How to Dress Gender Neutral
Dressing gender neutral is more of a challenge for women than it is for men. For a woman, dressing gender neutral means keeping all hints of femininity out of her wardrobe. If you want to dress this way, wear clothing in earth tones, white and black; wear only pants, not skirts; and choose loose fitting clothing. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Eliminate all bright colors from your wardrobe. Color screams femininity, so leave it alone to gain gender neutrality. Keep and buy clothes that are khaki, white and black. Muted earth tones are good as well.
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Wear only pants. The pants should be a straight-leg cut. If you can buy from the men's department, even better. Men's pants naturally have extra room that's hard to find in any women's fashions.
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Buy plain t-shirts that aren't form fitting to de-emphasize your chest. Keep all necklines very close to the neck. If you're wearing a button-up, put a white t-shirt underneath to conceal your chest. Make people wonder if you have breasts or not.
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Remove all jewelry from your person. One hand may have a solid ring band, but there should be no gems on your rings. Gems are feminine; leave them alone.
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Keep make-up to a bare minimum. Exfoliate and moisturize well so your skin looks natural and healthy. If necessary, apply a bronzer to the cheeks for a little color. Stay away from all eye make up and lipstick. Use plain lip balm if your lips are dry.
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Comments
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I agree with coffeebuddha. masculine does NOT equal gender neutral. Gender neutral does not conform to ideas such as "gems are feminine" and "colors are girly", but rather emphasizes how one can dress in a way which is not demeaning to either sex and allows you to surpass obstacles placed in your way by binary gender. The absurd parts of this article would mean that all the boys in my school are dressing as females (color & gem wise), when in reality they are all close-minded a-holes. Please get rid of this article or revise it to have a more accurate title.
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coffeebuddha
Sep 08, 2010
This is NOT an article on how people can dress gender neutral. This is an article on how females can dress in a masculine way. It sends the message that male is the default, 'normal' gender and that anything the writer considers female is somehow not right. By sending the message that it's not okay for men to wear anything 'feminine'-ie bright colors, jewelry, 'skirts'(what about kilts? are those not masculine enough for you?), anything tight or lower cut-you're basically saying that women and the way they dress is inferior. If you don't think that, then why would you consider it a taboo? There are gender neutral clothes and it is possible to dress in a gender neutral way, but this? This is not it. I find this incredibly offensive.
