The History of Binary and NonBinary

IN THIS PROJECT, STUDENTS design at least one non-binary fashion outfit using collage, found objects, drawing or some combination of these.

Julio G.L.

When I was making the outfit on the left, I was mainly thinking of punk Britain in the 70’s and how people among this niche wore very similar style of clothing: leather clothing, oversized/bell bottom pants, cool hair and chains. It’d be hard for me to distinguish the gender of a specific person in photographs from this era; i could see that the lines between men’s and women’s fashion were significantly blurred.

The inspiration for the outfit on the right is my partner who is coincidentally non binary. For a very long time, even before they found out that they were non binary, we shared a very similar style in clothes. We would share each other’s clothes and it would fit each other aesthetically no matter what we wore which i thought was very convenient and i thought fashion in general could function in this way too.

DreamAngel S.

The sweater and the skirt are the same color. I make characters sometimes as a hobby sometimes and I often use clothes to express someone. So for this when I thought non-binary, I thought to mix feminine and masculine clothing to create a outfit that is not on the binary, I went on Pinterest and this is what I got.

Laila P.

I tried using Dionysian imagery (moon, stars, grapes, the crown of grape leaves) because in literature Dionysian imagery is often used to represent femininity, despite Dionysus being a man (he’s a Greek god). I also played with Ancient Roman nobles’ clothing and tried to add masculine and feminine elements from them. Also fun fact: Turkish warriors (I think?) used to wear blush so that’s groovy.

Michelle B.

For this project, my inspiration came from the BTS x Singles Magazine photoshoot! As demonstrated by the picture, the members adorn a gender-bending style {skirts, dangling earrings, fishnets}. One that diminishes all conventionality and makes this topic “less taboo.” Regarding the colors, I simply followed the scheme of the background.

Naidym M.

I chose patterns and materials that I believe both genders would wear like plaid, and the shoes are converse.

Rico G.M.

Somewhat of a general look-book of a non binary look book. inspired by street wear and meant to symbolize breaking norms by revealing what doesn't need to be hidden in a way

Natalia W.

I used a tri-tone green colored sweatshirt. All the materials are a soft cotton. The inspiration for this piece comes from the streetwear industry, and how it is dominated by men, even though most of the outfits are gender neutral. Everyone lives to throw on a sweatshirt, and in streetwear it can even be considered high fashion.

Sarah I.

I decided to create a jacket as well as a pair of pants, that are more on the looser side. I wanted to create clothing that was not dependent on your body type, but rather your personality. I wanted the clothes and the person wearing them to be unique and to be able to highlight a person’s personality rather than just someone’s body. I got my inspiration from the zig-zags used in clothing from the 60s to the 80s. I chose more monotone colors to again let the individual shine.

Michele K.

I see this outfit as something that any person with any gender identify can wear. Regardless of the color or style, any item of clothing can be non-gender conforming in my opinion.

Azucena H.C.

I tried to choose different styles from different eras and combined them in order to show how you can do or wear anything you want when it comes to clothing.

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