'Boyfriend style'

[Linda Mc Louglin]

I think you may be referring to Vita Sackville-West.
Best wishes,
Linda

On 23 November 2012 23:54, el don <eldon at panix.com> wrote:

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> 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
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> At 2:41 PM +0000 23/11/12, Jennifer Coates wrote:
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> 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.
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> On 23 November 2012 06:11, Sunderland, Jane <j.sunderland at lancaster.ac.uk>
> wrote:
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> 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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