Material | Transcending the Noise: An interview with Munroe Bergdorf

  • Rachel Wilson
  • Munroe Bergdorf
MATERIAL MAGAZINE #34 — THE TRANS ISSUE
When she’s not busy turning out looks on the catwalk, Munroe Bergdorf is using her voice to provoke conversation surrounding the issues close to her heart. Her activism covers everything from race relations to trans rights along with a whole gamut of justice-related issues in between. Her politics and passions are blended; she brings her principles with her wherever she goes, whether that’s her runway at début at New York Fashion Week or at the studio for a photoshoot for her latest campaign. As stylish as she is articulate, Bergdorf transcends the norm: she’s carving out a space for greater visibility, not just for trans women and people of colour like herself but also for anyone who has been traditionally overlooked and underrepresented in the media...