{"id":3449,"date":"2014-03-11T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T16:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2014-03-11T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T16:46:20","slug":"femme-in-residence-sarah-jenny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/femme-in-residence-sarah-jenny\/","title":{"rendered":"Femme in Residence: Sarah Jenny"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author | Christiane Nickel | Fashion Editor<\/p>\n

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Femme in Residence is a new Posture fashion series that seeks to highlight the stylishly progressive queers that profess a distinctively femme spirit within our community. For our first installation I had the enlightening opportunity to interview Sarah Jenny, an activist, community leader, and promoter of the iconically queer and all encompassing Hey Queen! party.<\/p>\n

How did you get into party planning?<\/p>\n

I spent five years as the new media director of\u00a0$pread<\/i>\u00a0Magazine and during my time there, organized the launch parties. They were a lot of fun. At some point, I attended a new party by Avory and then co-organizer Scout at Sugarland. They had me selling shots at the next party and the rest was history. Avory and I have been working on Hey Queen! for four and a half years.<\/p>\n

How would you define your personal style?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think my personal style these days is both muted and eclectic. In my early twenties I wore a lot of vintage but I’ve found that fewer stylish options exist for bigger bodies which requires more creativity. One of my favorite places to shop was Re\/Dress<\/a> — a queer-owned plus size vintage and resale shop in Brooklyn which has since closed its doors, but exists in another incarnation online. I find the femme community — especially fat femme community — really helpful in guiding my style. Some of my favorite fashion blogs are In The Thick of It<\/a> and the blog run by Marie Claire’s fashion expert\u00a0Nicolette Mason<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What’s your favorite color?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grey, it’s my neutral.<\/p>\n

What’s your favorite print?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leopard.<\/p>\n

What are your top three statement pieces?<\/strong><\/p>\n

(1)A vintage Oscar de la Renta strapless 80s bathing suit with a pearl trimmed ruffle along the top
\n(2) A strapless mini dress with large rose gold sequins
\n(3) A black and white animal print bolo shrug<\/p>\n

Who are some of your style icons?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lupita Nyong’o, Fran Drescher, and my peers<\/p>\n

Where do you get your inspiration from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

(I have no good answer to this — how terrible is that?)<\/p>\n

How, if at all, has your personal style changed over time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My style has changed quite a bit over the years. I had none for a long time and then in high school I fell in love with RuPaul and Kevyn Aucoin. My mother would get upset and ask me why I wanted to be a drag queen but I didn’t have the language to talk about being femme. My style is pretty compartmentalized — I have a wardrobe for nightlife and performance (tiny + tight everything) and another work (more modest + subdued) and can often be found in sweatpants and a t-shirt on weekends.<\/p>\n

What 5 accessories can’t you live without?<\/strong><\/p>\n

(1) Vintage jewels
\n(2) Earring collection
\n(3) Snakeskin clutch<\/p>\n

(4) My heirloom Hamsa necklace
\n(5)\u00a0Gold Coach ballet flats<\/p>\n

Where do you like to to shop for your accessories?<\/strong>
\nBrooklyn Flea. And there are a slew of stores on Flatbush Ave. I’ve also found some timeless pieces at the Rose Bowl in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Lets say your friend\/ SO surprised you with a trip somewhere and won’t tell you where you’re going, what would you bring and why?<\/strong>
\nDefinitely every bikini I own and a couple very tight dresses. If we aren’t going on a beach vacation I would be very disappointed.<\/p>\n

How do you think femme identity plays into NYC queer culture and how has it evolved?<\/strong>
\nSince I’ve been in New York, I’ve always found that femmes have had a visible role in queer community from the Brooklyn Girls calendar to drag culture to Heels on Wheels Roadshow — and they are just a few of the different ways that I’ve seen queer culture inform and inspire an understanding of femme.<\/p>\n

What is femme visibility and how do you see it as becoming ever more present?<\/strong>
\nFor me, I think femme visibility is making space for all types of femmes and a commitment to honoring\/affirming\/centering the most marginalized femme voices, including but not limited to those who are transfeminine, femmes who lives with disabilities, fat femmes and femmes of color.<\/p>\n

The next Hey Queen! is\u00a0Friday, March 14th\u00a0with Queen of Honor, the inimitable femme Bryn Kelly. More info at\u00a0heyqueen.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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