fashion
The Resurgence of the Flapper
Every time I go back to my instincts – my trends-be-damned personal style, my very public political beliefs, my gender-bending accessories and even my tendency to fall for “men’s drinks”* in men’s bars while flirting with too many men – I am newly surprised at how, obviously, I should have been twenty in the twenties. [...]
365Hangers: This is What Real Women Look Like
You may have heard, just a couple of weeks ago, that Lindsay and I are battling to the death to see whose shape is better. …Oh, wait. That’s not true. Firstly, Lindsay and I are sort of the same general shape (hourglass – though mine’s shorter and we are made using totally different kinds of [...]
Down in Old Soho: S Magazine Challenges Androgeny
Until its latest issue, I’d never heard of S Magazine. A few days ago, however, Lindsay alerted me to a photoshoot by Rafael Stahelin, featured in S Magazine’s latest issue, that presses the bounds of androgynous male models to the next level, garbing them in gothic makeup and a combination of men’s and women’s fashions. [...]
Man or Woman? French Connection Questions Gender
Lindsay often makes fun of me. Yes, it’s true. She’s horribly mean. I kid, of course. Lindsay does poke fun sometimes – about as much as I poke fun at myself – and often the subject of the joke is that I always talk about how much I love our differences. “I love that we [...]
Out of the Nest: Fashion, At First, Was a Hiding Place
This is a guest post by Leanne at “A Touch of Bedlam,” a smorgasbord of personal experience and critical analysis, covering topics from gender and culture, to fashion and body image, to writing and productivity. Leanne is a mixed-race, twentysomething, culturequeer girl who divides her time between the States and Hong Kong. I am short, [...]
Season of Swim: What Are You Wearing?
Memorial Day weekend has begun (or, if you’re already on vacation, you may not see this until it’s come and gone) and rather than gallivanting about Folklife with Lindsay and celebrating my birthday with friends, family and copious adult beverages, I’ll be nursing a bad flu bug and making up for the work I’ve missed [...]
Nine West: Nude, Neutral…Not Even Trying?
Nine West, I love you. You fit my feet like some sort of foot-glove, supporting my adorably high arches and keeping me from intense pain eight hours a day. You are pretty, and sassy, and in my price range. So, being that we have this close, healthy relationship, I have to ask: what the hell [...]
Debacle: Bodysnarking = No; Fashion-Snarking = Different?
I love that the term “bodysnarking” was created by women who are finally starting to stand up for themselves, and others. I love the camaraderie and union that I witness in forums and on the street when someone pipes up (especially in public) about how there is injustice towards women’s (& men’s) bodies. “Actually, all [...]
TD’s 15 Top Posts in 2010
2010 is almost gone! That was one big year, am I right? Looking through the last twelve months of posts makes me really honored to have such an amazing, opinionated community of men and women. We want to thank you so much for sticking with us, and hope that you’ll tag along as we take [...]
The Journey of Sex Appeal
Oh, legs. For so long, you have been the icon of sex appeal and the provocative… You never lose the spotlight. From the forbidden ankle to Mae West’s sequin-skimmed knees all the way up to Gwyneth Paltrow’s love for the mini skirt, you rule the world of want to touch. Clara Bow & Gwyneth Paltrow [...]
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