Androgynous fashion. We have all heard of it, it is everywhere. Designers love it and it has to be said, a man's shirt over opaque leggins and a cincher belt do look great. But what about another close trend: masculine fashion?
Yesterday I bumped into an article on Agyness Deyn and lesbian fashion. I was told that with the affluence of boyish styles around, lesbians were at risk of being robbed of their style.
It is the endless question of clothes and sexuality. Does cropped hair, a waistcoat and a tie make you look gay? It certainly does in a gay club, but how about in a heterosexualised space? Probably not.
Why? Because Agyness Deyn, Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller and the likes would all be dating each other. And so would any other girl who likes waistcoats and baggy jeans.
The author has a point when she says it can be very confusing for the gayday (that amazing radar detecting who's gay and who's not). But what does it mean at large?
Lesbians have their own style (like Punks, Emos and any other self-identified group). And they claim it. But it is worth asking where that style originates from.
For a long time lesbians were believed to be men in wrong bodies. A claim made by psychologists and sexologists a century ago. That was the start of identifying a masculine woman as a lesbian.
Obviously things have changed. So why cling to the idea that masculine fashions belong exclusively to gay girls? True, girl that dress like boys and look like girls are sexy - men as well as lesbians will agree. But I think it is time to put aside the term "lesbian fashion". Because mentalities change, clothes change and sexuality changes.
That lesbians favour the angrogynous style is great, but any girl looks fabulous with an edge to her femininity so let everyone experiment with the other sex's clothes!
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