Panel Discussion of Fashion, Confidence, and Gender on KVRX FM July 8th
Monday, July 8th, join dapperQ managing editor and high femme Anita Dolce Vita; The Handsome Butch; and Sonia, founder of Qwear for a special panel discussion of fashion, confidence, and gender on In...
View ArticleTumblr Tuesdays: Roundup of Best Style on Tumblr
Every queer seems to have a Tumblr these days…including our team here at dapperQ (check us out here). Sigh. So many Tumblrs, so little time. Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with a new feature,...
View ArticleNo Man’s Job: Female Mechanics in Senegal
A friend of mine recently sent me a post from the Guardian about Anthony Kurtz’s photo series “No Man’s Job,” which documents the lives of women at work in a femme auto shop in Senegal and opens up a...
View ArticleGivenchy Features Tamy Glauser, Jenny Shimizu, & Ashleigh Good in Their Fall...
For those of you cooler-weather-lovers tolerating this sweltering summer heat and counting down the days until autumn layers come out of the closet, we have something to wet your whistle. Givenchy’s...
View ArticleEcoQ: Proof Eyewear
I was once acquainted with a sunglasses designer for major lines like Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, and other “luxury” labels that name-dropping elite New Yorkers like to throw around to prove their...
View ArticleAsk dapperQ: Besides a White Polo, What Can I Wear with Madras Shorts?
Feature image via The Adventures of Tartanscot @pixiedyke Tweeted: “New madras shorts from Target. Want good styling ideas. I can locate a white polo by myself. Googling ‘styling …’ not helpful. Any...
View ArticleAsk StrapperQ: Dating + Sex + Relationship Advice with Robin Cloud
Dear StrapperQ, So this past weekend, my friends and I went out and got seriously drunk. So drunk that I cant remember what happened that night, the following day I found out that I made out with my...
View ArticlePanel Discussion: Fashion, Confidence, Identity, and Gender on 91.7FM KVRX in...
So, last weekend, I went to Boston and got to see my buddy Sonny Oram of Qwear and we talked about queer style, and walked along the Charles River as I drank my first ever bubble tea, and we reminisced...
View ArticleSeven Days of Dapper: S.F.
*Photos by dapperQ Managing Editor, Anita Dolce Vita After all these years of blogging for dapperQ, I have FINALLY convinced my very own partner (S.F. for short) to participate in a solo feature photo...
View ArticleThe Shirt by Rochelle Behrens: Gape Free Clasic Button-Downs
While designer Rochelle Behren’s clothing is not considered “menswear,” her classic button-down shirts address an issue that many of us with breasts have with shirts: gaping at the bust. Behren’s...
View ArticleAsk dapperQ: Suits for my Teen Daughter?
A reader asks: “I’m trying to plan ahead for Christmas for my 16-yr-old who likes to suit up. I can embrace the suit…just not lousy-looking suits. She’s a lovely 5’7″ not-skinny, not-stocky, girl,...
View ArticleThe Test Shot Interview with Exceptional New Design Unisex Clothing
The following article was originally published on The Test Shot website. Republished on dapperQ with permission. The Test Shot meets Exceptional New Design In March, The Test Shot received an email...
View ArticleWords from a Self-Proclaimed Fitness Junkie: My Problem with Fitness Magazines
*This article was originally published on Find Your Strength: Words from a Self-Proclaimed Fitness Junkie. Republished with permission. I like to ask people where they get their fitness and health...
View ArticleA Very Dapper Wedding: Sarah and Mellina
Hetero-normative and gender binary expectations. Interesting when and how they are applied. When two gay men get married, no one questions their style choices if they both choose to wear a suit....
View ArticleThe 100 Most Stylish dapperQs
GQ regularly publishes a list of most stylish cis-men. Autostraddle recently posted their list of hot 100 girls who like girls. Vogue has their list of most stylish cis-women. So, isn’t it high time...
View ArticleSeven Days of Dapper: Isadora Gouldberg
We’ve got a brand new Seven Days of Dapper for you, this time featuring Isadora Gouldberg, one of the finalist who made this year’s list of 100 Most Stylish dapperQs. Here’s more about one of...
View ArticleLate Summer Sales: Fat Kid Shorts Edition
Friends! While the fashion world might’ve decided it’s time to think fall, those of us sweating it through the beginning of August know better. And every time around this year I start running out of...
View ArticleInterview: Duchess Clothier
“Menswear” is back. Period. “Menswear” didn’t always take a backseat to feminine attire; just take a look at the Mad Men era and you will see that dapper dress wasn’t always thought of as something...
View ArticleThe Dapper Stylings of Shana & Becca
Fiances Shana and Becca have an irresistible, and compatible, classic dapper style that incorporates hip, modern touches. (Think bow-ties and dangling pearls meets nose ring and lip piercing.) Shana...
View ArticleAsk dapperQ: What to Wear to Job Interviews and Still Pass as Female?
A reader asks: “I will soon be graduating and looking for jobs. What should I wear to a job interview? I usually dress masculine-of-center, and I come off pretty gender neutral, even my name can be...
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