Vev Studios, a photography studio based in Portland, Oregon, aims to provide something more than just glamour shots. Instead they seek truly unique experiences that make any woman, however she identifies along the gender spectrum, a true and honest portrait that reflects not only her beauty but her personality. Co-founder and owner Gia Goodrich describes it like this:
When someone asks me for advice re masculine or androgynous “brunch style,” I always have to request further clarification because, unlike “black-tie” or “business-casual,” the term “brunch style” does not automatically imply a specific level of formality. My suggestions would depend on the occasion (Meet the parents brunch? Wedding brunch? Date…
Hold onto your eggs, we’re getting ready for Autostraddle’s International Brunch Weekend 8/23-24! Find a brunch meetup in your city or create your own by heading over to our events page. You can also load up on all things brunch by watching this space. From playlists to recommendations to personal essays, we’re writing all about the brunch experience. Get excited! BRUNCH.
Barneys New York has been fined $525,000 by New York State Attorney General’s office as a settlement in its racial profiling lawsuit. The suit was in response to several incidences in which brown and black customers of Barneys were pursued, cuffed and detained under grounds of suspicion of credit card fraud and/or shoplifting.
Model Andreja Pejic has been in the public spotlight for a few years, making big waves for her androgynous look and ability to model both menswear and womenswear flawlessly. She’s now in the news again after coming out publicly as a trans woman and announcing that she will start to exclusively model women’s fashion from now on. She says that she is supported by friends and her family in Australia.
I believe makeup is magic – a chaotic neutral if you want to be precise about it. For so many people, it’s intimidating and scary and suffocating and heavy with the weight of expectations and failed fantasy. I was definitely one of those people for a long time. But somewhere along the way (read: my mall goth days at the age of the 13) I learned that blue lipstick could make boys recoil and make…
Thank You, Uncle Sam for the pennies you call a tax-refund. Living right on and sometimes even below the poverty line made it so easy for me to view my tax refund as a way to live big for awhile. I used to spend that change on well-deserved bullshit: bottle-poppin’, new kicks, cab rides from the city to my crib in the Bronx, fancy dinners, illicit activities and buying people’s…
The time has come: it’s officially warm(ish) here on the Wet Coast. I’ve reached that awkward in-between-seasons moment in my wardrobe. Sometimes overcast, sometime wet and dreary and at times weirdly balmy? This haphazard weather makes for a complicated daily dilemma and each morning is a meteorological surprise. Yay.
So what’s an Autostraddler to do? As much as I’d love to travel with my own…
Spring decided on fashionably late this year, as you might have noticed, but (with a few holdouts) it’s here! Hooray! The arrival of more pleasant weather, fragrant blooms and flowering trees means, yes, allergies knocking you senseless (bless you), but it also means there’s a good chance that someone you know is getting ready to tie the knot. Go fetch your prettiest handkerchiefs and let’s help you get dressed for the happy occasion.
Hello, sunshines! This week I made avocado banana bread (a gem from Rachel and Hansen’s avocado roundup) and it came out really well! Here are the stories we missed while my oven was pre-heating.
I have been a loyal user of one kind of bra for over ten years. Obviously, I’ve bought new ones (time and again) and that’s been great, but I have not strayed from my allegiance to the Lane Bryant Plunge Bra. I knew I should up my support game by trying something new and I’d always been curious about getting a custom bra fit. We’re lucky in New York City to have quite a few legendary stores to choose from.
If you’re masculine-of-center with a not-so-masculine body type, then you’re very aware that pants that fit and flatter do not come from the mens department. Yes, you and I know it all too well, friend. We’ve tasted our own tears in many a dressing room. We’ve learned to stop getting excited when our best friend’s ex’s cousin’s sister swears up and down that this one rare and expensive brand is a…
I don’t know about you, but this winter has me wondering if I’ll be able to drag my frostbitten native Californian limbs across the February finish line. Last night I foolishly looked up the length of flights from Boston to Bermuda. COME ON, PRETTY MAMA. Turns out that’s not a super gay-friendly locale. So, nope.
In much happier news we are so close to March and the first official day of spring,…
