Looking for a suit that subverts gender norms? A number of businesses now cater to "butch lesbians, transgender men, the androgynous and tomboys — underserved customers who might call themselves 'masculine of center,'" according to the New York Times.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how vintage style dressing is perceived. And I've found myself being given the chivalrous treatment by men while dressed this way - doors are opened for me and elevator buttons are pressed.
One brave woman strikes a blow against the most absurd phrase of our time: "The bikini body is not supposed to be naturally occurring...it is a quasi-religious state of myth and artifice to which only the truly virtuous can aspire:"
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With the rise in same-sex marriage - with a new wedding mag, less! - comes a rise in the question: Where to buy a suit?
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Welcome To Ashro, where a lady dresses like a lady and there is no such thing as too matchy-matchy.
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The Washington Post's Robin Givhan is rather disappointed in Judge Sonia Sotomayor's latest sartorial decisions, deeming her choice of professional attire at last week's historic confirmation hearings not nearly feminine enough. What?
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