{"id":15415,"date":"2012-10-09T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T15:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/pistorius-a-fashion-frontrunner\/"},"modified":"2012-10-09T17:42:02","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T15:42:02","slug":"pistorius-a-fashion-frontrunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pistorius-a-fashion-frontrunner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistorius a fashion frontrunner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oscar Pistorius on the cover of the latest GQ Style magazine.<\/p>\n

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Fresh from his extraordinary performances and starring roles at the Olympic Games and Paralympics, Oscar Pistorius has been photographed exclusively for GQ Style magazine. <\/p>\n

As GQ\u2019s reigning Best Dressed Man of the Year, Pistorius is known to break barriers in both sport and fashion \u2013 as well as set new frontiers for those living with disabilities. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s a national treasure, says journalist Jason Alexander Basson, who interviewed Pistorius for the magazine, and a symbol of the struggle for freedom, not only from the challenges associated with being a bilateral amputee, but also from popular misconceptions that depict disability as an ugly or \u201calien\u201d condition. <\/p>\n

In Pistorius\u2019s opinion, we need to create societies in which the facts are dealt with rather than being treated as elephants in the room. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t need to hide or sugar-coat disability, because it\u2019s nothing to be ashamed of,\u201d he tells GQ Style. \u201cThose living with a disability don\u2019t want to be pitied or treated any differently. The only way to overcome our ingrained cultural stigmas is to communicate about them.\u201d <\/p>\n

The magazine quotes Pistorius\u2019s views on fashion as being a powerful psychological mechanism with the potential to rebrand disability in the media. <\/p>\n

\u201cFashion evokes emotion. It also serves as a visual insight into another person. You can tell what mood they\u2019re in \u2013 not only by what they\u2019re wearing, but by the way in which they wear it.\u201d <\/p>\n

The interview and images of Pistorius appear in the new edition of GQ Style, that went on sale from Monday. <\/p>\n

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