Masculinity meets Femininity 

A lot of fashion has subdivisions of "male" and "female" clothing. Ranging from male clothes, primarily pants, graphic tees, hoodies, and button-ups/polos. While in opposition, women's clothes are mostly dresses, skirts, cropped tops, cropped hoodies, and tight-fitting bottoms. Dating back to 1915, tight-form clothes for women began to make their way into the fashion industry. Still, with trends resurfacing, women have evolved into baggy pants and oversized tops to leave their bodies as their own. With that, there was a shift in masculine fashion, ranging from a surge in skirts, cropped tops, and skinny jeans. Throughout the book Trans-Kids, ideas of gender fluidity popped in and out. Though focusing on the trials of transgender idealizations was a major theme, discussing the line between heteronormative fashion trends was also very important (Meadow). For example, boys were encouraged to explore feminine colors, patterns, clothes, toys, etc.. Of course, the same goes for girls, but men have always had a tougher time with judgment from society. 

Most of Vivienne's visions were primarily oriented toward punk fashion, which is well known, but "punk" fashion has always been primarily androgynous. (To note, grunge, punk, emo, etc... will be grouped together during this project.). Many male artists in music and film are recently unafraid of how they are perceived, whether "masculine" or "feminine," from what they wear or how they accessorize. Harry Styles, Timothee Chalamet, and Tom Holland lead the way for men to express their masculinity by breaking fashion normalities. 

Photos from left to right:  

A classic Vivienne "orb" pearl necklace for her male catalog. 

Timothee Chalamet at the 'Bones and All' premiere wearing a pearl Vivienne Westwood choker ('21).

Harry Styles in a pink Vivienne Westwood suit in London ('17).