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Issues 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 so I can say yes.”

the team December 3, 2018 37 Comments
Queer Fashion

Holigay Gift Guide: Seasonal Butch Accessories For Staying Warm, Looking Hot

Some of you might be here because the weather changed and you need warm things, some of you are like me and can’t wait to buy shit for every season, and some of you just want to look cute and don’t know where to start.

M November 29, 2018 12 Comments
Culture Hair

The Bisexual Bob: A Bold Haircut for a Beautiful Future

Since 2016, the bisexual bob has been taking the bisexual world by storm. But where did this alternative lifestyle haircut begin? And where, pray tell, is it going?

Riese November 27, 2018 67 Comments
Queer Fashion

Find Your Fit: The Former Pinup Moving to Minimalism

“I want to be SEEN by that hot dyke in the bus, ya know? And also to feel at home in this fat, queer body that I haven’t felt good about for too long and that I love now but don’t know how to show off?”

M November 20, 2018 12 Comments
Issues Queer Fashion

Monday Roundtable: The First Queer People Who Pinged Our Gaydars With Their Style

“I’d actually never even seen a woman in a blazer before. Like a men’s cut blazer. It really was like Fun Home. Inside I really did feel like I KNOW YOU!”

the team November 19, 2018 25 Comments
Issues Queer Fashion

Nancy Meyers But Make It Gay: Wearing a Chunky Beach Sweater When Your Life Is Falling Apart

Sometimes you just have to let out your inner Connecticut divorcée on a beach.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 13, 2018 25 Comments
Hair

86 Truly Innovative Ways You Gays Described Your Haircuts

“Occasionally I wake up looking like a teen heartthrob on the cover of Tiger Beat circa 1997, like a Home Improvement-era Jonathan Taylor Thomas”

Riese November 12, 2018 31 Comments
Hair Issues

Monday Roundtable: Our Worst Haircuts

“I’m adult and I’ve never cried over a haircut before and I don’t usually call my mom when I’m sad or frustrated or mad. She asked to see a photo of it. I sent her one and she asked me if the man hated queers, because this was clearly a hate crime.”

the team November 12, 2018 60 Comments
Beauty Issues

Yup, A Lot Of Us Are Hairy Dykes After All

It’s true that queer women and non-binary people are more likely to let their body hair grow than straight cis women are — but a lot of us still take it off.

Riese November 8, 2018 29 Comments
Queer Fashion

Find Your Fit: The Edgy Lesbian Who’s “Femme, Not Frail”

“I’m a psych major with a love for writing poetry and making traditionally masculine and also lesbian things — style or otherwise — edgy and feminine. One of my many mottos is “femme ain’t frail” and I would hope the way I present represents that.”

M November 6, 2018 12 Comments
Issues Queer Fashion

Monday Roundtable: The Lesbian Style Clichés We’ll Never Give Up

“One time my coworker asked if I could dress any dykier and you know what? I don’t know. It’s pretty gay.”

the team November 5, 2018 74 Comments
Beauty Holigays

VIDEO : Make Me Feel with This Janelle Monáe-Inspired Halloween Look

Can you believe it’s already Halloween?! Check out this RAD last minute makeup look inspired by Janelle Monae’s “Make Me Feel” video!

Kaylah Cupcake October 30, 2018 2 Comments
Queer Fashion

Find Your Fit: The Accountant Who Wants to Accessorize

“I can’t stand wearing high heels, and I have no idea how to accessorize — but I want to get out of my comfort zone a bit.”

M October 23, 2018 6 Comments
Queer Fashion

PHOTOESSAY: All The Queers Were Equally Hot at Los Angeles’ First “Equality Fashion Week”

Los Angeles’ first “Equality Fashion Week” featured incredible queer and trans designers on the rooftop of a fancy hotel and we had fun!

Riese October 9, 2018 9 Comments
Queer Fashion

Find Your Fit: The Non-Binary Student Ready to Evolve Past Jeans & T-Shirts

I’m a Taurus sun, Sagittarius moon non-binary person from France, who recently discovered that they feel much more at home in the men’s section of the stores.

M October 9, 2018 13 Comments
Queer Fashion Straddleverse

Call for Submissions: But Make It Fashion

Submissions are now open for our next quarterly theme issue: But Make It Fashion.

The Editors October 4, 2018 10 Comments
Lesbian Weddings Queer Fashion

La Boda Jota #3: What’s a Fat Tomboy Femme to Wear on Her Wedding Day?

The first question people asked me when I got engaged was what I was going to wear to the wedding. My impulse reaction was to blurt out, “how the fuck should I know?”

Yvonne September 26, 2018 21 Comments
Queer Fashion

Find Your Fit: The Lesbian Robot Who Needs Class, not Formality

“Until recently I’ve lived in boot-cut blue jeans and snarky t-shirts, and my usual fall/winter wardrobe is that plus a flannel and tennis shoes. I’d like to class it up a little bit without having to take ages to get dressed in the morning, but somehow long-sleeve button-fronts just seem so formal!”

M September 25, 2018 12 Comments
Queer Fashion

An Ode to Fat Tomboy Femmes: Effortlessly Cool Plus-Size Outfits

I’m still defining “tomboy femme” style for myself but it gets exponentially harder to find inspiration when all I see is fashion for white, thin bodies. I’m a fat tomboy femme of color and I deserve cute outfits!

Yvonne September 24, 2018 26 Comments
Beauty

VIDEO: Easy Breezy No-Makeup Makeup with Noto Botanics

This no-makeup look is actually super minimalist — who has time for fifteen products designed to make you look like you aren’t wearing any? With multi-use stain sticks that work for a range of skin tones and concealer, you’re looking amazing and natural in just a few minutes.

Kaylah Cupcake September 19, 2018 3 Comments
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