But Make It Fashion

But Make It Fashion is a collection of essays about our weird bodies and genders and desires and what we choose to put on top of all those things every day.

On Shopping in Public

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LGBT HISTORY

The Queer History of the Shaven Head

Shaven heads on women have challenged and informed ideas of beauty, power and tradition for…

Jennifer Thorp

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Dec 18, 2018
Monday Roundtable: The Style Icons Who Inspired Our Gay Style

“My style icon is Nancy Meyers’ interpretation of a middle-aged white woman after she’s decided…

the team

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Dec 17, 2018
The Care and Keeping of Overalls

A lesser, straighter person might have given up the ghost at this point, but I…

Abigail Armstrong

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Dec 14, 2018
Intervention

I had “dressed” myself before driving drunk to my mother’s home. I had taken a…

m. rose

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Dec 12, 2018
Neither Here Nor There: A BUTCH FEMME Photo Essay

I don’t want to be pigeonholed into a specific category or subject; I want to…

Katie

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Dec 11, 2018
Three Visits to Victoria’s Secret

“She doesn’t mean to be limiting. She just doesn’t see that the way she feels…

Jess

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Dec 10, 2018
AF+

A+ Roundtable: Our First Bras

“Amazingly, neither the training bra nor my actual boobs magically solved my very typical and…

the team

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Dec 10, 2018
Powerful Perception

“I couldn’t help to associate this perception of my ‘powerfulness’ in drag as belittling my…

Marie Lou

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Dec 7, 2018
Hippie Pants Make Me Feel Pretty — and Guilty

“I wear Spiritual Awakening Pants, because I look good in them and sometimes I crave…

bee

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Dec 6, 2018
I Still Don’t Look Like Myself

“I can’t be a woman without the right clothes. I’ve been on HRT a year…

Jacqueline

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Dec 5, 2018
Untouchable

“The boots fit. They fit in every way I had never known that other clothing…

Ally

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Dec 4, 2018
QUEER FASHION

Monday Roundtable: The Jewelry We Wear Every Day

“My favorite thing in the world is when people ask if it’s a mood ring…

the team

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Dec 3, 2018
In Defense of Dyke Style

“It took me 14 years to recognize with certainty that I was a dyke. I…

Kamala Puligandla

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Nov 30, 2018
Is She a Lesbian or Just From the Midwest?

Midwestern lesbian fashion — flannel, Birkenstocks, baseball caps — is ignored at best and looked…

Molly Priddy

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Nov 29, 2018
The Way in Which I Design Myself

“I was once a dancer, a synchronized swimmer, I played acrobat on thick, moss covered…

Tara

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Nov 28, 2018
Ode to My White Tees: A Gay Staple

“The guy I had a crush on made the shirt, and I hoped that the…

Clover

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Nov 27, 2018
FIRST PERSON

How I Learned to Tie a Tie Without My Dad

Perhaps he would have loved me enough. I’ll never know, and my eschatology doesn’t include…

Adrian

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Nov 26, 2018
Monday Roundtable: Still Holding On

We’ve packed and unpacked these items through several apartments, hung them up with care, and…

the team

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Nov 26, 2018
The Loneliness of Being Fat at Camp

“I shower. Get dressed. Read or listen to music until my hair is mostly dry…

Allison

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Nov 21, 2018

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