I’m 100% sure there is not one person that can pull off EVERYTHING in the whole wide world style-wise and whilst I don’t shy away for a lot of things, there are certain things that I just don’t have the DNA for – I’m not just talking about physical attributes but a certain attitude, a je ne sais quoi, a flair for the look and an effortless candour. In the Sculptured issue of Fashion156, the two editorials reminded me of my lackings. Whilst I’m fully comfortable with the frou frou skirts, volume and a whole lot of ruff and puff……
……I’m not so au fait with the dangerously androgynous. I have always had my Betty Catroux fantasies. I use Betty Catroux as an example since she is THE YSL Le Smoking typecast woman but I really mean any woman who is able to just ooze a ‘Don’t give a toss’ attitude with not a lot in terms of frou frou-ness and fussiness. It’s not masculinity that is at play but an ability to pare it down. Like the Horace trousers on the left and the Ann Demeulemeester ensemble on the right. It’s not that these outfits are NOT to my taste but rather for me, they’re fantasist outfits because I know if I put on an outfit like that, I would feel out of my skin and comfort zone. I’m determined to realise jmy Betty Catroux fantasy and these pictures have prompted a new goal for 2007 to do so. Do you have any fashion typecast fantasies you have yet to achieve?
What exactly do you feel uncomfortable about the androgynous style? I just know for myself, that I do not have a very feminine bodytype (means I am skinny lacking all the curves in the world!) so I try not to look completely like a little boy. But I totally love the last style here! it looks great and I def would imitate that!
ah, and my fantasy yet to achieve is to learn how to handle too many colors in one outfit ><
I whole heartedly embrace androgyny and am most comfortable in this kind of clothing, The fact I am quite skinny and slight of hip means when I dress very boyish I feel quite rebellious in that I am making no attempt at being feminine. I also have quite a boyish face, which enhances this further. Wearing dresses and skirts actually took me out of my comfort zone and even now that I do, they tend to be quite harsh shapes like the trapeze or cocoon. I would DIE in a Kane dress!
my fashion fantasy is to be able to layer clothes the way you do! I am the epitome of simplicity. Well, almost. I live for simple t-shirts and clean-cut lines–I wish I could throw random pieces of clothing together and still look great.
feeling comfortable in what i am wearing (no matter how crazy) once i walk out the door. i feel comfortable dressing up at home but i become self-conscious when i’m w/ other people. but then again…ignore those comments and stares!
i’d wear that 4th look in a heart beat.
ack, can’t do androgyny either. It just makes me look like an ugly chick. I agree with KMKM, i wish I wasn’t so self-conscious when I dress up
I desperately want to do the androgyny thing and had already looked at the fashion shoot in fashion156 and wished that i could pull that off … i am just not skinny enough
When I used to have long hair, I felt like I could just breathe everything Brigitte Bardot. Of course it never worked out, I think I am too dorky to do the sex kitten. But it’s still funny I guess. Or I guess a few years ago I tried to do the NYC wear only black clothes thing, but living in southern california, it wasn’t too practical nor comfortable.
This issue was awesome and I loved these photographs a lot. Fashion 156 always seems to have the best editorial shots!
i wish i could do androgyny – it’s such a nonchalant look – but it’s no good if you have the odd curve. shirts gape or are stretched unflatteringly across the chest – or i end up looking like a waiter – not chic, just uniformed. similarly and paradoxically, more boyish figures can get away with pretty strappy slip dresses and camisoles whilst i look like a tavern wench – NOT the intended look! – so i concede to my limitations and leave it alone. it’s sad but i think you gotta know when to back down and just admire the look on others… and relish your own niches..
I’m not exactly comfy with wearing full-on androgyny either…maybe because the last two times I did it I got mistaken for a boy (mind you, I’m quite conspicuously curved).
I guess it depends on how you wear it too..my main androgynous looks consist of boys’ shirts and blazers with my own (cut like a girl) trousers.
i absolutely adore the androgynous look – i think its utterly sexy on both boys and girls. i could never really literally do the look, cos im too short and curvy, but i think it’s actually more important to wear the clothes with the right attitiude and then you can sort of pull it off to some degree. sometimes i actually feel sexier dressed mannishly than i do at my most ultra-feminine….
I love the androgynous look too, but ultimately, it’s just not me. I just don’t feel comfortable in it. I feel much more comfy in dresses.