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29

May

Anonymous asked: I'm on the quest for dapper shoes (at the moment: brogues and boat shoes) that come in women's/boy's sizes and are also vegetarian! Any tips?

Rae says: As far as boat shoes, Sperry Topsider has a great selection of canvas boat shoes in boy’s and women’s sizes.

Brogues are a little more difficult. I would almost never suggest anyone get synthetic shoes. They tend to fall apart easily and create a lot of waste. If you can appease your conscience I would recommend a pair of really well made vintage leather brogues.

If you really cannot stand to wear leather shoes, Novacas makes great looking, cruelty-free men’s shoe that go all the way down to a size 6 (women’s 8).

Teal is Always a Yes. ALWAYS.

Ashley Aaron, the blogger of glitterpolitic.tumblr.com along with Erin Majestic Legay is showing us her teal vintage stylings. Since teal is Missy’s favorite color, I asked her if she’d like me to say anything about it in her honor. She responded, “Teal sneaks up on you because it is a bright and bold jewel tone and goes really well with brown. it’s so easy to be like, ‘oooh! look at what a neat color that is! that would be a great accent color in an outfit!’ and then BAM. you own so much teal you can make a full outfit of teal clothing before you realize it.” Word.

  • Cardigan: Gifted by Majestic
  • Skirt and Scarf: Thrifted
  • Belt: Gifted from Majestic
  • Tank: U.N.ME
  • Tights: Joe Fresh
  • Boots: Seychelles

Related Posts: Erin Majestic Legay

28

May

Hot Watches For Under $100

I’ve discovered many more amazing watches since the last watch post, so here we go, this time with the added benefit of your being able to afford them.



Komono Fat Wizard Teal Watch With Plastic Strap, on sale at ASOS for $61.75

Goa Black watch, available at Lacoste for $95



Timex Men’s Weekender Slip Through Strap Watch, available at Amazon for $33.71


Breda Colton Watch, on sale at jackthreads.com for $27.99


Nixon Newton Digital Green/Blue/Navy Watch available at Watchismo.com for $99

Watch with Double Dial and Black Leather Strap, available at ASOS for $52.19

Croton Automatic Diver Mens Watch Blue Dial, on sale at Amazon for $59.95

Related posts: Sonia and Ashley’s Picks: Favorite Watches

We Have a New Style Consultant!

She’s my friend Rae, and she knows a thing or two about queer style.

Check out her new tag (she is also known as “Main Squeeze” by guest blogger Mildlymiffed) and stay tuned for more fashion tips from both of us.

Anonymous asked: I bought a pain of yellow corduroy shorts that were really awesome but now I don't know what to wear them with. What's something that would look really good with them?

I don’t even know where one manages to find such a thing, but when they do (as you did) they should buy them. I could see them working with lots and lots of things. Button-ups, T-shirts, brown shoes. Other bright colors:

Source: Lorena Cupcake, Flikr

UPDATE: staletasteofrecycledair says, “You can buy corduroy-looking shorts in bright colours, including yellow, green, peach, etc. at Target.” WORD

Suspenders Off-the-Shoulder Style

Sofia from Sweden keeps her suspenders off the shoulders; a style I personally think is hot. Since it’s alternative, cute, and a great way to give people something to grab onto during dance-floor-flirty-times I propose that we push the trend out of Sweden and into the greater dyke culture. The last Swede who did it looked mighty-fine as well, remember “Oh hay there!

27

May

escapistry asked: Hey! I was wondering what I should wear to this years Huntington Pride Parade (on June 9th). This is actually my first time going to Pride so I'm not really sure how I should go about dressing

I see Pride as an opportunity to wear something a little bolder that I’ve been itching to wear. Anything rainbow themed is an obvious choice, but you could also just go with bright colors. Also, if you have any identity related shirts that you wouldn’t necessarily wear to the grocery store, this is the time to do it! Have fun!

26

May

A Life of Yellow

Bring in summer and add a bold pop of yellow to your wardrobe. Here are some of my favs:


Loopback Cotton-jersey Sweatshirt available at Mr. Porter for £90. Perfect for those cool summer nights.

Get your yellow pants here. Source: munrowe.com

Snatch a yellow cardigan on Etsy for $26. Source: upashion.com

Nick Wooster, the fashion director of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf rocking some yellow brogues from the  Florsheim collection by Duckie Brown. They are no longer in stock. Boo. Cole Haan offers a nice alternative: the Air Colton Casual Wingtip in Yellow for $198 (clicky). Source: 100daysofstyle.com

Oh hey, it’s the Biebs. Vintage Rolling Stones T, available at rollingstones.shop.bravadousa.com for $30

An anonymous cutie sporting a yellow beanie. Get yours from Neff for $9.95. Source: angstine.tumblr.com

Fully Thrifted

Each of these items were found at one of her local thrift stores in Weatherford, Texas. Feeling intimidated by all those racks and the swarms of adorable queers? Check out Put This On’s guide to thrifting for menswear.

Follow Kota: honestlysay.tumblr.com

25

May

Contrast Collars

Um, pink menswear with contrast collars? Color paneled Boat shoes? If your heart hasn’t started pounding already, I don’t know what else to say.

  • Pink dress shirt: Brooks Brothers, I can’t find that exact shirt on the Brooks Brothers’ website, but they also allow you to Create Your Own.
  • Glasses: Ray-Ban 
  • Black Pants: Next Generation (from Burma, very smooth texture)
  • Boat Shoes: Sebago Spinnaker
  • White Watch: French Connection United Kingdom (FCUK)
  • Canvas Tote bag: Ben Sherman 

Related posts: City Queer Chic

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