Posted on September 23, 2009 by sublimefemme
I can’t say I agree with all their picks, but I’m happy to see Kate Moennig, Beth Ditto, kd lang, and Joan Jett on Autostraddle’s Top 10 Lesbian Style & Fashion Icons list.
I love that dapper kd talks about herself almost as a third gender while simultaneously owning her “womanly” body. I’m not a Jackie Warner fan, but I [...]
Filed under: Celebrity, Lesbian & Queer Genders, News and Events | Tagged: androgyny, Beth Ditto, Jackie Warner, Joan Jett, Kate Moennig, kd lang, lesbian style, Rachel Maddow, tomboy | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 22, 2009 by sublimefemme
It’s official. Everyone in the universe is crushing on Rachel Maddow.
Lesbianism has finally come into a glamour of its own, an appeal that goes beyond butch and femme archetypes into a more universal seduction. Her name is Rachel Maddow, the polished-looking, self-declared gay newscaster who stares out from the MSNBC studio every weekday night and makes [...]
Filed under: Beauty, News and Events | Tagged: lesbian style | 9 Comments »
Posted on December 1, 2008 by sublimefemme
What’s the significance of fashion and beauty on The L Word? This question and others are asked by The Ginja Ninja in her recent post. Check it out and come back here for my response!
The Ginja Ninja discusses the characters’ fashion and beauty practices as an enactment of 3rd wave feminism, but I think the [...]
Filed under: Lesbian & Queer Genders, Queer Femininity | Tagged: butch/femme, fashion, lesbian style, The L Word | 4 Comments »
