In 2006, Hollywood released a satirical film called ?Another Gay Movie?. Though the film revolved around homosexual males, it had a lesbian character named Muffler. In the movie she dressed sloppily and sports a mullet. However, things have changed much since then. From stylist Patricia Field to the popular serial L Word to Beth Ditto and Ellen DeGeneres, fashion conscious lesbians are making news across the world. Lesbians are widely recognised, included and respected in the fashion industry.
With the top fashion designers taking interest in the dresses and accessories of the homosexual females, the lesbian trends are also fast changing. statement now dictates from their dress to the car they drive. Let's take a look at the various lesbian trends prevalent for ages compared to the new fashion.
Footwear: Birkenstocks vs. Sports Sandal
Birks were highly lesbian footwear 10 or 20 years ago, especially the two strap birk sandals. They are very comfortable and at one point of time considered to be a cool style. However, these day's fashion conscious homosexual females prefer sports sandal over birks.
Hair Make up: Mullets vs. Fauxhawks
Hairstyle has taken a leap as far as lesbian fashion is concerned. Mullets, which were one of the most popular style and even been featured in numerous Hollywood movies is now seen as an outdated fashion. Rather today's lesbian trend calls for Fauxhawks. The hairstyle has an amazing capability to go along in all occasions - business to informal parties. So one may find intelligent business minded lesbians sporting it in meeting rooms to teenage party loving girls sporting it in .
Shirts: Flannel vs. White A-Shirt
Flannel was once considered to be a lesbian fashion. But over the ages, the fashion became more popular among all sections of people as a work dress used while cutting down woods or fixing fences. It is then the lesbian trend of wearing white A-Shirt started. In it won't be a surprise to find the majority of the ladies wearing white A-shirts, alone or with a button down blazer.
Hats: Trucker hats vs. brimmed hats
A few years ago trucker hats were a very popular headgear for lesbians. In fact the very popular fashion of trucker's hat is said to be generated by the lesbians. However, these days brimmed hats are making a comeback, especially in lesbian bars and lesbian clubs. Be it bowler, fedora, or cowboy - brimmed hats are making a comeback through lesbian fashion.
Lingerie
Perhaps the earlier lesbians didn't care much about the fashion statements of lingerie. But for today's generation of homosexual females, sexiness of the underwear holds utmost importance. While going for a night out with their female friend, innerwear becomes as much important as the outer dressing. However, sexiness of the lingerie varies among the lesbians. A butch girl may find a pair of boxers sexy, while the feminine types may like g-string or something made of lace.
To culminate, Lesbian Fashion has now become such a craze that top fashion houses are hiring experts to follow the latest upcoming trends and roll out designer wears accordingly. The lesbians are now identified as a community that has great taste for dresses and accessories.