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I love men’s pants. I basically wear nothing else – except for dress pants. For some reason, men’s dress pants don’t usually fit me right. On the other hand, I’ve got like 4 pairs of women’s dress pants from Old Navy and they all fit me great. The best part about these? They’re on sale.
$17.99 from Old Navy
This watch made me go “ooooh.” Actually, basically all of the Zeno watches made me go “ooh.” It’s a bit pricey, but you don’t want one of those cheap watches that LOSES a second every few years. That’s right – the watch you’re wearing right now may just up and misplace a second of your life. Are you gonna take that?
$375 from Amazon
Here are some shoes with history. They were introduced by Asics in ‘66 and worn at the Olympic games in ‘68 (no, not this exact pair. That’s just gross). So if you buy these, you can try to impress all of your friends with your knowledge of fashion history, at least until they call you an Asics fanboi and walk away rolling their eyes. At least you’ll be left with a neat pair of shoes.
$84 from Zappos
Ok, so it’s not really an item of clothing, although I suppose it could be an accessory. It’s so useful, though, that I couldn’t leave it out. I loved my titanium spork until it managed to disappear somewhere in the depths of my car, never to be seen again by mortal eyes. Every time I eat a cup-o-noodles, though, I miss it.
$8.95 from REI
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No, they’re not really coated in candy. They are, in fact, covered in candy script, which is almost as good and less harmful if you’ve got diabetes. Yes, I know, I’m a sucker for neat typography.
$40 from Veer
I think this wallet’s particularly neat because the lampposts look almost organic and plant-like. Plus it’s made in Portland, OR, so you know it’s already got an extra shot of the gay.
$48 from ELSEWARES
Docs have been a staple in the lesbian wardrobe for years, but who says they have to be boots? These aren’t dress shoes per se, but I would probably wear them to fairly formal events. Granted, I wore sneakers to my office Christmas party …
$84.95 from Shoe Mania
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Along with this blog, I’m now the butch style writer or somesuch for Lesbiatopia. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a pretty awesome site with some great articles. Even more great articles, obviously, since I’m writing for them now.
My first post is on changes in lesbian fashion over the years.
I think we’re all painfully aware of the flannel-and-hairy-legs image that persists in our culture even to this day. Well, luckily we’ve since learned how to dress ourselves without looking like we just went on a drunken shopping spree at Salvation Army…
I’ve chosen some of the good old lesbian stereotypes and the new ones that they’re being replaced with.
I just found this brand – English Laundry – and I’m pretty much in love with all of their shirts. They have really interesting patterns and cool silk screens or embroidery. This particular one has a nice textured front with some sort of mandala, and it looks great with jeans.
$49.99 from Overstock.com
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Old is the new black, right? Well, most people are going for styles from the 80s, or the 60s, but I thought I’d take a trip a little further back. This is Radclyffe Hall, lesbian icon from the early 1900s.
Radclyffe Hall, born Marguerite and nicknamed John, was born in 1880. As far as I can tell, she spent her life writing and chasing women. Most of her books feature lesbians, including her most famous work, The Well of Lonliness. Although her clothing looks really masculine from our point of view, it turns out that it wasn’t really for the time. It is, however, very stylish.
In this first one, we’ve got a hat (which we all know are totally in) – specifically a beret. She’s also got nice suit on, and it looks like she’s got a pretty cute haircut.
How distinguished does she look here? Lovely suit and bow tie, and a pair of glasses held thoughtfully. Her posture and confidence actually remind me a lot of James Dean.
This is Radclyffe with her lover Una Trowbridge. In this photo she wears a classic smoking jacket with a skirt. This is an interesting combination and one that was rather unusual (and still is, for that matter).
