girls in guy's garb

[herringbonekid]

i used to work in a vintage clothing shop. this crop-haired girl sometimes came in. she didn't even look at the women's clothes. she went straight to the men's section and would buy trousers, shirts and sweaters. she had good taste too. and no, she wasn't fat and ugly. she was exquisitely pretty. and somehow the male clothing only accentuated that.

[Baron Kurtz]

Bob ...



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[Lauren]

Black Adder!

The second look down is one of my favorites ever. I wore something very similar on the Queen Mary.

[Daisy Buchanan]

I believe that Katherine Hepburn, quite an exquisite woman, had clothing that was based on mens suits. As seen in "The Aviator", Hepburn's character played by Kate Blanchett, wore a few outfits that were modeled after mens suits. Her golf outfit for example, although velvet, was modled more like a mans suit than a woman's play outfit. Unfortunatley her outfits and love of sport lead to some rumors about her, that have been disproved. In all the pictures I have seen of her dressed like this she still looked amazing. If a woman carries herself like a woman, she can wear anything and still look beautiful (well, this probably might not apply to some of the not so beautiful modern styles).

[herringbonekid]

i agree entirely Daisy.
in 30s sears catalogues they even called certain styles 'man-tailored'.

[Marc Chevalier]

In 1920s Paris, the "garconne" look was very popular for women. So was lesbianism. Coincidence?

[herringbonekid]

i think the flapper look was considered boyish compared to what had gone before. it was hardly masculine, especially by today's standards. if you're suggesting that every woman who had her hair bobbed or wore the latest mannish suit was a lesbian then i think you've got quite an imagination.

[Daisy Buchanan]

OK, this might be a very far stretch, but the 19th ammendment, the woman's right to vote passed in 1920. Although it began in the mid 1800's, in the early part of the 20th century, the women's sufferage movement was really trying to take a stand. As we know, clothes often reflect the times. I have seen the clothing catalogs from the 20's and 30's and a lot of them feature "mens tailored suits" for woman. I wonder if this new styling, along with more and more woman wearing pants, was a reflection of these women's fight. Unfortunately woman were often criticized for dressing like men, called lesbians. Once again, Katherine Hepburn is a good example, even though she presented herself as a feminine starlett!

[Quigley Brown]

...but a guy wearing women's clothes is a weirdo.

[Baron Kurtz]

Lookin' mighty fine, Quigley

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