Countess Markievicz, 19th century Irish revolutionary, dispensing eternally relevant fashion advice.  (via partywitch)

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rappinpicard:

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signal boost!!

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Step one: bright orange shorts (target, size 17, $25)

Step two: generic black tank top

Step three: attack thrift store shirt with scissors

Step four: pretend it’s summer even though it’s 45 degrees out

quee-rrr:

Part Two

The Finished Product:

The Visible Binder: Violet-Armour Edition, intends to interrogate the notion of ‘passing’ gendered identities. Acts of ‘gender-bending’, ‘gender-crossing’ and drag, as well as expressions of trans identities, are often measured by the subjects ability to successfully ‘pass’ as one gender identity. ‘Passing’ refers to one’s ability to present, and be accepted as, a male or female. 
    Binding can be empowering, comforting, sexy, political, necessary, revolutionary, rebellious or exhilarating. However, social pressures to ‘pass’ often result in binder invisibility. The culturally intelligible body, is one that successfully embodies the characteristics of only one of the socially constructed sex/gender categories. Therefore, there are many reasons why one would conceal binding and all of these reasons should be considered valid. For instance, it is not always safe to expose binding due to violence and discrimination. Some individuals do not want to expose their binders because they do not identify with parts of their bodies; in this case binding can be a crucial aid to gender expression. Binding can be used as a tool of resistance against sex/gender categories, however many individuals still feel pressure to conceal binding due to social acceptance and safety.
    Many individuals do not identify within a singular sex/gender identity. Some people sit in-between, or far beyond the categories of male/female, mtf/ftm or trans man/ trans woman. These identities should be considered crucial in the writing and reading of sex/gender discourses. For this reason, I made The Visible Binder; it was designed to be exposed. Combining the binder with fashion trends, generates new meanings about binding. The inspiration for design was derived from punk gear, biker fashions and 80’s glam-rock. These trends represent my own fashion interests and hold potential for interrogating culturally acceptable forms of gendered dress. For instance, punk attire has been attached to non-conformity, which can be understood as acts of resistance against government, dress, gender and social expectations.
    The Visible Binder enables me to achieve the contouring effects of binding without commitment to conform to a singular gender identity. When I am wearing The Visible Binder, I am refusing to hide my differences, my desires, my expressions and my identities. The Visible Binder is my punk-armour, and I wear it to fight the gender police. The Visible Binder is my political weapon, challenging institutional ideologies of personhood in this society. The Visible Binder is my act of resistance, scribbling lines all over those little boxes, marked F and M. My studded, violet-blue, binder is feminine, masculine and everything in-between and outside the lines.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96135811/the-visible-binder-violet-armour-edition

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lanthir:

detectivepunchymchitsthings:

Day 15: What is your biggest Femme win?

I think I’m almost as proud of the photography as Ian is of the outfit. 

pussylequeer:

Vogue Germany by Daniele + Iango, April 2012

inthethickofit:

I want to pause for a minute and talk about queerness and clothing.

I want to talk about how often when folks talk about gender neutral clothing they’re talking about clothing that is traditionally seen as male clothing.  

I want to talk about how despite best efforts, masculinity and trans masculinity are still given great honor in queer spaces and that many things feminine and femme are given the stink-eye. 

Last night I was reminded of all of this when I was pointed to “Unbinding Binaries: A Panel Discussion on Clothing and Gender Identity” I was absolutely stoked by the topic and it’s being hosted by WORN journal, a favorite of mine.  But then I started reading more about who was on the panel and reading the critiques of the panel and it made me realize that there really is still such an emphasis placed on trans masculine folks who dress in a style that skews male (there are a number of problematic things with the panel - see the fb wall for some good discussion on the matter). 

To me, being Femme means a lot of things.  But it is especially a big glittery fist to the internalized misogyny in the queer community.  I explore Femme with the use of clothing and style but also by intentionally speaking about the role of femme and femininity within my community.  I specifically seek out other femme identified people to grow the community so we can make our presence.

All this being said, I’m excited by the amount of style I’m seeing in the local community - it’s the reason I’m writing about queer style (in all its facets) for The Qu and it’s the reason why I absolutely love having a fashion blog.

Femme Identified folks!!!  If you’d like to be a part of a photo collage I’m making for this blog - send me a photo of you in your favorite outfit by 3/15/12.  inthethickofitfashion @ gmail . com  

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lauramcphee:

For Anne Brigman, Wherever You Are (Dave Ward)

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rennish:

This is what Ian and I did today. 

Today, your instructors played with baby animals, and looked fabulous while doing so. (Is that earring on Ian fantastic or what?)

Good morning, everyone! I’m your comically scatterbrained professor, Ian, and here’s what I’m wearing today.

My outfit, too, is entirely thrifted, save for the jewelry. The earrings are from Target and Hot Topic, and the rings, which you can’t see, are from everywhere, basically. Though I do occasionally skulk my way through shopping malls, you’re much more likely to find me the nearest Good Will. Pretty much constantly. Aside from the cheapness factor, there’s the fact that thrift stores are much more interesting than department stores, and much more likely to provide something unique.

Yes, like a fabulous tiger stripe cardigan. Which is awesome, if, like me, you’re aiming to look like a superfag.

Anyway, fashion. I’m very into fashion for someone who doesn’t follow it at all. Let’s put that another way: I’m very into anti-fashion. I don’t really care what’s “in”, and I usually actively avoid it. But I do care about putting together totally rad outfits for myself and anyone who will hold still long enough to let me dress them. I’m also intrigued by the way fashion can be used to manipulate how we are perceived, particularly where it comes to reflecting sexual orientation or gender identity via the right trousers fit.

So this blog is an introduction to queer fashion for both you, the reader, and for us. Isn’t that exciting?

In conclusion, I’m Ian, 21, gay trans man, sometimes femme, sometimes dapper, often hipster, and I’m sorry to say I’ll be the one steering this thing. Hang on tight!