'Boyfriend style'

[el don]

tribal identification through clothing styles. love it.
sounds like a great study. would love to be able to read it when done.

'boyfriend style' something akin to wearing your boyfriend's clothes, 
but as a style, the tailoring must be just right so that it looks 
like it's been made for a man, but it fits a female body, um, 
properly.

versions of 'boyfriend style' reappear every so often. in the 60s 
there was a style of wearing shirts and ties, and retro stylists 
still effect this look sometimes. the blazer is a common element, as 
are pants finishing just above the hip, just below the waist. jeans 
with flies in front were not common women's apparel until the 60s 
too...

who was that woman who dressed as man while still 'being' a woman at 
the turn of the century? there's a watchable movie made about her 
starring the wonderful judy davis i believe..

anyway, one book, not on boyfriend style, but on fashion generally 
that you probably already know of, but which i particularly like is 
fred davis' 'fashion, culture, and identity', uni of chicago press, 
1992.
unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have done any more.

[btw, if anyone knows of any articles on the way that shoe styles 
mimic the social status of women, could they please let me know 
offlist - i remember reading a good article way back in the 70s, 
before digital, but cannot find anything on this recently. have a 
particular interest in the way that the fashion right now for women 
is to totter about]


best,
lexie

At 2:41 PM +0000 23/11/12, Jennifer Coates wrote:
>Dear Jane
>
>Sounds really interesting but I have never even heard of 'boyfriend 
>style'!! I am loving retirement - but am clearly out of touch with 
>contemporary trends!
>
>Hope someone will be able to help.
>
>Best, Jen
>
>Jennifer Coates
>Emeritus Professor of English Language & Linguistics
>Department of Media, Culture and Language
>University of Roehampton, London SW15 5SL.
>
>
>On 23 November 2012 06:11, Sunderland, Jane 
><<mailto:j.sunderland at lancaster.ac.uk>j.sunderland at lancaster.ac.uk> 
>wrote:
>
>Dear all
>
>An undergraduate student of mine, Grace Harper, is writing her 
>dissertation on the construction of women and girls in ads for 
>'boyfriend style' fashion, and blogs and magazine features which 
>talk about this.
>
>We haven't been able to find any academic work on this particular 
>category, but would be delighted to know of any.
>
>In addition, any references/links anyone can send to ads or 
>features, as data on 'boyfriend style', would also be most 
>gratefully received.
>
>With best wishes to all
>
>Jane Sunderland
>
>
>
>
>--


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