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Fashion on the Fence: 5 Fads I Can't Make Up My Mind About

8/9/2012

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As you know, I've usually got tons of butch fashion opinions that I'm all too eager to share.  But today I'm airing my uncertainties: I'm sharing five fashion trends that I just can't decide about.  What do you think about these?  Hot or not?  Feel free to vote, comment, etc. 
#1: Dyke-friendly jumper
I'm not the only one following Alicia Hardesty on Project Runway, right?  She's worn the jumper a few times, and it may be part of her new line.

Why I love it: It looks very comfy and I love anything that will make tomboy fashion more chic.

Why I hate it: Alicia is 5 ft 8 and weighs 130.  What will we look like in it if we're short and/or non-skinny?  Plus, a "jumper?!"  Flashbacks to third grade.  Hmm.
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#2: Knit ties
Knit ties have been trendy for a few years now, and are still going strong.  They started out unpretentious and hipstery, but have made their way into the broader fashion world.

Why I love knit ties: They're kind of vintage.  (And I like vintage...  usually.)   They also come in a variety of  great knits and color patterns.

Why I hate them: They usually end straight across rather than coming to a point, which sort of makes it look like you're wearing an unfringed scarf that somebody made you in home ec class.
#3: Fingerless gloves
Fingerless gloves are like little sweater vests for your hands!  Providing warmth where it counts the most, plus allowing freedom of movement.  (And we all know how much I love sweater vests.)

Why I love fingerless gloves: (1) They're half badass and half dorky.  (2) I can wear them when it's chilly but I want to sit outside and work on my laptop.  (3) I hate the lack of manual dexterity that comes with regular gloves.

Why I hate them: Well...  admittedly, I don't.  But it's hard to pretend that they're stylish, high-fashion items.
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#4: Scrunchie ties
These still aren't too widespread, though I seem to be seeing them more and more.  Yes, they are like the hair scrunchies of yore...  except that they're neckties.

Why I love scrunchie ties: Though I probably wouldn't wear them myself, these could provide a nice look for a soft butch who wants a twist on typical menswear for a formal event.  Can't you see Ellen wearing a scrunchie tie?

Why I hate them: It's a tie made of a freakin' scrunchie.  Do we really need to revisit that particular aspect of the 1980s?
#5: Men's pendant necklaces
These usually come on a black cord or a silver chain.  Popular pendants include sharks' teeth, crosses, skulls, and dog tags. 

Why I love them: Most necklaces are too feminine for me.  This kind looks strong, matches a lot of my casual wardrobe, and is, well, butch.  Plus, jewelry for men is gaining popularity again--and as usual, we butches get more fashion leeway than men do.

Why I hate them: Let's face it: there's something a little 1990s-frat-boy-meets-surfer about them.
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What fashion trends are you on the fence about, dear readers?  Any guilty fashion pleasures you'd only admit in an anonymous comment?
14 Comments
Arwyn
8/9/2012 04:43:50 pm

Phew. I haven't seen this stuff yet but it's making me feel better about some of the awful shit the lezzies are rockin' in San Francisco.

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Butch Wonders link
8/9/2012 05:56:05 pm

Ooo, like what?? Do tell...

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effi link
8/9/2012 10:25:01 pm

I think all of them look really good on women, but the necklaces have to be the right type of ones I think. A women was wearing one yesterday and she looked like someone from 'Saved by the bell'. Good post :)

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Jen
8/10/2012 12:23:54 am

Is calling the one-peice outfit a "jumper" an American thing? In Canada that would be a jumpsuit. A jumper here is more like the dress worn by the mom and girls of that family in the US south with 19 children--def. not dykey!
(e.g. http://allabout-style.blogspot.ca/2008/06/jumper-dress.html).

Or jumper here ref. to a sweater by either an Irish or British person (okay) or by someone affecting Irish/Britishisms (less okay) as in this song :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-dl9KTYAVk

I think that a mechanic or parachute style jumpsuit might be a butchy style, but a google image search of "jumpsuit" shows that that is not what's on the market!

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Jen
8/10/2012 12:26:31 am

An edit/addition: the mechanic style jumper reminds me of Jo from "Facts of Life"; definitely butchy! But, requires a daring personality to pull it off unless you are actually fixing a car...

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Marie
8/10/2012 02:56:02 am

Yes..in the states..its called a jumpsuit. A jumper is a dress.

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tendergender link
8/10/2012 02:49:10 am

LOL! Used to own that very same tree-of-life pendant! Totally frat-boy/surfer/stonerboi look.

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marie
8/10/2012 02:57:42 am

I havnt seen a scrunchie tie. But I like it in this picture. I guess it would depend on the material.

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JD
8/10/2012 01:39:54 pm

I just bought the last pendant at Amazon. I'm 43 and finally embracing my butch self. I'm Jewish and like the tree of life symbol.

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Keni
8/11/2012 04:53:14 am

43 years to finally embrace your butch self. That's awesome. Wish we could hear your whole story. And I bet you're rockin' it.

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JD
8/11/2012 06:22:04 am

Thanks! I'm trying to rock it. I'm at the beginning of changing/updating the wardrobe so it's going to take some time, but at least it will be fun. Yes. Clothes shopping will actually be fun. I think hell just froze over.

It's been a long, hard road, but I can finally breathe. I'm glad I found this site. Many things finally went "click" along with long talks with a friend of mine. It's great to discover that so many other women feel as I do about the clothes and feeling like you're in drag (for want of a better term.)

I'm hoping that since I feel better about what I wear and that I feel better because I have accepted not only the lesbian part of me, but the butch aspect of that, that I will present myself with more confidence etc.

Kali
8/10/2012 07:08:09 pm

I realise it could very well be heresy to mention this... but I'm not 100% sold on the necktie butch thing. I don't know if its because I'm across the pond and we just don't wear that here or because I live someplace that isn't London and we just don't wear them out in the country, but I've never seen ANY other butches out and about wearing one, not even at Pride. I don't know, I do like them but I wore a tie on my last date and she laughed her ass off then didn't return my calls. I'm not just gonna blame the tie for that, but I don't think it helped.

Also, ditto the jumper thing. Over here "jumper"="sweater" so I got confused and thought you were talking about a zip through sweater, which is (to my mind) pretty uncool. But the jumper/jumpsuit thing, I figure its the sort of thing that looks awesome on butchy models in lifestyle magazines, not so much on actual people walking about on the streets.

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Marie
8/11/2012 06:26:08 am

Two other reasons not to wear a jumpsuit. They are hard to get out of quickly if you have to pee really bad. And the second thing is..if you are in a public bathroom..its hard to keep them from touching the floor which is always GROSS in a womans bathroom and I am assuming mens also.

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Micbike
8/27/2012 08:51:31 pm

Marie- the perfect moment for a Pstyle!

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