A friend sent me this article from Lesbiatopia today, and I was struck by some of the coincidences between lesbian fashion and that of modern day Mission hipsters. I mean, mullets, fauxhawks, wifebeaters, and flannel (staples of lesbian fashion) are all wardrobe staples among the unwashed and emaciated youth of San Francisco. The mullet and flannel combination is the most popular of all - near fatally hipster and most of the time, completely unbearable.According to Lesbiatopia: "Flannel. Finally, the paradigm of lesbian fashion stereotypes. Thank god this specific trend has mostly died out."
Well, what's old news to lesbians has become the look du jour amongst shaggy haired boys in tight pants, as well as Mary Kate Olson. One of the first people to really showcase the flannel trend was Mary Kate Olson, who wore flannel before anyone else even knew it was cool.
Taking cues from the ladies, boys have jumped on the flannel bandwagon.
Angela Chase wasn't a lesbian, but I always thought she looked like one. Lately, I've been seeing guys dressed like Angela Chase and even donning Angela Chase haircuts, like Jackson Pollis.
Let's face it. Lesbians have a way bigger influence on fashion than people realize. I hope the next lesbian trend to come back in style is Stephane Audran's late 60s-era powersuits in the film Les Biches. They are totally ferocious.
Stephane Audran, in fur and fedora (obivously).
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