In this meeting we will be discussing the topic of gender neutral fashion. What are the options and the experiences on buying gender neutral clothing today? Does fashion play a role in the mainstream acceptance and normalisation of gender identities?
We will discuss these few articles :
1/Gender neutral uniforms at school
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/06/secondary-school-makes-uniform-gender-neutral
2/Gender neutral fashion / activism VS marketing strategy
https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/genderless-fashion
3/The role of clothing in gender identity /
https://nypost.com/2017/07/13/sorry-vogue-wearing-your-boyfriends-jacket-doesnt-make-you-gender-fluid/
4/More texts on the experience of buying gender neutral clothing /
https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/40206/1/what-fashion-needs-to-understand-about-being-gender-neutral
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/04/joy-unisex-gender-neutral-clothing-john-lewis
As always, everyone is welcome to the reading group meetings, regardless of prior knowledge. You are also welcome to come even if you don’t have time to do the reading.
