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Gender Bent Beauty

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Men and women stray from adherence to traditional sex-oriented interests


Implications - As high heels for men and tuxedos for women become socially accepted and even admired, new markets open up to designers. The blurring of gender lines is allowing designers, retailers and marketers to tailor what are considered traditionally female-targeted products to men, and vice versa.
 Score:
5.6
Hot
Top 6 Examples:
172,234 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Jul 09 - Sep 09
Popularity  
Activity  
Freshness  
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Featured Examples


Gender-Bending Ad Campaigns
 Score:
5.6
Peaked and V. Hot
29,886 Clicks in 198 w
Pub: Jul 31, 09

Gender-Bending Ad Campaigns

Raquel Zimmermann Plays a Man & Woman for Jean Paul Gaultier Fall '09
It seems as if the fashion world can’t get enough of androgyny lately, and Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fall ‘09 ad campaign plays heavily on this theme. Model Raquel Zimmermann is captured as both a man… [More]

Men in Mesh, Heels & Masks
 Score:
5.9
Peaked and V. Hot
48,738 Clicks in 199 w
Pub: Jul 23, 09

Men in Mesh, Heels & Masks

Antonella Arismendi's 'Illuminati' Erases Gender Lines
When clicking through Antonella Arismendi’s ‘Illuminati’ editorial for D Mag on The Fashionisto, I saw a reader comment that categorizes the shoot perfectly: genderf*cked. It’s a pretty solid way to characterize… [More]

Editorials in Drag
 Score:
5.8
Peaked and Hot
20,739 Clicks in 196 w
Pub: Aug 13, 09

Editorials in Drag

Solve Sundsbo's '3 Boys' for A Magazine Explores Gender Roles
Sølve Sundsbø's '3 Boys' editorial for A Magazine is a curious exploration of gender that dresses Luke Worrall, Danny Fox and Josh Bitelli in drag. Under the styling tutelage of Katie Grand, models Luke… [More]

Gender-Benditorials
 Score:
5.7
Peaked and Hot
16,617 Clicks in 191 w
Pub: Sep 17, 09

Gender-Benditorials

Dazed & Confused Draws on Fashion's Iconic Imagery of the 70s and 80s
Canadian model Meghan Collison straddles the thin line between men and women in Dazed and Confused Magazine’s September 2009 issue. A gender-bending Collison poses for the editorial ‘Iconic Imagery’ snapped… [More]

Man-Friendly Heels
 Score:
5.6
Peaked and Hot
42,574 Clicks in 191 w
Pub: Sep 16, 09

Man-Friendly Heels

Rod Hourani's Man Heels Cross Gender Lines for Spring 2010
Taking a look at designer Rod Hourani’s Spring 2010 collection, which was a considerable showcase of men in heels, one gets an awkward feeling that fashion is never going to revert back to where it used… [More]

Unisex Mesh & Sequins
 Score:
5.5
Peaked and Hot
13,680 Clicks in 191 w
Pub: Sep 19, 09

Unisex Mesh & Sequins

Ioannis Dimitrousis' Spring/Summer 2010 Line Has Glitz for Both Genders
Ioannis Dimitrousis' Spring/Summer 2010 line is packed with glitz for both genders, namely in the form of a bizarre combination of mesh and sequins. Channeling both the pop and punk fashions of the 80s,… [More]


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