The art and craft of the gender fuck is not limited to gals dressing like guys. It’s also the natural realm of that once ubiquitous species known as The Tomboy. Now, these days the tomboy seems to be lumped under the larger umbrella of butch. Which is all fine and good. But I’ve always had a soft spot for the tomboy. I was a tomboy, minus any semblance of athletic ability. Now not all tomboys grow up to be butches and not all butches were originally tomboys. Sure they’re intricately intertwined, but it’s still fun to think about the tomboy as her own entity. There is a build-in practicality to tomboys. Her clothes must be climb-a-tree, ride-a-skateboard, beat-up-a-bully ready. She has style all her own that blends the masculine and feminine both simply and seamlessly. Also, tomboys are just damn cute. And, from the look of Kate Moennig (above* and below) and her jaunty chapeau, she knows it too. [*Swapped out that first photo, just in case Google image search was trying to confound me.]
Clea DuVall
Note the tomboy staples: the white v-neck and the hoodie.
Ellen Page
Yes, hon, but boxers or briefs?
Queen Latifah
Dressed up or dressed to ride, she’s still the Queen Tom.
Jodie Foster
Open a dictionary to “tomboy,” and you’ll find this.
Note the tomboy staples: the white v-neck and the hoodie.Ellen Page
Yes, hon, but boxers or briefs?Queen Latifah
Dressed up or dressed to ride, she’s still the Queen Tom.Jodie Foster
Open a dictionary to “tomboy,” and you’ll find this.
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