Butch Attire & Fashion

[GiantSteps]

I'm usually in suit and tie for work purposes, prefer french cuff shirts and lovely cufflinks. but I love western boots with a pointed toe and not to high heel. Old Gringo, Tony Lama and Corrals fit nicely for any occasion (my opinion only). I don't have enough boots, but I have enough, you know?

[stephfromMIT]

I'm still too "girly" to wear a tie or men's dress shoes.

[tazz]

Originally Posted by stephfromMIT

I'm still too "girly" to wear a tie or men's dress shoes.

i wear a tie and my black sketchers. and under every shirt i wear i always wear an under shirt.

[Hack]

I have to wear a tie this weekend. Yes, on a weekend.

And it's only because of Sparkle that I agreed to it.

I just want that on the record.

[macele]

i am a sad sad sight. a white t shirt is like heaven for me. and a black pair of mesh shorts. that's all i need.

a friend told me once that i needed someone to dress me. i said i've always known that! lol

story: my niece, 8, told the lady in the school office that her aunt was coming to pick her up. niece said, she'll be wearing a white t shirt and she has curly hair LOLOL. she knows me well huh lol.

you all have good tastes in clothing!

[EnderD_503]

Originally Posted by stephfromMIT

I'm still too "girly" to wear a tie or men's dress shoes.

I think we make the mistake here and in society of focusing on clothing as "men's clothes" or "women's clothes." Butches and/or transguys wearing "men's clothes" and femmes wearing "women's clothes." Truth is we can wear whatever we want and still identify as we want and those identities will still be legitimate to ourselves and supportive community. We should be more queer than that, damnit! Whoever wears the clothes owns them, imo.

If you want to wear ties or dress shoes from the "men's department" you shouldn't worry about whether you're "girly" or if the clothes are "manly" or something is whatever. If you like it and want to wear it you should wear it at least to try and if you're a butch woman wearing it, then maybe it's not men's clothes but butch woman clothes...or just Steph clothes

[deathbypoem]

I love my ripped up hollister jeans! Sometimes AE. A good white tee with a beater underneath it (notice I didn't put the first part of that word in there, so don't judge me) I really dig plaid! So I wear a lot of plaid shorts. Hoodies, airwalks, converse and adidas. On another note if im just chillin around the house its a beater, and lounge pants/ball shorts depending on my mood. My favorite outfit to wear is.. a pair of super holy hollister pants, my black converse, a white tee and a black and white plaid button up over that.. my studded belt with 2 pistols on it, and yes. I sag quite nicely. Spritz some smell good on and thats it!

[Kelt]

It's fall folks. I thought I'd give this a nudge for those who wear/appreciate menswear.

A couple of sites I've recently added to my favorites are

Put this on
&
Valet mag

Time to go through the closets and seasonal wear, it doesn't take much to freshen things up. A new tie or pocket square can change a look a lot. Maybe add a vintage sweater or treat yourself to some new boots.

What are you doing with your look these days?

[Bèsame*]

Thanks! Gives me ideas for future shopping

Originally Posted by Kelt

It's fall folks. I thought I'd give this a nudge for those who wear/appreciate menswear.

A couple of sites I've recently added to my favorites are

Put this on
&
Valet mag

Time to go through the closets and seasonal wear, it doesn't take much to freshen things up. A new tie or pocket square can change a look a lot. Maybe add a vintage sweater or treat yourself to some new boots.

What are you doing with your look these days?

[GraffitiBoi]

Originally Posted by GiantSteps

I'm usually in suit and tie for work purposes, prefer french cuff shirts and lovely cufflinks. but I love western boots with a pointed toe and not to high heel. Old Gringo, Tony Lama and Corrals fit nicely for any occasion (my opinion only). I don't have enough boots, but I have enough, you know?

We must be twins! I love a good french cuff and have quite a selection of links. Sadly, I am down to owning only 2 pair of cowboy boots and 2 hats. Time to restock!

[Dance-with-me]

I really think that you all need to take pics of yourselves in some of these clothes that you're describing and post them in a "butch fashion" gallery.

And if the femmes here start referring to that gallery as "butch eye candy," you won't seriously mind, will you?

[Bèsame*]

Oh yes please, I am waiting for eye candy. Come on......make us happy!! Hehehe

Originally Posted by Dance-with-me

I really think that you all need to take pics of yourselves in some of these clothes that you're describing and post them in a "butch fashion" gallery.

And if the femmes here start referring to that gallery as "butch eye candy," you won't seriously mind, will you?

[Kelt]

Uh oh, nope, we can't do that in a thread. Photos of ourselves that is.*From the TOS: "Do NOT use threads on our forums to post your personal photos."* I can't imagine that it would be a problem though if some of the folks wanted to put pictures in their own gallery and then put a post in here directing to it. The free membership allows for 1-2 photos, and paid has more, maybe a good excuse to support the site more financially if you can.

Within the context of conversation we can link to images if I am not mistaken, and videos as well.

I would really like to see people put up ideas they would like to share for how we can develop whatever look it is we want to cultivate. I love looking at the highbrow links for ideas on what I might like to do. The reality is that I then take the ideas and find a way to replicate it, or at least get close, on a budget.

There are a lot of different looks out there and everyone has their own taste. From bad boi biker, to cowboy, to athlete, to Vegas baby! Tell us what look you like to rock.

I'll be back later with some thoughts of my own on the subject. Right now I have some ironing to do...

[GraffitiBoi]

Originally Posted by Dance-with-me

I really think that you all need to take pics of yourselves in some of these clothes that you're describing and post them in a "butch fashion" gallery.

And if the femmes here start referring to that gallery as "butch eye candy," you won't seriously mind, will you?

I'm all for it!

[Kelt]

Okay, I just tested it. You can link to an individual pic in your gallery using the "insert link" in the reply editor.

At the risk of seriously embarrassing myself, I put a pic of myself in my current attire here. No guarantee how long it will be there, but I want to encourage others.

Tell us what you are wearing and any relevant info about it.

Weekend morning, oxford button down $10 on sale boys uniform shirt back-to-school sale (these are surprisingly sturdy and the sleeves are the right length), thrift store sweater about $2, Timex weekender watch $28 with loads of interchangeable colored NATO bands at $10ea. Costco reading glasses, 'cause I'm old, $5.

I though maybe what we really wear, daily, in addition to the fancy stuff might be helpful.

Somebody else better do this too, or I'm going to feel awfully silly...

[Dance-with-me]

Kelt, thanks for leading the way! Some sharp-looking fall casual wear there!

I hope many others follow your lead...

[Kelt]

This weekend for me is shoe roundup time. Going through and making sure everything is in good repair, cleaned, and polished.

It's pretty amazing what a polish can do and if you haven't done it yourself before it is much easier than you might think. There are, no kidding, hundreds of videos on you tube for a quick lesson and the basic polish, brush, and cloth can be gotten pretty much anywhere from the grocery store to the hardware store. I have also found that around the holidays shoe shine kits are packaged up in nice sets for quite good prices.

Here is an easy brush on/off video good for daily boots



For a high gloss shine just search youtube for spit shine or fire shine.

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Another quick and easy update/spiff-up is to replace the laces.
Especially with sport shoes and boots, changing up colors or materials can make it like getting a new pair of shoes, or an accessory to match whatever else you are wearing.

It's in the details.