{"id":2559,"date":"2013-12-31T19:27:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T00:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2017-10-16T15:44:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T19:44:38","slug":"what-is-queer-fashion-a-filmed-discussion-with-anita-from-dapperq-and-sonny-from-qwear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/what-is-queer-fashion-a-filmed-discussion-with-anita-from-dapperq-and-sonny-from-qwear\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What is Queer Fashion?&#8221;: A filmed discussion with Anita from dapperQ and Sonny from Qwear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of FIT&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnyc.edu\/21048.asp\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0exhibition and complementary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnyc.edu\/21499.asp\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fashion Symposium<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, I\u00a0decided to get together with two experts in the area myself. Thus, I invited Anita from <a href=\"http:\/\/dapperq.com\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>dapperQ<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (left) and Sonny from <a href=\"http:\/\/qwearfashion.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Owear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (right) over to my humble Bushwick abode to discuss the topic &#8220;What is Queer Fashion?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I proposed a number of questions drawing from feedback I&#8217;ve gotten over time such as &#8220;Is Queer Fashion Independent of Sexuality?&#8221; &#8220;Are Labels Helpful or Hurtful?&#8221; and &#8220;Is Mass Production of a &#8216;Queer&#8217; or &#8216;Androgynous&#8217; Style Beneficial to Society?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not an easy topic, but Sonny and Anita handle each question with careful thought and attention. They also reveal their predictions on where the future of queer fashion is headed.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zoXpqNcCHR0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/a-smattering-of-impressions-on-a-queer-history-of-fashion-at-fit\/\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>A Queer History of Fashion at FIT<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Become a Posture member<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0for only $45 annually. Membership includes our annual print magazine, special event invitations, personal updates from the team, and more! Learn more\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of FIT&#8217;s A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk\u00a0exhibition and complementary Fashion Symposium, I\u00a0decided to get together with two experts in the area myself. 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