"In feudal England, fashion followed class status and land tenure. "Clothing was not always split along gender lines," explains Stevenson. Among them are the traditional Māhū people in Native Hawaiian and Tahitian cultures, the pan-gender roles of nádleehi people in the Navajo Nation, and the eunuchs, intersex people, asexual or transgender people known as the Hijra across South Asia. Momo Amjad of The Future Laboratory – a strategic foresight consultancy based in London – cites several examples of third-gender communities with a long past. Across the world and the millennia, items such as tunics and togas, kimonos and sarongs, have been worn by both sexes. Gender-neutral clothing has a long history. In 2019, Pose star Indya Moore became the first non-binary person to be the face of a Louis Vuitton campaign, while Laverne Cox, who plays trans prisoner Sophia Burset in Netflix drama Orange is the New Black, became the first trans person to be on the cover of British Vogue. More and more high-profile personalities are publicly rejecting the stereotypes that come along with being assigned male or female at birth – from designers Reed, Charles Jeffrey of Loverboy and Edward Crutchley to hip labels such as Art School and One DNA, from models Lily Cole, Ruby Rose and Cara Delevingne to actors Elliot Page and Kristen Stewart. The non-binary experience is one of self-determination, rather than fitting into society's expectations of what a male or female should be."Īrguably, there has never been a better time to explore gender identity: from those who identify as neither male nor female, to those who identify as both – and all those in between. "They use fashion as a stage to demonstrate the abundance of imagination, choice and freedom available to us when these boundaries are lifted. I fight for a more opulent and accepting world".įor Caroline Stevenson, head of cultural and historical studies at the London College of Fashion, Reed succeeds: "Harris Reed's aesthetic speaks to the limiting boundaries of society's binary gender roles," she tells BBC Culture. As the designer told Vogue, "I don't just make clothes. In interview after interview, Reed makes clear that their work is a celebration of the "romanticism of the non-binary". Reed's work is a further incarnation of fashion's exploration of non-binary identity. Extravagant yet soulful, the show had all the hallmarks of the imagination that has seen the Central St Martins graduate put Harry Styles in a ballgown for US Vogue, and dress supermodel and entrepreneur Iman for the Met Gala 2021. Ten pieces were repurposed from second-hand bridal and groomwear, and seamlessly blended the motifs of classic male-and-female formal attire, to create a bolero from tuxedo jackets, a floor-sweeping lace cape from veils, and more. In September, it was non-binary designer Harris Reed, among the winners of the Leaders of Change category at the 2021 British Fashion Awards, who presented their second-only collection at London's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion.
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Our pieces are gender free as we prefer to call them because clothes don't have any organs last time we checked. Our brand is for the non-conforming and bold at heart. Stuzo Clothing is a gender free brand designed to invoke thought and emotion. "Our mission is to create a space in the fashion world where all are welcome without judgment. That's what the line is all about: Honoring the person you are, everywhere, every day. Because after all, why put yourself in a box? Why not celebrate each unique facet of yourself? The top of the page proudly proclaims that Stuzo Clothing is made in Los Angeles women-owned Black-owned Latin-owned, and queer-owned, all in individual phrases. The website makes it a point not to compress the owners' identities. It's here! One fantastic example of that is the Los Angeles-based label Stuzo Clothing, which makes clothing, accessories, and even some home goods with simple and stylish approaches to gender-neutral fashion. The future is inclusive, supportive of all identities, and also, the future is already happening. The brands featured in this article are partners of NBCUniversal Checkout.
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