Basic Butch Style: The Breakup
Newly single? Read this first.
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Basic Butch Style: The Perfect Coffee Date
I’m a big fan of coffee dates. When I think of my favorite coffee shops, my mind conjures up warmth and texture. Taking inspiration from that feeling, I put together two outfits, paying special attention to texture and flow.
Basic Butch Style: Eight Hour Layover
By making a few careful swaps, you can stay comfortable in what you’re wearing without sacrificing any style points.
Basic Butch Style: A Cheat Sheet to Dressing for Every Holiday Party
Deciding how formal an event will be is something more of an art than a science in 2019, here’s how to mix and match to the find right look for every occasion.
Basic Butch Style: Game Day!
Those of us with a football loving girlfriend, wife, friend, or coworker, know that from September to January — all conversations lead back to the field. Get yourself in the game with a versatile football themed outfit.
Basic Butch Style: What to Wear on a Fall Brewery Trip
Introducing our new series: Basic Butch Style! Showcasing timeless masculine of center classics for every occasion. First up, how to master that rugged brewery aesthetic without looking like you just hiked there.
Find Your Fit: The Late 20s Grandpa Who’s Ready to Feel Hot
“I love classical tailoring but I worry that maybe it comes across as a bit stuffy and boring? I want to convince myself, and ideally other people, that I’m hot and I’ve got a lot to offer.”
Find Your Fit: The Fancy Gay Seeking Dapper Summer Style
“I’ve finally truly embraced myself and the fact that I’m pretty masc-of-center… but I have no warm weather work clothes that fit, and don’t know how to dress in keeping with my dapper MoC self once it warms up.”
The Harassment of Young M.A and Including Black Butches When We Talk About Violence
Jokes that make violence appear innocuous is how we get dead.
Find Your Fit: The Tomboy Femme Breaking Past Polos for Work
I’m a tomboy femme who’s been stuck in boring clothes in the last several years looking to break out of the funk of wearing nothing but work polos and old Navy pixie pants every day. I need a work style that feels more professional and grown up, but still shows off a little flair and queerness.
Find Your Fit: The Office Worker Bored With Basic Slacks
Previously I’ve felt pretty comfortable presenting very femininely but recently started a new corporate job and I am SICK of having to wear the traditional slacks + top combo. That sparked the whole thought process behind reevaluating my wardrobe and since then, I’ve found that I really don’t feel like myself in very many of my clothes.
Three Visits to Victoria’s Secret
“She doesn’t mean to be limiting. She just doesn’t see that the way she feels about her body is not the way that I feel about mine.”
Merry Butchmas: Cozy Holiday Cocktails and the Hot Butch Looks to Sip Them In
Are you wearing a festive yet alluring butch outfit while reclining in front of a fireplace with a delicious wintertime cocktail? Hm. Well, we can help fix that.
Find Your Fit: The Non-binary Queer Ready to Be a Femme Daddy
“A lot of what I’m trying to evoke can be represented in the hosts of The Weakest Link around the world. Powerful take-no-shit femmes in suits, oh my.”
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.
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?”
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.”
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.
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!”
Find Your Fit: The Construction Worker Who Wants Style That’s Practical and Hot
“At the moment I wear jeans and a t-shirt with a pair of boots… but I have to meet big deal bosses/clients and I get the vibe I look too unprofessional.”
Butch Slut
In the pool hall, my sweetheart and a close friend tease me one night: “unimpressive,” “pure luck,” “you aren’t that good.” They were trying to get my ire up so that an hour later when I told them to stare into each other’s eyes as I fucked my sweetheart’s body, I would mean it with a snarky competitive vengeance, I would mean it with power and control, I would be pushed to take what I want.