Clothing is an important part when it comes to identification and presentation of one’s own gender.
Clothing can be a burden on the one hand and a liberating expression on the other. It can be political, moving and transformative.
For people who identify as LGBTIQ+, clothing can be even more important when it comes to gender expression.
That’s why in January we dedicated ourselves to the topic of gender expression through clothing. In a Second Hand store we tested different styles, let strangers dress us and experienced how clothing can affect our behavior and feelings.
What makes you insecure, what makes you strong? Which clothes reflect your view on yourself, and can that change from day to day?
With those questions we guidelined ourselves through our very own understanding of gender expression.
Clothes are just a piece of fabric – clothes cannot have a gender.
But we grow up in a society that tells us there is male and female clothing? This view is more than outdated. So we encourage everyone to wear what you feel most comfortable in and what you most identify with!
Articles about gender expression and clothing:
- Article in the online FOX magazine: “The power of dress: Expressing gender identity through fashion”
- Article in the National Geographic magazine: “Gender-bending fashion rewrites the rules of who wears what”
- Article in the Vogue about gender fluid fashion: “There’s More At Stake With Fashion’s Gender-Fluid Movement Than You Realise”
https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-meaning-of-gender-fluid-fashion