Posts tagged with 'Greeks':

As we've recently reported, fashion's gender boundaries are no longer easy to define. Men are discovering their softer side, women are buying men's clothing and, in response, an increasing number of emerging labels are reinvigorating the idea of unisex fashion. Unlike the gender-neutral movements of the past—from the hippies of the '60s to the urban minimalist aesthetic of the '90s—this new crop of unisex designers is less concerned with revolution, instead aiming for a more subtle statement of power.

"We think the androgynous movement started with the Greeks and never relented," explains Tennessee Hamilton, who developed unisex label Ingar Husband with Sarah Aaronson. "Today, however, the barriers are different. Women no longer have to chop off their hair or burn their bras, but the media still seems to think they want to look like Barbie. We're not opposed to sex, but a lot of women are sick of being pigeon-holed into the archaic boxes of gender roles."  read more »