Comments on: The Freezing Femme Does Holigay Hotness

By: Adi

Adi — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:31:53 +0000

I’d also like to put in there, buy consciously. Be aware that you may be supporting anti-equality conservatives through clothes bought in stores like Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters. H&M is a pretty ethical modern store, as is American Apparel, but think about buying local too! <3

By: raptor

raptor — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:36:40 +0000

have you ever seen the gentlemen of bacongo and the sapeurs subculture?

http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/gentlemen-of-ba.php

pretty fantastic dapper inspiration! people sacrifice practicality for fashion in almost every society and community across the globe yo (not that it’s a rule of thumb, but I mean), there are pretty amazing subcultures and fashions happening everywhere that we just don’t know about cause we aren’t openly exposed to it.

clothing is one of the simplest ways to express yourself and people in lots of places take advantage of that, I feel like fashion vs practicality is a pretty average life problem that is not limited to developed countries.

By: Kiyo can't log in

Kiyo can't log in — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:19:04 +0000

I understand how that phrase bothers you, but I don’t think she meant it in the way that you thought she meant it. I think what she was saying was that in our society (not that we’re necessarily first-world) we tend to sacrifice our bodily protection from the elements for the sake of purely aesthetic means (aka FASHION). Whereas in other, more practical societies, people are less concerned with how they look and more concerned with whatever gets the job done. Hence how she was lamenting the fact that she needs to layer jeans under her dress just to be warm enough on the way there (only to take the jeans off when she gets there.)

By: Electric Lady

Electric Lady — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:39:28 +0000

I don’t understand the femme style/ hetero/ boi style thing. I didn’t even know there could even be a hetero style. ?? lol I mean I get what constitutes as femme, butch/boi, but I’ve always felt like it was for the sake of additional categories. I’m queer, and I honestly never really put much thought into this when it comes to fashion. I just wear what I like because it comes natural to me, and makes me feel good. It just so happens to be feminine, so I get thrown a label. I’ve always recognized things as simply feminine and masculine, meaning I think feminine can be for anyone regardless of sex or orientation. Someone looking at me, my personal belongs, my room etc would classify me as somewhat femme, but I feel like “femme” is just an additional label for me to tack onto myself. I see most people in the gay community embracing the various femme-butch labels and accepting it as a style, but I feel kinda isolated for not catching on. Additional labels have always made things cluttered for me, and the older I get, the worse it seems to get for me.

By: raptor

raptor — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 05:32:01 +0000

I am super into maxi dresses and skirts, especially tighter ones that hug your legs all the way down. They’re super warm too! The way mittens are warmer than gloves, a stretchy tighter dress is going to be warmer than pants.

By: raptor

raptor — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 05:24:48 +0000

Noo, no more first world problems. I think it’s trying to say something like, ‘trivial problems’ but it’s short and literal and all it does is propagate that people in third world countries-what? don’t get cold in winter? are so consumed by what they lack or the general chaos that reigns ‘the third world’ (which is an antiquated term anyways) that we boast our privilege over theirs facetiously? It’s totally unnecessary and is a way we purposely alienate ourselves from those in developing countries and I am just so done with this meme yo.

(sorry L I don’t mean to just go off on you, but this meme just gets my goat or whatevskys that idiom is).

By: dizzy

dizzy — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:47:19 +0000

shearling boots are a great tip

By: dizzy

dizzy — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:45:44 +0000

yes!! those H&M ones saved my life! I also have seamless thermals so I layered when it got real cold.

By: Naimah

Naimah — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:40:28 +0000

There is very little that is as fun/exciting/interesting as being fashionably winter. Though I hate hate hate being cold, I do love excuses to adorably layer. A catch 22

By: Brooke.

Brooke. — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:37:58 +0000

I want this for you too.

By: Grace

Grace — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 06:22:59 +0000

“one of those cardigans with The Fancy Buttons your mother keeps buying you”

I think we have the same mom???

By: Leila

Leila — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:25:53 +0000

like the legwarmers-peeking-out-of-the-top-of-the-boot trend but with socks? would be a cute idea but all of my socks that aren’t ankle socks are ones that my dad gave me so…