Philipp Plein knows just how to earn a little extra attention. The German designer first hit our radar after casting Lindsay Lohan in his Spring 2012 ad campaign and sticking "Gossip Girl" star Ed Westwick on his Spring/Summer 2013 menswear runway .

In his latest show in Milan, he cast model Lea T. , one of the most famous transsexual strutters, to walk the runway. Lea is one of our fave faces in the industry -- kudos to Plein for casting a wide net when stacking his model roster!

Lea T. has already walked plenty of runways, including a swimsuit show during Brazil's Fashion Week and a spin on Alexandre Herchcovitch's catwalk . But this time around, Plein made things more interesting: he handed Lea T. a cigarette la Kate Moss in Louis Vuitton , adding some drama to the traditional runway walk.

Do cigarettes belong on Fashion Week runways? Debatable. But Lea T., who underwent gender reassignment surgery last year , sure does -- girl looks fierce walking for Philipp Plein. Fingers crossed she shows up at the Paris Fashion Week shows...

Check out the Italian-born model killing it at Milan Fashion Week.

(Via Fashionista)

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