gender bender

 Traditionally an anti-fashion and the uniform of the controversial, the trans gender trend is not all that accepted but if you take a look around at some of the fashion houses and maybe even a bit closer to home you'll discover a mass of multiple sexes. Take for example the apple of London's eye, Agyness Dean, you stick some of her clothes on a bloke and you wouldn't go far wrong but yet somehow the edge and flair that comes with the juxtaposition of a pure fashion faux pas excites and stimulates the fashion world. The same goes for recent take off artist, Ladyhawke who sources all of her clothes from the menswear section. Similarly huge fashion houses take on the trend, for example marc jacobs who recently achieved fashion acclaim with his men's skirts.

How is it that such a massive mistake can go so right? Because primarily that's what it is a mix up of what we're supposed to wear. I think that it is the controversy that causes the rush. The pure fact that this simple trend swap gains so much attention is what makes it so successful. It is actually achieving the desired affect, we look, it's new, we buy. It's such a huge trend that sometimes it goes unnoticed. We're so busy focusing on the more outrageous side of the trend that we miss the fact that it goes on every where, we've done it for years ever since the first woman slipped on her overalls in the war we gained the trend that brings with it practicality and controversy all at the same time. So every time you slip on your jeans (if you're a woman) you are trans gendering!

To conclude doing a boyfriend blazer is right on trend, borrowing your dad's shorts is not. Stick to clothes that are made for your sex to stay on the safe side, the style of boyfriend jeans and a lumber jack shirt has terrific appeal unless you source it from your boy friend.