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Title: Challenging conventions
Post by: Natasha on September 22, 2008, 01:14:02 AM
Post by: Natasha on September 22, 2008, 01:14:02 AM
Challenging conventions
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/497479 (http://www.thestar.com/living/article/497479)
Toronto Star, Canada
September 21, 2008
London–Who sets the rules in fashion?
Floral prints and lacy details equal "girl" while pinstripes and crisp
woollens are code for "boy."
While there are plenty of designers who have made furtive dashes
across fashion's traditional playing field over the years, in the
mainstream, the fence that defines what is male and female is, for the
most part, holding pretty firm. Though androgyny is having an impact
on the way we dress, the gender rules as we know them have been set
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/497479 (http://www.thestar.com/living/article/497479)
Toronto Star, Canada
September 21, 2008
London–Who sets the rules in fashion?
Floral prints and lacy details equal "girl" while pinstripes and crisp
woollens are code for "boy."
While there are plenty of designers who have made furtive dashes
across fashion's traditional playing field over the years, in the
mainstream, the fence that defines what is male and female is, for the
most part, holding pretty firm. Though androgyny is having an impact
on the way we dress, the gender rules as we know them have been set