La Roux is an English synth-pop act formed in 2008 by singer Elly Jackson and record producer Ben Langmaid. The act's debut album La Roux was a critical and commercial success, winning a Grammy Award
La Roux performing in Los Angeles, 2025
Elly Jackson performing at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, 2010
La Roux performing at Bestival in Newport, 2014
La Roux performing at Fabric in London, 2020
Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics. Androgyny may be expressed with regard to gender expression.
La Roux
…born 12 March 1988) is the lead singer, songwriter and sole member of La Roux, formerly a synthpop duo. She is known for her reddish toned hair and androgynous style. Her vocal range is that of a soprano. She was born in London to actors Trudie Goodwin and Kit Jackson, and has an older sister named Jessica…
Louise Brooks exemplified the flapper. Flappers challenged traditional gender roles and had boyish hair cuts and androgynous figures.
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Yves Saint Laurent, the tuxedo suit "Le Smoking", created in 1966
Pop stars Boy George (pictured) and Annie Lennox appeared on the front cover of Smash Hits magazine in December 1983 in identical makeup, followed by the cover of Newsweek in January 1984 to mark a second British Invasion. Music journalist Sue Steward wrote that the Smash Hits cover "begged the question, 'Which one is the boy?'"