Category Archives: Fashion

Daddy’s Girl…

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

I have seen an influx in the media about the topic of father-daughter relationships. Here are two links to videos that I find incredibly problematic… Toyota Corolla 2013 Daddies money It almost seems unnecessary to discuss why these commercials are … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertizing / Marketing, Economics, Fashion, Fathers & Fatherhood, Performance | 4 Comments

Who Is The “Target” Audience?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

WOMEN!!!! **Insert eye roll here** Or at least that’s what the Target brand is telling us with its new “Everyday Collection” featured at their stores and on commercials everywhere that doesn’t involve a single man. Target’s corporate website describes the “Everyday Collection” … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertizing / Marketing, Fashion, Race & Ethnicity, Sexuality, Social Media, Stereotypes, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Is Pink the New Blue?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

 For generations society has led us to believe the pink represents a color for girls and blue a color for boys. Each color often representing a color scheme located in ones room or closet. While studies have shown that girls … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | 9 Comments

Can we Both Wear Skinny Jeans ??

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

 Skinny Jeans Fashion has always seem to amaze me. Clothes are simply not just clothes, people judge other people on the way they dress. Society for the most part believes clothes represent the personality of the individual. If a person … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Femmephobia | 11 Comments

Hair has no Gender?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

I was getting my monthly upkeep: hair, nails and wax while discussing my new classes with my hair stylist. I mentioned my Anthropology class and the subject matter…..sexual diversity when a light bulb went off in my head. Hair stylists … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Work | 11 Comments

You’re Only 10!?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

For spring break this year I met up with some family in Edisto Island SC.  I was inspired to write this blog post because of my ten year old female cousin, Dallas who was there.  It had been about a … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Image and Beauty, Children, Fashion | 10 Comments

Dude looks like a lady

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Steven Tyler’s Favorite Mistake: Blowing Money on Clothes On dressing like a lady. Steven Tyler in Sept. 2011 doing what he does best., Kevin Mazur / WireImage-Getty Images

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Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

“This generation is really challenging the gender norms we grew up with,” said Diane Ehrensaft, an Oakland psychologist who writes about gender. “A lot of youths say they won’t be bound by boys having to wear this or girls wearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Fashion | 4 Comments

Trading Comfort for Corsets

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I came across a video of one of Tira Banks’s daytime television shows and I was instantly drawn in.  Historically, in the Victorian era (1830′s to early 1900′s), women would wear corsets on a day to day basis.  It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | 5 Comments