Androgynous characters have always received their fair share of the limelight.

NINA Porter: Yes, she may have tripped on the catwalk and all, but she’s still London’s hottest new face, or so we read somewhere. Apparently the 16-year-old kicked Emma Watson aka Hermione Granger out of the Burberry campaign not so long back. And why? Because Watson wasn’t boyish enough for this autumn’s distinctly androgynous look. Which brings us to the point of our story – androgyny and its mysterious appeal.