Yes."