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Marco Marco (source: remezcla.com)

June 6 is Marco Morante’s birthday.

I’m having a difficult time confirming that it is indeed Marco Morante’s birthday. However, it wouldn’t surprise me if it was his birthday because he reminds me of some of the Gemini designers that I truly admire. I always like the goofy ones who look at fashion like they are kids in a candy store (Henry Holland also comes to mind).

The most Gemini-like thing about Marco Morante is his belief that gender roles are something that is defined by the person wearing the clothes rather than the clothes themselves. That’s why I believe that the birthday I’ve discovered is probably correct. This is the designer who recently cast nothing but transgender models for a show.

Gender is a touchy topic for a lot of people, including people who practice astrology. The glyph that represents Mercury, Gemini’s ruling planet…